Top 12 Antioxidant Foods to Include in Your Diet (#2 Is Wow)

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The Ultimate Antioxidant Food List
12 Foods You Must Include in the Diet! The foods
that can surely fulfill your antioxidant
requirements.
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Introduction

• The goodness of antioxidants is no myth! They are
  everywhere not just in the diet but also in
  anti-aging creams, oils, lotions, soaps etc! But
  while you may have known the antioxidant foods to
  consume for a good skin, there is so much more
  to these nutrients! Here we will speak about
  what are the antioxidant foods to eat,
  antioxidant food benefits, and how to maximiz

e it, among others!
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What are Antioxidants and
Where are they Found?

• Antioxidants are the natural substances that
  restrict the oxidation of other molecules.
  Oxidation can produce free radicals which may
  lead to cell damages in the body. Antioxidants
  are nothing but vitamins, minerals or even
  enzymes which neutralize these free radicals.
• There are many sources of antioxidants but we are
  listing down the top 12 antioxidant foods
  available in India that you can include in your
  diet!

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• Berries like blueberries, goji berries
• Nuts and seeds like almonds,
• Dark green leafy veggies
• Bright colored vegetables like sweet potatoes,
  carrots, beets, tomato, pumpkin
• Green tea
• Certain herbs like clove, cinnamon
• Whole grains
• Seafood and Fish
• Beans and pulses
• Dark Chocolate
• Onion and garlic.
• Cruciferous vegetables like cabbage,
• broccoli, cauliflower.

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Berries

• Berries like blueberries, strawberry, mulberry,
  goji berry are among the highest antioxidant
  foods in the world! Berries come with a host of
  antioxidant vitamins and minerals that help lower
  inflammation and strengthen the immune system.
  To know more about the antioxi- dant benefits of
  berries, read our detailed blog on them.

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Nuts and seeds

• The vitamin E in nuts and seeds along with the
  fiber make for a powerhouse of nutrient
  combination. Seeds are often ignored but they
  can be the ultimate sources of nutrients too.
  Here are some more reasons you should eat seeds
  if you are looking for weight loss. Here is a
  tasty and healthy yogurt parfait recipe with
  fruit, nuts and seeds!

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Dark green leafy veggies

• Dark green leafy vegetables like spinach, methi,
  dill leaves have be- ta-carotene along with
  providing vitamins A, C, E, and even calcium.
  They are also a rich source of potassium and
  magnesium. Here is the recipe for a tasty
  spinach chickpea soup just for you.

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Bright colored vegetables

• Look for the colored foods like carrots, sweet
  potatoes, beets, tomato, pumpkin etc. These are
  all rich in vitamin A, which is the vita- min
  that imparts the rich color. Not just that, they
  are rich in vitamin C, B6, and fiber. You can
  include these veggies in soups, regular subjis
  or even juice them to make healthy antioxidant
  drinks!

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Green tea

• Green tea is one of the most healthy drinks. It
  is rich in antioxidants namely flavonoids and
  polyphenols like epigallocatechin gallate. These
  antioxidant cocktail act as powerful
  anti-inflammatory agents. What if this green tea
  is further fortified with antioxidant Indian
  herbs? Well, Truweights Teatox is just that.
  Here is why Teatox is better than regular green
  tea.

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Certain herbs like oregano, clove, cinnamon

• Now isnt spice the variety of life? But did you
  know that spice can also provide you with many
  antioxidants? Researchers turned their attention
  to spices and were pleasantly surprised. They
  found spices to be a concentrated source of
  antioxidants surpassing even vitamin E, some
  fruits and vegetables. Oregano stands out to be
  the herb with the highest antioxidant activity.
  But there is a rider, use them fresh because
  their antioxidant activity is the highest.

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Whole grains
Whole grains can be very important sources of
antioxidants. Replace refined grains like white
rice or maida with red rice or whole wheat
flour, you can significantly increase the
antioxidant quotient in your diet. They provide
you with the antioxidant nutrients selenium and
zinc. Moreover, they are also rich in
phytochemicals.
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Seafood and fish

• Seafoods and fishes are also good food sources of
  antioxidants. They are often considered as
  superfoods because of their omega-3 fatty acids,
  vitamin D, good lipids content. To gain maximum
  benefits, try to include fish and seafood at
  least twice a week.

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Beans and pulses

• Have you been avoiding pulses from your diet? If
  yes, let us tell you that they provide not just
  protein but also antioxidants. They are a rich
  source of the antioxidant (even fiber) lignan.
  Apart from that, they also provide vitamin C,
  folate, calcium, zinc, and selenium.

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Dark chocolate

• Hola dark chocolate lovers! Did you know that
  Dark Chocolate is among the highest antioxidant
  foods in the world?It contains antioxidants
  namely polyphenols, flavonols, and catechins. It
  even provides you with iron, magnesium, copper,
  selenium, and zinc. So it may not be all that
  bad to include 1 small piece of dark bitter
  chocolate when cravings come calling. You can
  also add some dark chocolate gratings on your
  antioxi- dant drinks.

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Onion and garlic

• No kitchen is complete without the onion-garlic
  duo. And the best part is, they are rich in
  antioxidants. They contain sulfur compounds that
  prevent the oxidation of fatty acids in the body.
  In addition, garlic is also rich in quercetin,
  another powerful antioxidant.

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Cruciferous vegetables like cabbage, broccoli,
cauliflower.

• This category of vegetables has many nutrients.
  These vegetables are rich in vitamin
  A-carotenoids, vitamin C, folic acid, and fiber.
  Indoles are the active antioxidants that are
  present in cruciferous veggies. These
  antioxidants are responsible for protecting the
  attack on DNA.

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