Ketobliss Forskolin To explain what free radicals are, you need to get into the chemistry field. Atoms are particles that consist of a nucleus, protons, electrons, and neutrons. The number of protons, which are positively charged particles, determines the number of electrons, which are negatively charged particles. They are the electrons that are involved in chemical reactions and that form bonds with other atoms to create molecules.
Free radicals are atoms that have an odd number of electrons and are formed when oxygen interacts with the cells. Normally, when a bond is broken, this does not happen in order to leave an atom with an odd amount of electrons, but this can happen in the case of weak bonds, thus generating the free radicals.
Free radicals are very unstable and highly reactive, so they try to capture electrons from other compounds to gain stability. Thus, after forming a free radical, it begins to "steal" electrons from other molecules, causing them to also get an odd number of electrons, and transforming them into free radicals. This creates a chain reaction that, once initiated, can cause damage to living cells.
Free radicals can form in the body from normal metabolic processes or from external sources such as x-rays, ozone, smoke, air pollution, and chemicals. Some internal and external sources of free radicals are mitochondria, xanthine oxidase, peroxisomes, inflammation, phagocytosis, exercise, ischemia, cigarette smoke, environmental pollutants, radiation, various drugs and pesticides, industrial solvents and ozone.