It’s almost like a war zone. The environment is pitted against your body and its defenses. Humans have finally realized that the changes we’ve made to our environment have dire consequences for our health.
There’s virtually nothing humans manufacture or operate that doesn’t harm your body. Some pollutants are worse than others. Some can immediately affect your health, and some take years, even decades, to produce visible problems.

Just like smoking one cigarette can have an immediate effect on you, such as brief shortness of breath, dizziness, and even a bit of euphoria – this short-term effect is just that – it dissipates quickly after you are done smoking the cigarette.
Now, take those cigarettes and smoke one several times a day for years… or decades, and you know what will happen – lung cancer, cardiovascular disease, and a higher risk for a whole list of health problems.
Pollutants in our environment are often like the long-term smoker. Over time and through oxidative stress, your body will produce free radicals. You’ve heard the term free radical, and you probably know what a free radical is, but here is a quick refresher.

