Antioxidants Help Fight Against Free Radicals
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008The term free radicals for many who are feeling the affects of aging may fill them with dread or negitive feelings. But infact it can actually be positive if you understand the damage caused can be avoided or counteracted.
Which for those in the know are the reasons Natural Health Companies have shown great interest and invested in foods and supplements high in Antioxidants as antioxidants have been proven to work against free radicals. The supplements are the nutritional support your body needs that could slow cell oxidative damage caused by the free radicals It has been proven with research that rheumatoid arthritis sufferers have low levels of antioxidant vitamins and minerals which may contribute to inflamation. Because some sufferers of the disease appear to have higher levels of free radicals in their blood or joint fluids. Again research shows this could be due to increased activity of the white blood cells called macrophages. If these free radicals are not stopped by antioxidants, they can cause painfull inflammation and damage to tissues.So as you can see it is important to destroy the Free Radicals before they destroy our bodies or at the very least minimize their activity.. .
Vitamins that can help fight Free radicals include taking Vitamin A, Beta-carotene, Vitamin E, Vitamin C, bioflavonoids, green tea, selenium, co-enzyme Q 10 and grape seed extract these are all considered effective antioxidants, so it might be advisable to add an antioxidant to your daily supplement intake.