Top 6 List of Anti-oxidant - Why is so important for anti-aging?
Sourced from hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/antioxidant
The human body receives constant threat comes from free radicals. In a high level, it can damage cells and genetic materials, one example would be causing cancers, hearing loss and speeding up aging skin, causing wrinkles, and sagging skin.
Free radicals are formed after stress causing exercise, cigarette smoke, air pollution and sunlight.
In nature, we have free-radical fighters from food that help us defend these chemicals by maintaining the health of cells and repairing DNA.
Most of the anti-oxidant don't work just alone, it is best to combine with other nutrients, plant chemicals and other anti-oxidant. So sometimes the anti-oxidant pill that you found at the supplement counter will not work. It is best to come with natural food form, with combination of other nutrient.
So here are the list of nutirent that contain anti-oxidant that will work best for the body:
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Vitamin C-Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cantaloupe, cauliflower, grapefruit, leafy greens (turnip, mustard, beet, collards), honeydew, kale, kiwi, lemon, orange, papaya, snow peas, strawberries, sweet potato, tomatoes, and bell peppers (all colors)
- Vitamin E- Avocado, Swiss chard, leafy greens (beet, mustard, turnip), peanuts, red peppers, spinach (boiled), and sunflower seeds
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Carotenoids including beta-carotene and lycopene - Apricots, asparagus, beets, broccoli, cantaloupe, carrots, bell peppers, kale, mangos, turnip and collard greens, oranges, peaches, pink grapefruit, pumpkin, winter squash, spinach, sweet potato, tangerines, tomatoes, and watermelon
- Selenium- Brazil nuts, fish, shellfish, beef, poultry, barley, brown rice
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Zinc: Beef, poultry, oysters, shrimp, sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds, chickpeas, lentils, cashews, fortified cereals
- Phenolic compounds- Quercetin (apples, red wine, onions), catechins (tea, cocoa, berries), resveratrol (red and white wine, grapes, peanuts, berries), coumaric acid (spices, berries), anthocyanins (blueberries, strawberries)