# Scientific American - Good article on Antioxidants **URL:** \ **Category:** Alternative Medicine\ **Created:** [February 12, 2013, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/scientific-american-good-article-on-antioxidants/2608 "2013-02-12T18:07:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![occam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@occam](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/occam)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2013, 1:55am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/scientific-american-good-article-on-antioxidants/2608/41 "2013-05-13T01:55:02Z")
It seems there’s a simple remedy for the anti-oxidant dilemma. Since we apparently need to protect our bodies from oxidation, all we have to do is prevent oxygen from getting into us - that is, stop breathing. :lol: OK, so it’s _reductio ad absurdum_, but we do have to recognize that oxidation is an essential part of our metabolism. Rather than arguing about which and how much anti-oxidant, we’d do much better to identify the specific problems and what techniques and materials can be used to minimize them without damaging the normal parts of our metabolism. BTW, I think the real problem that’s the basis here is damage from free radicals. Rather than worrying about them as “antioxidants” we’d probably be much more accurate to identify which compounds can soak up (react with and neutralize) free radicals. Occam ---
**Author:** ![timb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@timb](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/timb)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2013, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/scientific-american-good-article-on-antioxidants/2608/42 "2013-05-13T23:52:43Z")
Yeah, neutralize those superoxides, hydrogen peroxide, and hydroxyl radicals. Get those damn free radicals out of me. [Previous page](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/scientific-american-good-article-on-antioxidants/2608.md?page=2)