| Most of us have heard that antioxidant | | | | your diet. Berries are particularly good, |
| vitamins have many health benefits and can | | | | because they all contain large quantities of |
| even prevent cancer. But getting the correct | | | | antioxidant vitamins. |
| intake of antioxidants every day as not as | | | | |
| simple as eating your fruits and veggies | | | | And there is one more source of antioxidants, |
| regularly. Find out how to take the most | | | | a food that is usually on a "bad for you" |
| advantage of antioxidants in everyday life | | | | list - chocolate. But it has to be dark |
| and to stay younger and healthier. | | | | chocolate; milk chocolate doesn't have |
| | | | antioxidant properties. When you eat |
| Cancer can affect anybody, and despite all | | | | chocolate, or any antioxidant food, avoid |
| the cancer research there is still no real | | | | drinking milk at the same time. Milk |
| cure for it. That is why it is so important | | | | significantly reduces the effect of |
| for everybody, to take some preventive | | | | antioxidants. |
| measures against cancer. The best way to | | | | |
| prevent cancer is to include antioxidant | | | | Antioxidant vitamin supplements - are they |
| vitamins into your everyday diet. | | | | any good? |
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| We all know how bad free radicals can be for | | | | Getting vitamins and antioxidants from |
| our health. But what are they? To put it | | | | natural sources is of cause the best. |
| simply, free radicals are particles that | | | | However, with our busy lives many people |
| allow extra oxygen into human cells, which | | | | can't eat as much fresh produce as they would |
| causes the cells to break. Antioxidant | | | | like. Also bear in mind that when you buy |
| vitamins can stop this distractive process. | | | | vegetables and fruits during winter months, |
| | | | their antioxidant value is very low. Most |
| Antioxidant vitamins rich foods | | | | vitamins are easily destroyed by light and |
| | | | storage, so tomatoes that are sold in a |
| All doctors recommend including a variety of | | | | supermarket in December give you almost no |
| fruits and vegetables into your diet. These | | | | health benefits, even though in general a |
| bring many benefits to your health, being low | | | | tomato is considered a good source of |
| in fat and high in fiber. But they are also | | | | antioxidants. |
| very rich in antioxidants. Brightly colored | | | | |
| vegetables and fruits contain the most | | | | In this case antioxidant supplements can be |
| antioxidants. So including beetroot, carrots | | | | beneficial. There are plenty of vitamins and |
| and red capsicum in your everyday menu, would | | | | dietary supplements on the market. Some of |
| serve you a reasonable amount of | | | | them are specifically marketed as |
| antioxidants. | | | | "antioxidant supplements" others are just a |
| | | | variety of vitamins. Many multivitamins |
| Here are foods with highest content of | | | | contains 100% of all essential vitamins for |
| antioxidants | | | | your health. Also remember, that Vitamin C is |
| | | | an antioxidant, and multivitamins usually |
| - cherries, | | | | don't contain enough of Vitamin C. So it |
| | | | makes since to take additional Vitamin C |
| - blackberry, | | | | supplements. |
| | | | |
| - strawberry, | | | | Whether or not vitamin supplements are as |
| | | | good for you as antioxidants from natural |
| - blueberry, | | | | sources is debatable. Some doctors say that |
| | | | by taking antioxidant supplements you can |
| - red grape | | | | meet most of your antioxidant needs. Others |
| | | | argue that supplements are not as beneficial |
| - walnuts | | | | as vitamins you get from food. |
| | | | |
| - sunflower seeds | | | | The problem is that vitamins in a pill are |
| | | | not as easily absorbed by our bodies as |
| - ginger | | | | nutrients we get from food. So eating mostly |
| | | | fast food and taking antioxidant vitamin |
| - spices | | | | supplements to compensate is not such a good |
| | | | idea after all. |
| - green tea | | | | |
| | | | You can also get natural antioxidant |
| - coffee without milk | | | | supplements, like grape seed extract. These |
| | | | are absorbed better, than synthetic vitamins. |
| Common vitamins like Vitamin A, Vitamin C and | | | | |
| Vitamin E are all powerful antioxidants, so | | | | More health benefits of antioxidants |
| all fruits rich in these vitamins should be | | | | |
| included. But there are many more, for | | | | The best you can do for yourself is to |
| example red wine and red grape contains | | | | include antioxidant rich foods in your diet |
| Reservatrol, an important antioxidant. | | | | and take antioxidants supplements if you feel |
| Another great antioxidant Flavonoid can be | | | | that you need additional antioxidant boost. |
| found in green tea. So, the most sensible | | | | But only take quality antioxidant |
| thing to do is to include a wide variety of | | | | supplements, when it comes to vitamins they |
| different fruits, vegetables and berries in | | | | are not the same. |