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posted by Ronald on Apr 24

I received a number of questions recently on antioxidants, free-radicals, and the effects of both on our body.  I’m generating an article on the subject but wanted to get some basic information out beforehand.  Here are some of the key points:

1. When our bodies use oxygen, the cells produce free radicals that cause damage to the body’s cellular make-up.
2. Antioxidants are attracted to free radicals and basically will neutralize them.
3. Many of today’s health problems such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, macular degeneration and others, can be directly attributed to oxidative damage caused by free radicals ravaging the body. This is not only a theory, the role the antioxidants plays in neutralizing free radicals is well documented in medical journals as far back as the 1950s.

Antioxidants can naturally be found in many varieties of food sources. There are over 4,000 compounds in foods that have antioxidants. Some of the food rich sources are kidney and pinto beans, blueberries, cranberries, artichoke, blackberries, raspberries, prunes, strawberries, apples, pecans, sweet cherries, plums, russet potatoes and many more.

Most of us don’t or just can’t eat enough foods on a daily basis that contains the level of antioxidants our bodies need to neutralize free radicals.  What is recommended is we supplement with a good nutrient dense supplement that contains antioxidants. Here is 

at least one good source of Antioxidants

that can be taken every day and provides more than 120 nutrients in each serving.  There are others on the market but be sure to check on the source of the antioxidants, the delivery method (pill or liquid) and the amount of supporting nutrients.  Supporting nutrients are needed by your body for the rebuilding and regeneration of free-radical damaged cells.