Reduce Free Radicals: Antioxidants And The Health Benefits Of Olive Oil
Nutrition used to be something like: eat fresh food and stay away from potato chips now we are told beware of free radicals in the body. Antioxidants are supposed to be good for you, but how do we encourage one and fight the other?
If Id known I was going to live so long, Id have taken better care of myself. — Leon Eldred
We live in an age where we are beginning to see an awareness developing between eating habits and good health. Several buzz phrases like low carb, high protein, and Hoodia are mentioned as a means to gaining a better life while honing a better physique.
Another phrase that is repeated often is antioxidants.
What exactly is an antioxidant and why is it important?
Everyone has what is called free radicals that roam throughout the body. These free radicals have the potential to attack the body, primarily in the form of cancer. Antioxidants fight back. A nutrition plan that includes antioxidants can assist in staving off the potential for acute illness due to free radicals.
Drinks such as coffee and tea often have a certain amount of...