Importance Of Antioxidants

Antioxidant Green Tea
Tea has been treasured through the ages for its mellow taste, delicate aroma and amazing health benefits. To stay focused during hours of meditation, monks are known to have relied on the power of green tea.
Now tea has become fashionable all over again, attracting health conscious consumers seeking a more natural and healthy lifestyle. And for good reason: Tea is loaded with powerful phenolic antioxidants that can, as part of a well-balanced diet, help promote wellness. Exciting research indicates that tea even has the potential to speed metabolism and promote weight loss.

Antioxidant Amla
When free radicals encounter cellular molecules such as lipids, proteins and DNA, they knock out electrons from these molecules as well and damage them. When the body is under the onslaught of free radicals, it is said to be in oxidative stress.
Some free radicals arise normally during metabolism. Sometimes the body’s immune system cells purposefully create them to neutralise viruses and bacteria. However, environmental factors such as pollution, radiation, cigarette smoke and herbicides can also spawn free radicals.
Normally, the body can handle free radicals, but if antioxidants are unavailable, or if the free-radical production becomes excessive, damage can occur. Of particular importance is that free radical damage accumulates with age.
Amla, is one of the most potent antioxidant herbs. Amla is one of the major herbs used in a well-known rejuvenative Ayurvedic formula Chyvanprash. It is said that Chyvanprash can bring back youth and grace to an ageing body and provide renewed vitality in the young.
Amla is widely used in traditional medicine to treat many diseases and it owes its health benefits to its powerful antioxidant property.
The extract of Amla has been found to improve glucose metabolism in diabetes. Treatment with extract of Amla brought about effective normalisation of blood sugar levels in diabetes. Administration of the extract of Amla to diabetic subjects improved body weight gain.
Extracts of Amla have been shown to protect the skin from the damaging effects of free radicals, non-radicals and transition metal-induced oxidative stress. Amla is suitable for use in anti-ageing, sunscreen and general-purpose skincare products.
So next time you see the word “oxidative stress”, think of Amla, It can help you build a firewall against the onslaught of free radicals

List of Foods High In Antioxidants
The following is my short-list for Antioxidant-rich Foods. Try to incorporate as many as possible into your daily diet. And remember, organic, raw, fresh and local is always best:
• Corn
• Lime
• Kale
• Lemon
• Dates
• Cloves
• Garlic
• Grapes
• Prunes
• Mangos
• Almonds
• Carrots
• Wheat Germ
• Pomegranates
• Barley & Rye
• Black Currant
• Oranges
• Sweet Potatoes
• Raw Nuts & Seeds
• Whole Grain Brown Rice
• Barley & Rye
• Spinach
• Apricots
• Broccoli
• Cinnamon
• Tomatoes
• Olive Oil
• Artichoke
• Green Tea
• Pineapple
• Red Beets
• Coconut Oil