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• Antioxidants
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• Water
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• Calories
• Food Allergies
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• What is the Difference Between Food Allergies and Intolerances?
• Integrative Healthcare - Take Charge of Your Own Health!
• Top 10 Nutrition Recommendations for a Restful Sleep
• The Magic Mineral Broth
• What Should Our Winter Diet Be Like?
• Don't wait another year — or another day!
• What Are Phytonutrients?
• Eat Well to Cleanse Your Body
• What are Antioxidants and Free Radicals?
• Phytonutrients in Berries
• 10 Foods for Healthy Blood Sugar Levels
• The Dirty Dozen
• What Does ORAC Mean?
• How Much Water Do I Need?
• What Should We Eat?
• Eat More Fruits and Vegetables!
• Dieting versus Eating Healthy
• Distribution of Calories Recommended by the USDA
• Calorie Counting Made Easy (from Harvard Medical School)
• The Health Effects of Overweight and Obesity
• Avoid Added Sugars!!!
• Food Allergies and Bio-Individuality
• The Newest on Minerals
• The Newest on Vitamins

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What are Antioxidants and Free Radicals?

The most important health-factor for food are the antioxidants.

Antioxidants are substances that counter-act free radical damage. They are essential for good health, weight management and building a strong lean body. Free radicals are molecules that are missing an electron due to pollution, stress or a variety of other natural and unnatural conditions. Because free radicals need an electron, they attack healthy cells and steal theirs, thus damaging healthy cells. Once robbed, the healthy cell then becomes drastically altered. All of the cell’s protein, fat, and DNA are then disrupted to the point of mutation.

Premature aging and disease are the result of excess free radical buildup. Antioxidants protect us against premature cellular aging by mediating between healthy cells and free radicals.

The antioxidant power of food is what protects us from disease. All vegetables, fruits, legumes, beans, herbal spices, and nuts are very high in antioxidants.

Antioxidant Nutrients for your better understanding:

Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Selenium, Sulfur, Carotenoids, Lutein, Flavonoids, Glutathione, and NAC (N-acetyl-cystein), Lipoic acid, CoQ10,......just to name a few.

 

 

 

 

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Yours in Health,

Silke Heine,

Owner of Simplify Holistic Nutrition

(781) 883-5951