Free Radicals Test

Free radical test kit, test saliva test water and urine testing method, colour change denotes presence of free radicals. Free radical test kit gives indication of if you need to increase antioxidants in your body. Essential for a healthy body, free radicals are utilized by the body to destroy and stop invading harmful bacteria and viruses, if they are properly controlled they are important for maintaining a healthy body.

Excessive free radicals can cause degenerative diseases, studies and researches have indicated they can cause degenerative diseases such as cancers, tumors, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and arthritis. Free radicals can also lead to accelerated ageing and over time can deplete the immunity of the human body. free radicals react with the body's cells causing damage to the DNA and hindering cell reproduction.

They stop the body from renewing itself and dying cells are not replaced quickly enough, the consequence is rapid ageing, this is clearly seen in the skin where excessive free radical activity causes tangible evidence of skin ageing.

The human body's immune system cells deliberately create free radicals to neutralize viruses and bacteria, other major causes of their presence are heavy metals, stress, smoking, excessive alcohol, air pollution and other environmental factors. We need to be careful with what we consume, drink and breathe to avoid increasing free radical activity in our body.

Heavy metals especially inorganic heavy metals are becoming an increasingly common source of free radicals. It is important therefore that checking for heavy metals in the body is one of the steps taken to control free radical activity in the body.

An effective way to control free radical activity in the body is to consume sufficient antioxidants, most of the necessary antioxidants can be found in food such as fresh fruits and vegetables and food rich in vitamin C and vitamin E antioxidant nutrients can help protect the body against free radical damage, however supplementation is sometimes essential to helps boost the immunity of the body.

It is a good practice to measure free radical activity in the body on a regular basis. Malondialdehyde is a by-product of free radical activity and this is what the test kit measures. If excessive free radical activity is found, it is recommended that you test at least once every few months until it is brought under control to make sure free radicals in the body are not running rampant!