𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆?

Is it something harmful or useful?

𝗬𝗘𝗦. 𝗪𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀. 

✓ To protect the cells from threating foreign cells during an inflammation/injury. 

𝗕𝗨𝗧 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗠𝗙𝗨𝗟?

First, let’s see how they are made. 

When a molecule/ atom 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 its electron, it becomes unstable. This kind of molecules/atoms are called free radicals. They are 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 other molecules and atoms. To become stable, they attack other molecules and steal electrons. Then the molecule that got attacked become a free radical. This happens as a cascade, forming abundant free radicals inside the body, ultimately leading to an oxidative stress. Cells become weak, mutate or die as a circumstance of oxidative stress. 

Let’s see what are the factors that accelerate the production of free radicals inside our body.

✓ 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗨𝗩 𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

✓ 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗺𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴

✓ 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗵𝗼𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

✓ 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀

✓ 𝗪𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 (𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗳𝗮𝘁/𝘀𝘂𝗴𝗮𝗿)

✓ 𝗧𝗼𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲/ 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 

Exposure to above factors can create free radicals inside your body.

Let’s see, how our body get affected by free radicals.