Overall, free radicals have been implicated in the pathogenesis of
various diseases. Fortunately, free radical formation is controlled
naturally by various beneficial compounds known as
antioxidants. It is when the availability of antioxidants is limited
that this damage can become cumulative and debilitating. Free
radicals are electrically charged molecules, i.e., they have an
unpaired electron, which causes them to seek out and capture
electrons from other substances in order to neutralize themselve