Important information about antioxidants and its sources
Have you heard about free radicals? Free radicals are the harmful chemicals that attack our body. Our body can easily be attacked by the 100,000 free radicals created in just a few seconds by the food that we eat like microwaveable foods, our bad vices like drinking alcohol and smoking, lack of sleep, pollution and more. These free radicals are bad for our health as they attack healthy cells and damage tissues which can lead to illness like cancer, heart attacks, high blood pressure, Alzheimer’s disease, aging and many more.
So how can we fight free radicals? We can easily combat free radicals by changing our lifestyle and eating food that are rich in antioxidants. Antioxidants are vitamins and minerals that protect our body against the free radicals. They can be found in vegetables like cabbage, carrot, broccoli, sweet potato; fruits like strawberry, blueberry, acai berry, orange, apple, mango; nuts such as peanuts, walnuts; meat, sea food and other poultry products.
There are also a lot of vitamin supplements, which are a good source of antioxidants. Here are a few of them:
- Krill Oil. Krill oil is the oil extracted from krill, a small shrimp like creature which are abundant in the Arctic region. Krill oil is considered to be the best compared to other fish oil as it is rich in Omega 3,6 and 9, fatty acids, phospholipids and antioxidants. Some of the benefits of krill oil includes:
- Contains antioxidant to help flush the bad chemicals from our body
- Lowers cholesterol
- Improves concentration and optimize brain capabilities
- Anti-aging capability
- Improves immune system and overall health
- Moringa. Moringa is the green leaf of the Moringa tree, which grows in subtropical areas. This is considered to be the most powerful plant because it contains 46 antioxidants and 90 nutrients which brings a lot of health benefits to our body like:
- Acts as an antioxidant to fight the bad chemicals that attack our body
- Boost immune system
- Improves digestion
- Anti-aging effect
- Aids in weight loss
- Acai Berry. Acai berry is a fruit that can be found in the Amazon rainforest of South America and is found to be a very powerful antioxidant. Here are some of the benefits of acai berry:
- Improves cardiovascular health
- Acts as an antioxidant
- Improves immune system
- Improves digestion
- Aids in weight loss
- Anti-aging capability
We live in a world where we are constantly exposed to bad chemicals from the pollution, the food that we eat, our stressful life and more. That is why it is important that we take measure to combat these bad chemicals and taking food and supplements rich in antioxidants, can help us achieve a healthy life.
I have high cholesterol but cannot take medicines because I also have fatty liver. Maybe krill oil can help me. I will try this – thanks!
I have only seen moringa as a beauty product – but I am pleased to find out they are beneficial to one’s health too.
I have a friend who is quite desperate to lose weight. Maybe she should try acai berry since it’s all-natural. I will refer her to this article. Thanks for the info!
My mom just turned 50 and has become quite the health nut. She is so conscious of her age which is actually a good thing because she takes care of her body better. I should tell her of krill oil because of its anti-aging properties. Thanks!
I am familiar with the moringa leaves since we had the plant in our backyard – it’s very good to increase breastmik production for mommies too!
I am trying to lose weight – maybe I should try these acai berry supplements. Thanks for the article, very helpful!
I have been looking for supplements to help my husband. He has very high cholesterol – krill oil should help. Thanks!
I totally agree with you on the antioxidants part – I didn’t know that moringa was part of it. I need to stock up on these types of supplements!
I am really not into diet pills. I feel that a good diet and consistent exercise regimen is better in losing weight permanently. Perhaps natural supplements like acai berry can really help.
I am so scared of the Big C! Thanks for opening our eyes to different supplements we can try like krill oil. Anything that can help me flush out bad radicals from my body I will take!
We are into juicing lately and one of the recommended juice drinks were a mixture of pineapple and moringa – it boosts immunity like not other!
I cant agree with you more. Cancer is so rampant these days targeting both young and old that we don’t even know what’s the cause anymore. One thing is for sure though – it really involves our current llifestyle habits. We need to fortify our body with natural supplements like acai berry to help detoxify and clean!
Thanks for this very insightful post. Now I know more supplements like krill oil to help me with my journey towards better health.
My mom told me to use moringa for my skin care regimen – it softens and makes the skin glow.
Will acai berry help me lose weight? Im scared of diet pills but if this is natural I might give it a go.
According to study published in the American Journal of Nutrition highlighted, krill oil significantly inhibits inflammation and reduces arthritic symptoms within a short treatment period. Krill Doctor Professional is one of the best products as it contains 2x more Phospholipids & Omega-3 DHA and EPA, as compared to other Krill products available in market.