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Friday, July 11, 2014

Fightin' Free Radicals

Here at GR8SKN, we throw around the term "free radical" quite a bit. (See this Facebook post if you don't believe me.) But how many of us actually understand what free radicals are—or how they can hurt you?

"Free radical" is a general phrase used to describe very a reactive atom or molecule. (In chemistry language this reactivity results from unpaired elections.) You might compare free radicals to preschoolers with nothing to do; they interfere where they shouldn't—like with your cellular function.  



Enter our cellular baby-sitters: antioxidants. Vitamins E, C, and Beta-Carotene (a precursor to Vitamin A) keep the free radicals occupied and prevent potentially damaging chain reactions.

So how do you "hire" some of these babysitters? Load up on fruits and veggies. As you probably remember, GR8SKN products deliver topical Vitamin A, too.


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