http://oxygensupercharger.com What is a free radical? Well, a free radical is definitely not a 1960’s hippie who burned his draft card and made it into Canada! A nice definition of a free radical was written by Dr. Kurt Donsbach in his book, Oxygen Oxygen Oxygen. “[A free radical] is an element or compound which has an unpaired or unmatched electron. This lack of balance causes the substance to have a very reactive character. These free radicals are very short-lived, usually in the 1/10,000 of a second range. But during this short time, these free radicals can cause damage by joining with other body chemicals and changing their character, sometimes even producing a chain reaction by creating new free radicals that carry on.” So you can imagine the molecular chaos that takes place when free radicals start looking around for that missing electron! When the cells in the body encounter a free radical, the result is a little destruction in the cell. Constant free radical damage will eventually kill that cell. And when the cells are damaged, the organism ages. Did you know that not all free radicals are bad for you? See more at: http://oxygensupercharger.com/oxygen-antioxidants-and-free-radicals/