Antioxidants and Your Health: Nature’s Ultimate Defence System
Introduction: During normal metabolism, unstable molecules are produced by our body which are commonly known as free radicals. These free radicals attack our normal cells and cause oxidative stress. Oxidative stress is a process which damage cells and contributes to aging and diseases like cancer, heart problems, and diabetes. Antioxidants are substances which help in neutralizing these free radicals. Antioxidants act as defenders and protect our cells, slow aging, and support overall well-being. Also antioxidants can be summarized as our body’s internal firefighters—constantly working to extinguish inflammation and protect us from chronic illness. Relation between Stress and free radicals: In modern fast paced era, everybody is under stress. Stress triggers the release of hormones like cortisol and adrenaline, which increase metabolic activity. Increased metabolic activity requires more oxygen, leading to an increase in the production of free radicals. During stres...