In the cosmetics industry, this property is valued and increasingly utilised in skin care products
We produce free radicals in our own bodies just from the oxygen we take in, but were also exposed to free radicals on the outside, by the pollutants in the air, cigarette smoke, the water, the food supply, and both recreational and prescription drugs
Millions of processes in our bodies, combined with environmental factors, can lead to oxidative stress, affecting our cells, immune system, and essential detoxification processes
Phytochemicals such as flavonoids, alkaloids, and polyphenols have demonstrated the ability to modulate signaling pathways involved in cancer cell proliferation, apoptosis, and metastasis