Antioxidants Health Products

What are antioxidants?

The traditional dietary antioxidants that inhibit free-radical damage are:

• Vitamin E, Alpha tocopherol or tocopherol
• Vitamin C or ascorbic acid
• Vitamin A, Beta carotene or carotenoids
  

Air pollution, tobbaco smoke, ozone, radiation, dietary fats and heavy exercise can produce unstable substances in the body called free radicals. Excess free radicals can damage healthy cells. Our bodies naturally subpress free radicals with Vitamins A, C, E, the minerals Selenium and Zinc. These antioxidants neutralize highly reactive molecules. Beta -Carotene (pro Vitamin A) quenches singlet oxygen molecules. Vitamin C protects tissues and blood components. Vitamin E protects cell membranes. Selenium is a vital part of antioxidant enzymes. Zinc promotes a healthy immune system.

Antioxidants found in our fruits and vegetables help to fight and neutralize free radicals in our bodies. Free radicals are considered a major component in aging and disease progression. Research has shown that rheumatoid arthritis, chronic fatigue, and even certain types of cancer are the direct result of free radical damage in the body.

Our cells must constantly contend with nasty substances called free radicals. They can damage DNA, the inside or artery walls, proteins in the eye--just about any substance or tissue imaginable. Some are made inside the body, inevitable byproducts of turning food into energy. Others come from the air we breathe and the food we eat.

We aren't defenseless against free radicals. We extract free-radical fighters, called antioxidants, from food. Fruits, vegetables, and other plant-based foods deliver dozens, if not hundreds, of antioxidants. The most common are vitamin C, vitamin E, beta-carotene and related carotenoids. Food also supplies minerals such as selenium and manganese, which are needed by enzymes that destroy free radicals.

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