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When a person consumes food and the food is processed for energy, the body will manufacture free radicals that will contribute to the aging process as well as cause other diseases. Antioxidants are used to neutralize these free radicals with the help of certain vitamins, minerals as well as enzymes that are contained in the food one eats. One simple yet effective method of consuming food rich in antioxidants is to eat a variety of fruits and vegetables. This is a simple yet effective strategy of using antioxidants to prevent aging. According to research, not everyone will age at the same rate and there are many theories that abound concerning aging and anti antioxidants though two are commonly accepted and these are oxidation reactions and sub-optimal hormone levels.
Oxidation may be compared with what happens in the case of iron becoming oxidized; rust is what happens and this “rust” or aging is what happens to humans when oxidation occurs in the form of free radicals that are the root cause of damaging nearby cells and over a period of time this free radical damage builds up in the body and causes a person to age. Aging and anti antioxidant can complement one another if one takes plenty of antioxidants to counteract and limit the damage caused by free radicals and this may be achieved by having a good and healthy diet along with supplements, if required. Since the human life span is only a reflection of the level of free radical oxidative damage, antioxidant use would help reduce rapid aging and thus cells will be able to survive properly and aging will have been arrested. | 
