free radical
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a: Free radical ~
b: obnoxious drunk single guy
What: "free radicals are like an obnoxious drunk single guy at your high school reunion who keeps trying to pick up your wife." (women just reverse the image!) In simple biochemical terms, this single electron (free radical) is trying to find a partner (another electron) and, in the process, creates lots of cellular damage.
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Writer: Jonny Bowden, Ph.D, CNS
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Date: Oct 29 2013 11:18 AM
# 4342 Critique Analogy
a: Free radical ~
b: a friendly dog
What: "Free radicals are like a friendly dog that's just been out in the mud, says James Joseph. He's a nutrition researcher at Tufts University. If you play with the dog while wearing a white suit, the dog will leave muddy paw prints. Unfortunately, the dirt may permanently stain the suit."
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Writer: James Joseph
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Date: Oct 29 2013 11:19 AM
# 4343 Critique Analogy
Waste Products From Combustion
a: Free radical ~
b: heat in a car engine
What: "These free radicals are like heat in a car engine. They must be quenched (cooled) or they will destroy the mitochondria and continue on to damage other parts of the cell as well."
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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: Oct 29 2013 11:19 AM
# 4344 Critique Analogy
Bounces All Over The Place.....
a: A free radical ~
b: a little pin-ball
What: "A free radical is like a little pin-ball that spurts all around your cells causing damage and mayhem wherever it touches. However, know that paradoxically some free radicals are necessary for health and that too many antioxidants can be harmful."
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Writer: Nicklaus Millican
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Aug 21 2013 6:59 PM
# 3598 Critique Analogy
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