Create a healthy lifestyle

Tweak your lifestyle habits with these small steps for a healthier, more vibrant you

- DEEPIKA RATHOD Chief Nutrition Officer, Luke Coutinho Holistic Healing Systems. The writer is a clinical nutritionist with a focus on healthy lifestyle choices.

WE'VE all heard about free radicals messing up our bodies, and antioxidants saving the day. What's the real story? Let's break it down, imagine free radicals as rowdy oxygen molecules missing an electron, like a kid without a buddy. Normally, oxygen comes as O2 that's balanced. But when electrons go missing, these unstable molecules go hunting in your body, stealing electrons from healthy cells. This kicks off a chain reaction called oxidation, piling on oxidative stress.