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AntiOxidants…

In simple words, an antioxidant is a molecule that inhibits the oxidation of other molecules…
But it has great significance for life. Insufficient levels of antioxidants, or inhibition of the antioxidant enzymes, cause oxidative stress and may damage or kill cells.
And this is how it happens…
Oxidation reactions can produce free radicals and these free radicals are unstable molecules that take away electrons from other molecules and damage them. This is the cause for many diseases.
Antioxidants terminate these chain reactions by donating electrons to free radicals and stabilize them. This prevents free radicals from invading other cells and causing diseases.
Thus Antioxidants play a vital role in anti-aging and keep you young. It also protects you against heart disease, cancer and other diseases. Antioxidants are commonly used as medications to treat various forms of brain injury.
So if you eat fruits and vegetables more then you have lower risk of heart disease and some neurological diseases, and there is evidence that some types of vegetables, and fruits in general, may lower risk against some cancers.
Antioxidants are found in vegetables, fruits, grain cereals, eggs, meat, legumes and nuts. Your body can also produce antioxidant enzymes on its own, which work along with the antioxidants that come with the food you eat.
Some antioxidants such as lycopene and ascorbic acid can be destroyed by long-term storage or prolonged cooking. Thus fruits and veggies should be consumed uncooked and unprocessed to get best results…
Spices are highly rich in antioxidant content among all the food categories.
Drinking 2 glasses of tomato juice a day fulfils your lycopene requirement. Lycopene, a powerful antioxidant is also present in watermelons, pink-grapefruits, apricots and pink-guavas.
Vitamin E is the powerful antioxidant commonly found in nuts, fortified cereals and sweet potatoes and it helps decrease the development of age-related macular degeneration and cataract.
High beta-carotene intake may shoot up the risk for lung cancer in smokers; Increase in vitamin E intake may raise the risks of prostate cancer and a type of stroke.
Some antioxidant sources…
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)-- Fresh Fruits and vegetables
Vitamin E (tocopherols, tocotrienols)-- Vegetable oils
Polyphenolic antioxidants (resveratrol, flavonoids)-- Tea, coffee, soy, fruit, olive oil, chocolate, cinnamon, oregano
Carotenoids (lycopene, carotenes, lutein)-- Fruit, vegetables and eggs.

Stay fit and live long with AntiOxidants...
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