Free radicals are atoms or molecules missing an electron. They must find another electron to make itself complete. A once stable oxygen atom loses its electron to a free radical, and now is damaged and open to disease.

Free radical damage has been associated with over 60 known diseases and disorders. Free radicals are the major cause in nearly every known disease, from heart disease, arthritis, cancer and cataracts, even the aging process itself.

Each human cell undergoes 10,000 hits from free radials each day. Free radicals form in the body when it's exposed to pollution, chemicals, sunlight, ozone, cigarette smoke, food additives, and oxygen.

Antioxidants counteract free radicals. Antioxidants are molecules with an extra electron that share with the free radical. By Antioxidants giving up the free electron, the body's cells don't lose one and are safe from potential disease.