Anti-Oxidants
Focus
Growing
up you probably heard "Eat your vegetables", more times than you
care to remember. Your mother knew they were good for you, but maybe
didn’t know exactly why. There was no one particular vegetable
considered better than another; they were all important and each
contributed to your good nutrition.
Anti-oxidants are the same. Just like vegetables, there are
different types; each contributes to maintaining your overall good
health. They all fight free radical damage. Some have been studied
more for protecting your heart, others for protecting cells from
damage that can cause cancer.
The following are wonderful as anti-oxidants. We know they do not
all work in the same way, but these have been proven effective.
Vitamins: C, E, and A. Selenium, CoQ-10, Gluthathione, Lycopene,
Proanthocyanidins (pine bark and grape seed), Flavonoids,
Polyphenols, Lutein, Reveratrol, Garlic, and Green Tea
It’s only in the past few decades that we’ve begun to understand how
damaging free radicals can be and how important it is to have plenty
of anti-oxidants in your body. More research is still needed, but
until then, use the knowledge we have to protect your health and
take a variety of anti-oxidants from different sources.
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