Oxidative Stress....Top Up The Antioxidants!What is oxidative stress? How are we affected by it?
This may sound strange but we cannot live without free radicals. Our bodies use free radicals to destroy germs. They are also used for energy production.
However, where the problem lies is that most people are exposed to too many free radicals. Result? Oxidative stress. This is not a healthy situation at all.
Just to be a bit clearer, oxidative-stress is due to the overproduction of potentially harmful oxidants in the body. And it is their overproduction...or failure of the antioxidant defenses...that results in harmful oxidative-stress and disease.
Diabetics live in a state of oxidative-stress, which means that they have too many free radicals and too few antioxidants in their bodies. It is one of the most likely scenarios that could promote heart disease.
How?
The T-Cells or helper cells are the bodys first line of defense against infection. HIV (human immunno-deficiency virus) weakens the T-cells. They then lose the their ability to produce and transport glutathione, a major cellular antioxidant. So once the T-cells lose their antioxidant edge, they fall prey to oxidative-stress, which can cause even further destruction...and so it goes on.
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