At the same age, why do some people look younger and others look older? It's about the free radicals in your body.

What are free radicals?

We all know that iron rusts in the air and silver turns black in the air. These are the results of oxidation. In fact, human metabolism is similar to oxidation. Free radicals are harmful substances produced by the body in the process of metabolism. They are highly oxidative and can damage the function of cells, thus accelerating human aging.

Generally speaking, normal cells in the human body can divide 40 to 60 times on average, and then die naturally. At the same time, cells also have the function of replication and regeneration, so that the human body can continue to operate normally. But when cells are attacked by free radicals, it's like iron being oxidized and rusted in the air. If there are too many rusty cells to repair, organs and tissues will lose their normal functions, resulting in pathological changes and aging.

Free radicals are "thunder" buried in the body

Normally, the production and elimination of free radicals in vivo are in a relative equilibrium state. If there are too many free radicals in human body and they can not be eliminated in time, it will lead to disease and aging.

According to statistics, at least one hundred symptoms are related to excessive free radicals in the body.

1. Atherosclerosis

Atherosclerosis is the "most pressing crisis" caused by free radicals. Cholesterol in the human body can be divided into good cholesterol and bad cholesterol, in which bad cholesterol is easily oxidized by free radicals, which attach to the walls of blood vessels, like dirt in water pipes. When accumulated to a certain extent, blood vessels will be blocked.

2. Creating wrinkles and spots

Under the action of free radicals, collagen will be destroyed, resulting in inadequate nutritional supply to the skin, resulting in the decline of skin tissue vitality, loss of elasticity, resulting in wrinkles, dark complexion and so on. At the same time, with the increase of age and free radicals, the degree of free radicals corroding tissues and cells in vivo is also deepening. The more lipofuscin accumulates, the more stains will slowly form and appear.

Sunlight exposure, harmful substances in the air and other environmental factors, or mental stress, eating habits, life and rest, will make people form more free radicals in the body.

How to scavenge free radicals for anti-aging?

1. Eating Antioxidant Vegetables and Fruits

According to the research results of Chinese scholars in recent years, lotus root, ginger, rape, cowpea and taro have strong antioxidant effect. Spinach, sweet pepper, broccoli, carrot and other antioxidant effects follow closely. Blueberry, kiwifruit, fresh jujube, yellow peach, hawthorn and other antioxidant effects in fruits are also good.

2. Skillfully use traditional Chinese medicine for nourishment

Shengmai powder is a famous prescription of traditional Chinese medicine, which is mainly composed of three kinds of medicines: ginseng, Ophiopogon japonicus and Schisandra chinensis. Although it is only composed of three common medicines, it has good effects of Invigorating Qi and nourishing yin, refreshing and nourishing body fluid. From the point of view of modern medicine, the effect of Invigorating Qi and nourishing Yin is similar to that of antioxidant.

Moreover, Schisandra chinensis contains Schisandrin B, a special effective ingredient, which has been scientifically proved to have the effect of scavenging free radicals and enhancing the body's antioxidant capacity. In addition, the ginseng in the prescription can also be replaced by citrus ginseng, which is more compatible with other medicinal materials.

Aging is a quiet but cruel thing, but it is not completely irreversible. From today on, I will work with Xiaobian to eliminate free radicals and make my beauty younger than the years!