The disease makers - free radicals and oxidation stress

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Do you know the terms "free radicals" and "oxidative stress"? What exactly this is, what they do in the body and how they can be related to diseases, you can find out here. Read what they should know about free radicals.

The disease makers - free radicals and oxidative stress



To better understand oxidative stress, here's a short excursion into chemistry: oxidation and reduction are chemical reactions. Upon oxidation, electrons are released and the oxidation number of the ion, atom, or molecule increases. Another substance absorbs the electron and is thereby reduced. Even in the human body, such processes take place. This is where the free radicals come into play. These are certain oxygen-containing substances that are particularly reactive. They have only a single unpaired electron on the outer electron shell, so they have another. As a result, these free radicals are anxious to capture another electron. They react quickly to anything they come in contact with and thus interfere extremely with human cell metabolism. Antioxidants and radical scavengers. Only when too many free radicals act unhindered in the body, it is called oxidative stress.

How are free radicals created?


That the body produces free radicals is normal. They arise in almost all metabolic processes in the body in which oxygen is involved. Only an imbalance leads to oxidative stress. For example, too many free radicals occur when the body is weakened and can no longer produce enough defense against the free radicals. If too many free radicals are produced, you can also harm the body. The excessive production of free radicals is inextricably linked to our way of life. The following factors are responsible:


Automotive & industrial exhaust, particulate matter, and cigarette smoke


  • UV radiation and ionizing radiation

  • industrially processed food

  • physical and mental stress

  • All this leads to too many free radicals being formed in the body.



How do I know if I have too many free radicals in the body?



Tired, exhausted, drained? Then oxidative stress could be the cause. In the pharmacy, there are tests to help you determine how high your free radical burden is. You will find tests that determine certain decomposition products in the body via the urine that arise when too many free radicals interfere with the metabolism. If the free radical check is positive, you should restore balance in your body. 


Because oxidative stress is made responsible for many diseases. In many common degenerative diseases, oxidative reactions in the context of cell damage can be observed. Such diseases, which are associated with elevated concentrations of oxidized proteins, are for example arteriosclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, Diabetes mellitus, ulcerative colitis and many more. Naturally, free radicals and oxidative stress are not the sole cause but are involved in the development and progression of the disease. 

Referring to the effect of free radicals and oxidative stress on the cells and the desire to live longer, the slowing down of aging processes is a frequently formulated goal of modern medicine and science ("anti-aging medicine"). Stop smoking - in your pharmacy you will find supportive inhalers, chewing gum, and patches - reduce stress and eat healthy and balanced, so you have already made a valuable contribution to the reduction of free radicals.



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