Its naturally found in your cells and plays an important role in helping protect the body from oxidative stress (aka the things aging you faster than youd like to admit)
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These exercises are meant to move the tendon throughout your fingers and your palm as well as get the fluids circulated in there so you will have less edema or less inflammation