Lol this is actually true to an extent. Oxidation causes several issues in human tissue, including exacerbating aging.
The reactions that provide the energy for the production of ATP (aka the bulk of all usable energy in every living cell) are oxidation reactions, but the reduction of the oxygen also produces trace amounts of peroxides, which then turn into free radicals that can cause cancer.
So as I tell my students, the number one carcinogen in the world is oxygen…
One of the ways radiation does damage is by breaking the water in your cells apart into O- and -OH ions.
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I found the community where RFK Jr is getting all his hot health tips.
I can hear this picture. His voice sounds like a shaky cigarette.
The worms have trouble imitating human speech.
He’s in a good position though to pass pro-worm public health policy.
Every time I’m reminded about this, I can’t help but think of the brain slugs from Futurama.
People with constant exposure to oxygen will die. Nobody has ever survived long term contact with it.
Wait until you hear about dihydrogen monoxide…
100% of humans that are exposed to dihydrogen monoxide die.
No wonder, it’s an industrial solvent after all!
It sounds silly, but oxygen toxicity is actually a thing:
But I’ve heard that rust improves your memory by a lot.
This post actually has some truth to it. Oxygen is tightly regulated in the body, because hyperoxia is a thing.
And remember those free radicals people were so scared of eons ago? Those are (amongst other things) oxygen ions, and too many are bad for you.
You should see what it does to your blood.
We’re all constantly on fire because of it, just slowly
