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Taken from KeelyNet BBS (214) 324-3501
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December 29, 1990
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AGE4.ASC
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The Free Radical Theory
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Dr. Roy Walford of UCLA and Dr. Richard Cutler of the National
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Institute on Aging believe that antioxidants might play a major part
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in slowing down the aging process.
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Walford recommends a combination of undernutrition, antioxidants and
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exercise as the most practical means currently available to help man
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extend his life-span.
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Scientists think antioxidants might help to reduce the promulgation
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of free radicals by absorption.
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Free radicals are highly reactive chemicals which carry around an
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extra electron. The random release of these free electrons can
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cause irreversible reactions to occur in the body.
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These reactions include attacks on the structure of DNA, proteins
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and molecules which can lead to chain reactions. Free radicals can
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oxidize and slowly damage body tissues, particularly cell membranes.
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The free-radical theory was first introduced to the gerontological
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community by Dr. Denham Harmon, working at the University of
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Nebraska School of Medicine in the late 1950's and 1960's.
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Cells undergoing division are particularly susceptible to free
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radicals. The attachment of the free electron can cause the
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polarity of the affected cell component to shift which will in turn
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cause mutation. These mutations can continue to replicate causing
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major problems as the organism ages due to faulty DNA sequences.
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Thank you for your consideration, interest and support.
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Jerry W. Decker.........Ron Barker...........Chuck Henderson
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