• kadu@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      Linus Pauling (the Linus Pauling) had a moment in his life when he became obsessed with the idea that antioxidants would make us all live forever.

      It’s also worth noting that anaerobic organisms are a thing, and they die too. Yes, cells suffer with oxidation and this is indeed related to aging, but if you remove all oxygen from the equation, any replication of genetic material will still slowly age and eventually kill you.

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        8 months ago

        So the key is to find a way to stop my cells from replicating 🤔 /s

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        8 months ago

        the daily intake of natural antioxidant sources is very important in the prevention of oxidative stress, since it has many positive effects on our health.

        Well now I don’t know who to believe

    • Quik@infosec.pub
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      8 months ago

      Would invite you to my parties every time as I’ve been hoping to see someone already posted this answer so I don’t have to.