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BEWARE! You Just Lost an Electron

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Few months ago, former policeman Rolando Mendoza captured a group of Chinese people from a tourist bus as ransom for his job. Although Mendoza was killed by the SWAT team, he managed to murder some people in the bus. Chaos followed after that.

Before most of you can say," At least I wasn't hurt", bits of you have been damaged at this very second. In your body, many free radicals are stealing your electrons at this very moment. Free radicals are anomynous chemicals that are interfered with oxygen, and as a result they have an unpaired (odd) number of electrons. Which means that they have lost an electron. They will steal another electron from cells and can be a real pain when they steal an electron from the DNA. Once electrons are stolen, cells start to function poorly and may

cells start to function poorly and may die.

Don't worry about it; every problem has a solution to it. The most effective way to treat it is to eat antioxidants like onion and garlic. Antioxidants are substances or nutrients with an extra electron. They slow or prevent free radicals from stealing our electrons by supplying them electrons.

Another way to resolve this problem of chemicals stealing your electrons is to avoid free radicals from coming into our bodies. Avoid UV sunlight, air pollution, and radiation. Do not smoke. Metabolism and inflammation also endangers our electrons.

If you compare society and our human body, it is actually very similar. Think of it this way: in the situation, Mendoza was the criminal; a free radical is a criminal in the body. The SWAT team killed him, but in different situations they catch the criminal and send him to prison. Antioxidants give them a electron, so they will be satisfied. Still, the cell was damaged. They both do this for the safety of others.

Examples of antioxidants are: onion, garlic, fruits and vegetables, tea, soy, whole grain (especially wheat germ), dairy products, and even animal livers.

Pretty scary stuff, eh? Well, eat up those veggies, it's better to be safe than sorry!

Avoid situations that damage your DNA. It shows you the atoms and molecules it needs to make a free radical.