Oxidative stress occurs when free radicals - toxic oxygen molecules produced by normal body processes but also via external sources like stress and pollution spiral out of control. In simple terms rust on the inside of the body. An easy example of oxidation is when you slice an apple open and leave it to sit out for awhile and it starts going brown this is oxidation or when you see rusting on a metal, our body ages in much the same way except it's from the inside out.
The truth is that there's almost no common disease that is not associated with oxidative stress. This includes all of the major degenerative diseases we have today
- cancer
- heart disease and stroke
- diabetes
- Parkinson's
- Alzheimer's
- cataracts
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- arthritis
- asthma
- psoriasis
- and many more
In fact scientists now believe free radicals are a major culprit in the aging process itself check out.
Everything from our environment to what we eat causes oxidative stress from the fittest to the weakest no one escapes.
