No, silly…a free radical isn’t the same thing as an
uninhibited liberal. In the simplest
terms, free radicals are molecules responsible for aging and tissue damage, and
maybe even disease. They float around and steal electrons from other molecules,
which in turn causes that molecule to become a free radical, and the snowball
effect ensues, creating havoc for your cells.
Free radicals can cause damage to your
cardiovascular system, immune system, brain, skin and organs – just to name a
few. They can cause cancer and most
experts agree they lead to aging.
Those same experts would have you avoid smoking and
drinking, eat a healthy diet, and get some exercise. But what is one of the biggest
troublemakers? Stress. And what is one of the biggest causes of
stress? Mean people.
We all know a few mean people, those energy vampires who try
to suck the life out of everything good.
If you can, avoid these people at all costs. But if you must be around them, try to limit
the amount of time you spend with them, and remember to breathe. Just breathe.
Take three deep breaths and feel sorry for them. To be a mean person must be a miserable life.
And if you are a
mean person? Knock it off! You’re shortening your own life, and maybe
even the lives of the people around you.
Do you really want that on your conscience?
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