Ok, so we hear it all of the time. Antioxidants are good for us... well what the heck does that mean? I am going to try to spell it out for you in this post.
Antioxidants are natural compounds that protect the body from free radicals which are atoms that damage our cells. They can impair the immune system, lead to infections, and many diseases such as heart disease and cancer. Free radicals are thought to be the basis for aging as well.
Antioxidants are found in the foods we eat but as our foods become less nutritious for us and our environment more harmful it continues to get harder to get all of the antioxidants you need from food alone. This is where supplementation comes in handy but we must make sure to try to get everything that we can from good quality foods first.
A mix of natural carotenoids provides more health benefits than beta-carotene alone. There are many good combination formulas available on the market. Just remember that "supplements" are exactly that, a supplement to you diet. Always, always make sure to have a good base diet first.
THE ANTIOXIDANTS
- Alpha-lipoic Acid
- Bilberry
- Burdock
- Carotenoids/Vitamin A
- Coenzyme Q10
- Turmeric
- Flavenoids
- Garlic
- Ginko Biloba
- Glutathione
- Grape Seed Extract
- Green Tea
- Melatonin
- Methionine
- N-Acetyl-cysteine
- Nicotinomide Adenine Di-nucleotide
- Oligomeric Proanthocyanidins
- Pycnogenol
- Selenium
- Silymarin
- Superoxide Dismutase
- Vitamin A
- Vit C
- Vit E
- Zinc
Cheers,
Derek
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