"Antioxidants are good." Ingested antioxidants have no pathway to the cell interior where they might act to "counter oxidation". Further, if there were it wou

"Antioxidants are good." Ingested antioxidants have no pathway to the cell interior where they might act to "counter oxidation". Further, if there were it would probably be quite negative as the oxidation and free radical production, etc., is very likely an essential cell signaling mechanism - namely, a signal that it is time for that cell to undergo apoptosis. Which is to say, those cells are poorly performing and need to be culled. They should commit cellular "suicide". If you found a way to keep them alive it would be to your freat detriment. I encourage everyone to read _Power, Sex, Suicide_ by Nick Lane: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power,_Sex,_Suicide https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power,_Sex,_Suicide ... which is a very enjoyable and enlightening look at these mechanisms. His book _Oxygen_ is also quite good.