Comment on Oxygen
ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 1 week agoYeah 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 1 week 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 1 week ago
This website I found has a decent summary: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxidative_stress
the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
Hey, tyvm :)
nilclass@discuss.tchncs.de 1 week 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 1 week ago
Thanks, I’m not either so this will help me a ton. Thanks!