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Atoms linked together by bonds

Oxygen will break bonds between atoms

Key to digesting sugars by mitochondria

Chemistry

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Free Radicals

Sometimes bonds break incompletely

Missing electrons

Atoms get desperate to find electrons

Steal from any atom they can findFree Radical

Creates additional free radicals and more damage

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Where?

Digestion (Metabolism)

Pollution

Radiation (sunlight)

Smoking

Weed killers (herbicides)

Stress

Lack of Exercise

Lack of Sleep

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Antioxidants

Remove free radicals by providing electrons

ORAC = Oxygen Radial Absorbance Capacity Test

High in fruits and vegetables (Berries)

Wheat Grass

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Immune Boosters

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Killer T Cell

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H2O2

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