Antioxidants help delay the onset or even avoid many devastating diseases. We can improve longevity, happiness and quality of life by resorting to antioxidants that safeguard us. By minimizing exposure to free radicals, pollutants, toxins, fumigants, heavy metals and preservatives and carcinogens, we develop antioxidant build-up.
Eating a wide variety of fresh foods rich in natural antioxidants is a good way to reduce the impact of such toxins. Fruits, fruit skins and seeds from blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, raspberries, plums, oranges, red grapes and cherries contain powerful antioxidants, that significantly slow down the aging process.
Vegetables like kale, spinach, alfalfa sprouts, broccoli florets, and red bell peppers have similar protective anti aging benefits. These foods can slow down the onset, and significantly reduce the lifetime damage caused by, many different age-related diseases.
Heart healthy antioxidant benefits may be derived from onions and garlic. In animal foods fish and skinless white chicken breast are considered healthier. Inexpensive grape seed extract with grape skins is a powerful antioxidant that offers many health benefits, without the high sugar of grapes or the alcohol in red wine. While scientists have isolated some of these phytochemicals, experiments show that they are more effective when used as nature prepared them.
