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What Is An Anti Oxidant?
While oxygen is the key to human
survival, it is also responsible for maximum damage to
the human body as ‘free radicals’. Free radicals
form when oxygen is metabolized or burned by the body
for its functions. Free radicals are also
produced through environmental pollution and cigarette
smoke. Tens of thousands of them are formed everyday
in the body. These free radicals travel through the
body causing immense damage to the cell structures and
causes chronic disease, anti aging as well as other
health problems including DNA mutations leading to
cancer.
Thankfully the answer to such
destruction at the cellular level is anti oxidants.
The body produces anti oxidants as well as them
available through fruits and vegetables.
Anti oxidants
scavenge free radicals; convert them to harmless
substance before they can cause damage to the cells
and tissues of the body.
Sources Of Anti Oxidants
Vitamin C beta carotenes and
vitamin E are rich sources of
anti oxidants. While a balance diet rich in
these vitamins are an ideal source of natural
anti oxidants they are also available as
nutritional supplements and have gained much
popularity in the past decade.
The efficacy of such
anti oxidants
remains questionable. Studies have suggested that anti
oxidants occurring naturally as in fruits and
vegetables have a far more protective effect than the
dietary supplements
However what has been proven
beyond doubt by research is that
anti oxidant intake does stave off
degenerative diseases and especially cancer. It also
improves the overall health and boosts immunity.
The best bet for improving your
health dramatically is a complex range of natural
anti oxidants.
List Of Anti Oxidants Found In Foods.
Vitamin E: Hard to find
sufficient quantities of vitamin E from diet alone. A
good source is almonds. Take supplements derived from
natural sources.
Carotenoids: Beta
carotenes are found in oranges, and vegetables like
carrots, apricots, beets, sweet potatoes are a good
source. Most of the red and green leaf
vegetables would have beta-carotenes.
Flavanoids: Found in whole
lot of vegetables and fruits. Onions, beets, citrus
fruits and berries contain flavanoids. Green tea is a
good source.
Take 4 to 6 servings of these
fruits and vegetables daily for getting the complete
range of
anti oxidants
and you can be sure of keeping many of the
degenerative diseases, cancer, blood pressure and
heart problems at bay. At the same time use
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