How Our Bodies Benefit from Antioxidants

Many Singaporeans are not familiar about the great benefits of antioxidants. Everyone should know the benefits of antioxidants because it can make their lives better, brighter and longer. When you hear of antioxidants, it is found in fresh vegetables and fruits. It can also be found in whole grains. You will know if a food is rich in antioxidant when you see a bright coloured fruit or vegetable.

Singaporeans should know that Vitamins A, C & E have antioxidant properties. Foods that contain rich amounts of antioxidants include greet tea, carrots, spinach, grapes, cherries, berries, oranges, pears, apples and many more. The damage brought about by oxidation and free radicals to the body is irreversible. Thankfully experts studied that antioxidants can do the trick.

If you are curious about the benefits of antioxidants, you should continue reading.

• Cleaning free radicals: The body is full of unhealthy things. If you ingest things that are not healthy, you will surely suffer at the end of the day. Antioxidants will help the body renew cells. It can even clean or cleanse the body by getting rid of free radicals.
• Preserving the skin: Antioxidants differ depending on the fruit or vegetable. For the skin, there is a particular antioxidant that can help people in the preservation of their skin.
• Minimizing wrinkles: It is believed that antioxidants are one cheap and effective way to minimize wrinkles. Wrinkles are a sign of old age, right? Thankfully with the help of antioxidants, the face will not manifest the age. You can give it a try if you like.
• Prevention of degenerative diseases: Though there is no evidence about antioxidant’s healing powers, it was found out that it form part in the prevention of degenerative diseases like Alzheimer, Cancer, Macular degeneration, Cataracts, Cardiovascular diseases and many more.

Antioxidants indeed benefit the body. Singaporeans should always keep that in mind. Antioxidants can make a difference at the end of the day. To ensure that you have plenty of antioxidants in your body, you have to think about changing your diet. You can ask the doctor if you want. You can even check online articles and journals about antioxidants if you like.

More importantly, you have to think that your lifestyle directly affects the production of antioxidant or free radicals. Remember that smoking and drinking can increase the production of free radical in the body. It is crucial that you live a healthy life. Apart from that, external forces (like pollution, exposure to toxic chemicals, infection and many more) also contribute to the production of higher free radicals.