• MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml
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    1 month ago

    Sleeping more (and in tact with your circadial rhytm) and drinking more water keeps the radicals at a lower level tho, keeping you healthier in age. That or fasting like a fakir your whole life, keeping your cells in an “safe energy and clean up” mode.

    Edit: radicals, not oxidants

    • Barx [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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      1 month ago

      You need oxidants to live. Issues stemming from oxidants are about levels of free radicals getting too high in the wrong places for too long.

      Getting good sleep, eating a balanced diet, reducing stress, and getting enough exercise are the best ways to reduce the chances of such a scenario. Realistically, these things are also just a way to maximize wellness and health overall and it is probably not very useful for most people to think of this in terms of oxidation.