Without antioxidants your body will age and deteriorate rapidly from problems such as heart disease, tumors and cancer. These degenerative symptoms may ultimately result in premature aging. “Antioxidant” has become a common term in the world of health news these days. We hear about antioxidants in our skin creams, antioxidants supplements, and which foods at the grocery store have the most antioxidants, but what are “antioxidants” and why do we need them? Antioxidants combat free radical oxidation in your body. Free radicals are the root cause of oxidation which ultimately causes diseases and premature aging. These “free radicals” are molecules that are missing an electron and search our bodies for one to “steal”. Free radicals can be present in your body from exposure to toxins and they are also created in your body naturally through energy production. Your body requires energy equivalent to a nuclear reactor! As the cells in your body generate this massive energy to live, they naturally create the byproduct: “free radicals”.