When Going it The Cave Man's Way is Better
There has been some hype, and some call it fad, lately, of the effect of microwave oven on food; and cell phones inducing accoustic neuroma, a very-difficult-to-treat brain tumor. A chemistry behind it all is homolytic fission(creation of unpaired electron in the outer orbital), which generates free radicals that subsequently inflict severe damage. The peroxide(O-O) bond is relatively weak and its homolytic fission into the hydoxyl free radical is a major source of free radical initiation. So conditions that generate radiation(cooking,especially in direct flame and radio waves), aided by iron that generates hydrogen peroxide(and then hydroperoxides) will lead to powerful hydoxyl(OH.) free radical generation which damages the DNA and, and for that matter, any tissue and will potentially cause proliferative diseases, cancer and degenerative diseases like Alzheimer, Parkinson's, diabetes and aging skin, as well as alter food quality. Autooxidation li...