Antioxidants vs. Aging

Let’s face it—in today’s society we all strive to look good, feel good and live abundantly for as long as we possibly can! This mission is driven into us as we’re bombarded with TV shows, ads, news articles and other sources which have all inspired the growth of a trillion dollar beauty and wellness industry. Yet, the reality is our unhealthy environments and lifestyles—filled with pollution, chemicals, drugs, alcohol, and excessive eating of processed foods—counteract our desires to look, feel and live our best no matter how much we invest in painful Botox injections!

How do we look and feel our best despite our harmful environment and lifestyle choices?

"The amount of antioxidants that you maintain in your body is directly proportional to how long you will live," quoted by Dr. Richard Cuttler, Former Director of National Institute of Aging, Washington, DC.

According to Antioxidants and Aging, the food we eat contains chemicals such as preservatives, additives, colorings and pesticide residues. We breathe in car fumes and fumes from resins, paints, aerosols and indoor chlorinated pools. We absorb chemicals through the skin from skin care products, shampoos and conditioners, make-up and sunscreens. Some of these chemicals are toxic even carcinogenic. In the body they contribute to the free-radicals which studies have shown to cause chronic degenerative diseases and cancer.

Thus, nutritional supplements maintaining antioxidants provide the protection our bodies need to look and feel our best. For those who don’t already know, antioxidants help to neutralize free-radicals which attack our healthy cells, accelerate signs of aging and increase our chances of suffering from chronic diseases—such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, Rheumatoid arthritis, and cataracts.

What Causes Free-Radicals to Form?

· Exercise, particularly aerobic or any cardiovascular exercise, produces a lot of free-radicals and oxidization

· Eating polyunsaturated fats (Yes, the ones that were once considered to be healthy!)

· Consuming trans-fatty acids, such as all margarines, olive oil based spreads, and heart health spreads made with polyunsaturated oils

· Cooking with fats, particularly POLYUNSATURATED oils - and even Olive Oil. All fats oxidise, with the exception of Virgin Coconut Oil

· Smoking

· Alcohol

· Lack of sleep

· Everyday toxins (from foods, pesticides, herbicides, chemicals and additives.

· Pollution (such as petrol and exhaust fumes)

· Electro-magnetic Radiation

· Stress - both emotional and physical

**Source—NaturalNews.com**