| Antioxidants
Antioxidants counteract the damaging effects of oxygen in tissues.
Our bodies use Antioxidants to strengthen our immune system, eliminate waste and harmful chemicals, control blood chemical levels (including sugar, cholesterol and triglycerides), and slow aging. The clinical evidence is stacking up so fast, we won't even try to list all the benefits of antioxidants.
Benefits of Antioxidants
1. Antioxidants help prevent heart attacks, strokes and high blood pressure.
2. Antioxidants help prevent cancer by disposing of toxics in the body and repairing cells...may actually reverse some forms of cancer.
3. Antioxidants help prevent and are used to treat numerous diseases and infections from the common cold to arthritis...even cancer.
Why Do We Need Antioxidants?
Here are some aspects of our modern lifestyle that greatly increase our need for Antioxidants:
1. Diet high in fat, refined sugars and processed foods.
2. Exposure to various forms of radiation (Microwaves, x-rays, electricity, etc.).
3. Stress.
4. Exposure to viruses and other infections (cold, flu, etc.).
5. Exposure to chemicals (pesticides, detergents, fertilizers, etc.).
6. Exposure to sunlight.
7. Smoking.
8. Normal life processes, like breathing and aging.
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