Free Radicals
and Aging
I have been reading a lot of Dr. NV Perricone’s
books on aging skin, and how to help stop and
reverse certain signs of aging, and one thing he
constantly hammers home is the importance of
helping to stop the ever so evil free radical.

While free radicals are constantly present in our
bodies from the day we are born until the day we
die, and are in fact a necessary part of the life
cycle of cells, they are incredibly destructive to the
health and longevity of our body’s cells, which is
what we are fully made up of, and cause an
earlier death and damage to the cell than need
be when there are too many of them.

We can get “too many” free radicals and the
newly named active molecule called the hydroxyl
radical, that essentially can overrun our bodies and
destroy tons of healthy cells when we do certain things.  

Those certain things include having a bad diet with very little live food containing things like vitamin
C, A, and omega 3’s, catechins (found commonly in green tea, which is an excellent source for
energy as well as potent antioxidants - especially if grown organically) and polyphenols.

These are all powerful antioxidants, getting exposed to the sun in excess, smoking, drinking too
much alcohol, and consuming too much sugar, to name the biggest culprits of rampant free
radicals.   

We can of course control certain aspects of our lives by taking high quality supplements such as the
natural HGH supplements we talk about here, Vitamin C, omega 3 fish oils, and tons of other high
antioxidant vitamins and supplements, we can stay away from UV exposure, and we can of course
either never pick up a cigarette in our lives, or quit if we’re hooked on the destructive habit.

Free radicals ruin our cells by attaching to portions of the cell membrane, and many times contributing to
the cell’s death or destruction by leaking out vital nutrients from the nucleus of the cell.  This weakens
all kinds of cells, including the white blood cells that are there to fend off any type of infection or invading
body.  

These cells are necessary to our health, vitality, well being, and most of all, our enduring age and
longevity, which is of growing attention and concern in today’s more long-lived society.  

Because we are able to better research what makes us healthier and what compounds found in
nature and strengthened by cultivation methods now known, we are now able to effectively put off
aging a little more than what nature's course would have us take.  

It's not easy though, it certainly requires attention, dedication, and self education to avoid the foods
that will produce the most free radicals and cell-destroying toxins and to enjoy only the foods that
enhance antioxidant production and free radical destruction, preserving the integrity of every cell
possible in one's body.  

Because our technology is better and our knowledge of nutrition and other risk factors that can
accelerate the aging process for us, we are likely to continue to live longer and longer as the rules
of evolution usually follow.

But we also need to keep keen attention on how to prevent the premature aging and destruction of
cells, all of which can definitely increase our chances of diseases such as cancer and other diseases
that occur when too many of our “good” cells are destroyed.

Some of my favorite antioxidants are found in supplements containing potent vitamin c ester,
and alpha lipoic acid is one of my favorites that I find helps my skin remain smooth and young
looking.  

However, I also enjoy organically grown green tea with a smidge of stevia sweetener to take the
bitterness out (and some lemon here and there too), and I love eating blueberries and other deeply
colored fruits, including strawberries.  

You'll find once you start eating these nutrient rich foods that not only will your youthful, vital look
return, but you will be full of energy.  There are also some great supplements for antiaging like
natural HGH supplements which can help you to maintain that feeling as well.