It’s true. The medical field over the last few decades has curbed when to give patients high flow concentrated oxygen for this reason.
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the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
I read some comment (so take it with a grain of salt) where someone who knew a bit of chemistry said, in a way we actually are damaged by the oxygen we breathe. Details foggy but they mentioned free radicals and our burning up on a cellular level, albiet over the course of our lifetimes
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 11 months ago
ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Yeah it’s why we have antioxidants. The idea is oxygen is constantly stealing electrons from nearby molecules and antioxidants help replace those electrons.
Life is just a constant form of slow death. Up until your body simply can’t replace the old cells fast enough anymore.
the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Oh good i remembered it roughly right. If you happen to have a good laymans source laying around already i could use a refresher. I mustve used the wrong search terms cuz i keep getting bunk ass health scam sites
threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
This website I found has a decent summary: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxidative_stress
the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Hey, tyvm :)
nilclass@discuss.tchncs.de 11 months ago
This may be a good source for it: www.goodreads.com/book/…/25663961-how-not-to-die
The book is about food, but mostly it talks about oxidation of the body and how various foods affect that, because that seems to be the main factor for aging and other degradation of the body. (TL;dr: eat a lot of broccoli)
I’m not an expert thought, so cannot judge how accurately the science is presented
the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Thanks, I’m not either so this will help me a ton. Thanks!