O2 enables nascent oxygen to be generated by the splitting of water molecules in the body, into atoms of nascent oxygen and hydrogen. Nascent means newly born; and in biochemical terms, a newly born single atom of oxygen is negatively charged (0- ). Free radicals (which many biochemists believe are the primary cause of aging process and degenerative disease) are positively charged single atoms of oxygen (0+). The nascent oxygen atom (0-) is attracted to the (0+), forming a molecule of pure oxygen (02) at cellular level where it is needed, for processes such as cleansing cells, e.g. combining with a single carbon atom to form carbon dioxide (C02) which is expelled through the respiratory system.