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  • For example, oxidative damage or free-radical theories of aging say that free radicals -- highly reactive molecules inherent in our environments and our diets, and produced by our bodies -- destroy cellular compounds.

    Lisa Turner: Can We Live to Be 100? Lisa Turner 2010

  • For example, oxidative damage or free-radical theories of aging say that free radicals -- highly reactive molecules inherent in our environments and our diets, and produced by our bodies -- destroy cellular compounds.

    Lisa Turner: Can We Live to Be 100? Lisa Turner 2010

  • Their product also states that it will eliminate free-radical damage from your body and help you lose weight.

    Five Acai Berry Pills And What They Can Do For You | myFiveBest 2009

  • The Pomegranate Firming Night Cream is for skin forty-plus, and features free-radical agents and antioxidants.

    Marcia G. Yerman: Skin Care: It Doesn't Have to be Hazardous Marcia G. Yerman 2011

  • Corn was the exception, losing roughly 35 percent of its free-radical scavenging capacity after microwaving.

    Microwaving Beats Boiling For Veggies | Lifehacker Australia 2009

  • The Pomegranate Firming Night Cream is for skin forty-plus, and features free-radical agents and antioxidants.

    Marcia G. Yerman: Skin Care: It Doesn't Have to be Hazardous Marcia G. Yerman 2011

  • Alpha lipoic acid has such a profound effect, says Mullin, because it penetrates into the central nervous system, offering protection from the kind of free-radical damage that is often seen in multiple sclerosis and other neurological autoimmune diseases.

    The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008

  • Alpha lipoic acid has such a profound effect, says Mullin, because it penetrates into the central nervous system, offering protection from the kind of free-radical damage that is often seen in multiple sclerosis and other neurological autoimmune diseases.

    The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008

  • And, there is growing evidence that tea potentially has cancer-fighting properties, plays a role in improving beneficial intestinal microflora, wards off diabetes, and helps protect your brain from free-radical damage.

    Dr. Maoshing Ni: Tea: The Elixir of a Long Life 2010

  • Otherwise, you will become sluggish, weak, and prone to the mutations of free-radical damage from stagnation and acidity.

    Natalia Rose: When It Comes to Exercise, Go Native, Not Neurotic! 2010

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