The Human Body is Awesome!

Have you ever cut yourself and noticed that over a few days the abrasion will slowly heal itself? How many times have you heard a doctor say that when you get a fever it's because your body has found an infection and is trying to fight it? The body was meant to heal itself unless you keep damaging it. The problem in today's society are the free radicals that are attacking our bodies. *A free radical, typically, stable molecules contain pairs of electrons. When a chemical reaction breaks the bonds that hold paired electrons together, free radicals are produced. Free radicals contain an odd number of electrons, which makes them unstable, short-lived, and highly reactive. As they combine with other atoms that contain unpaired electrons, new radicals are created, and a chain reaction begins. This process is essential for the decomposition of many different substances at high temperatures. did you know that phase 1 of cancer is when a free radical alters a cell's genetic makeup?

Some free radicals enter our body through the Integumentary system, which is the largest human organ (your skin). Your skin covers your entire body and has a surface area of around 2 square meters. Other free radicals are ingested in the foods we eat, the liquids we drink or by breathing in toxins (car exhaust, cigarette smoke, etc.)