[johnmcardle]

I’m a pharmacist as well as a hard riding club rider/racer in my late 40s….how many of us are aware that our hard training and racing increases damaging byproducts or free-radicals which can damage our health ? it’s ironic that cycling is good for health no doubt but big efforts like many of us make can cause a lot of harm….anyone aware and doing something about it ? I’m happy to share my personal experiences and how I deal with the threat…there are lots of supplements out there but waht really works and can you trust ?

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[Paul J]

Eat lots of fresh green, blue
Eat lots of fresh green, blue and red fruit & veg?

[johnmcardle]

i guess a lot depends on
i guess a lot depends on whether you believe that free radicals in general are a negative presence ? if so then it doesn’t really matter how they get into the system….thanks for the reply and link ..interesting stuff in that article …so I guess you don’t take supplements for this ? your posting name suggests you are cat 1 ? do you compete and work the body hard as my original post mentioned ?

[cat1commuter]

Nobody has shown any actual
Nobody has shown any actual risk from free radicals generated during exercise. It is only a theoretical risk. And dietary supplements such as vitamins C or E might even [url=http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17108-vitamin-supplements-may-cut-benefits-of-exercise.html]reduce some of the beneficial effects of exercise![/url]

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