Many think of Yerba Mate as a tea beverage. While the chemical components are quite similar to green tea, it is in fact far more nutritious, containing nearly all of the necessary life-sustaining vitamins, minerals and nutrients. It has been found to be loaded with an even richer and more potent array of antioxidants than green tea.
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What Are Antioxidants?
Antioxidants are molecules which can safely interact with free radicals and terminate the chain reaction before vital molecules are damaged. Although there are several enzyme systems within the body that scavenge free radicals, the principle micronutrient antioxidants are vitamin E, beta-carotene, and vitamin C.
Selenium, a trace metal that is required for proper function of one of the body’s antioxidant enzyme systems, is sometimes included in th…
Antioxidant Supplement
The focus of research on vitamins these days is how antioxidant supplements may play a role in reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease. Antioxidant supplements E, C, and beta-carotene (a form of vitamin A) have potential when…
The New #1 Superfood: The Most Powerful Antioxidant Known In The World
There has been a groundbreaking discovery in the field of health and nutrition. Though it has been featured in the media and become an underground buzz, it is still generally unknown. It is the anti-aging and health re-vitalizing power of
Brazilian Superfruit Found to Kill Cancer Cells
Brazilian superfruit kills cancer cells adding to the buzz surrounding the Brazilian acai berry.
Fight Free Radical Damage With Antioxidants
Antioxidants are a class of nutrients that protect the body from damage caused by different factors, most importantly oxidative damage caused by substances called free radicals. Free radicals are known as reactive oxygen species, or ROS.
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10 Ways To Get More Antioxidants Into Your Diet
Its no secret that antioxidants are incredibly beneficial to good health. Its believed the antioxidants in food can help prevent cancer, reverse or slow aging, enhance your immune system, increase your energy and improve heart and other organ health.
Given all we know about antioxidants and their beneficial properties, its amazing more people dont get enough fruits and vegetables, the primary sources of antioxidants. Experts recommend a minimum of 5 servings of fruits…
What Is An Antioxidant?
An antioxidant is a chemical that reduces the rate of particular oxidation reactions in a specific context, where oxidation reactions are chemical reactions that involve the transfer of electrons from a substance to an oxidising agent.
Antioxidants are particularly important in the context of organic chemistry and biology: all living cells contain complex systems of antioxidant chemicals and/or enzymes to prevent chemical damage to the cells’ components by oxidation. The i…
Why The Elderly Must Take Antioxidants
Antioxidants are substances that are capable of counteracting the damaging, but normal, effects of the physiological process of oxidation in animal tissue. Antioxidants are nutrients as well as enzymes (proteins in your body that assist in chemical reactions). They are believed to play a role in preventing the development of such chronic diseases as cancer, heart disease, stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, Rheumatoid arthritis, and cataracts.
Why the Elderly Must Take Antioxidan…
How Red Wine & Cheese Lower Your Blood Pressure
What better way to spend a Saturday than sipping red wine & tasting cheeses whilst enjoying the company of great friends and family members. And the best part is it also helps reduce your blood pressure!
Sources Of Concentrated Antioxidants!
Every day we hear of the benefits of Antioxidants. I know most of us area already well aware of what antioxidants are, and the benefits it has on our health in general. However, few of us actually know the sources of antioxidants. Our standard meal does not always provide the sufficient antioxidants our body needs to maintain optimum health. This article will show you exactly where these super high concentrated antioxidants are in our everyday food!
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