Thank you to Suyin Karlsen, West Coast Educator & Master Esthetician, A Natural Difference, for the following article:
SPIN TRAPS
Stopping Free Radical Damage
Before it Begins
HOW DID SPINTRAPS COME ABOUT?
Scientists and doctors know that FREE RADICALS cause a lot of damage to a cell. They can also harm DNA.
But they didn’t know exactly what type of damage they caused or the extent of that damage.
The idea came about to TRAP free radicals for study. But how to trap them? Well, as usual, the answer lay in good chemistry!
Certain chemicals, it seemed, readily attracted free radicals and sent off magnetic signals. Scientists were able to measure these magnetic signals using a measurement process called Electron SPIN Resonance.
So there you have it! The 2 words … SPIN and TRAP.
At first, scientists used Spintraps solely to trap and study free radicals, also known as “rogue molecules.” Spintrap research was used to help doctors detect the presence of free radicals - what type and how dangerous - in diseases.
But they discovered a very exciting side benefit -- that side benefit being even more valuable than the intended benefit!
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