What Are Antioxidants? Photo credit: dmpharma.co.in As the name implies, antioxidants are substances that are capable of counteracting the damaging, but normal, effects of the physiological process of oxidation in animal tissue. Antioxidants...
Health is a balancing act between: Oxidants (e.g. Reactive Oxygen Species - ROS) and Anti-Oxidants. ROS are produced in the body in day-to-day life ROS can be directly introduced into the body Whilst the term 'reactive oxygen species' might seem confusing and...
Photo credit: shutterstock Antioxidant Nutrients Antioxidants from our diet appear to be of great importance in controlling damage by free radicals. Each nutrient is unique in terms of its structure and antioxidant function. Vitamin E is actually a generic term that...
Photo credit: nccih.nih.gov The best antioxidant sources are fruits and vegetables, as well as products derived from plants. Some good choices include blueberries, raspberries, apples, broccoli, cabbage, spinach, eggplant, and legumes like red kidney beans or black...
ROS are produced in the body in day-to-day life by: Metabolism (synthesis of energy) / Respiration. ROS Produced by Red Blood Cells ROS Produced by WHITE Blood Cells - When body reacts to an adverse factor, e.g. A wound, fever, nervous imbalance (stress), microbial...
It’s not exactly agreed upon who first “discovered” antioxidants. Antioxidants have been dated in medical literature to the early 19th and 20th centuries, but researchers and health experts have been discussing them for much longer. Each antioxidant has its own unique...
Photo credit: pinterest This discussion pertains to the ADDITION of supplemental forms of anti-oxidants. Since antioxidants counteract the harmful effects of free radicals, you would think that we should consume as much as of them as possible. The truth is, although...
Photo credit: pixabay It’s vital that you remove oxidative stress to prevent cellular damage that initiates many diseases e.g. diabetes, Alzheimer Disease, atherosclerosis / heart disease. Anti-oxidants are needed to balance the oxidants produced by and present in the...
Just like any other supplement, it doesn’t seem that it’s beneficial or even necessarily safe to consume high doses of antioxidants in supplement form. For example, because during exercise oxygen consumption can increase by a factor of more than 10, taking...
