Are Antioxidant Foods, Good, Bad, Or Unnecessary?

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Are Antioxidant Foods, Good, Bad, Or Unnecessary?

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• The question many are asking about whether
  antioxidants are really good for us or is it just
  more hype from food manufacturers and big Pharma
  to sell more product is understandable. The
  answer is complicated, but in real terms,
  antioxidant food is a necessary part of having a
  well balanced diet. If your diet consists of a
  variety of antioxidant recipes along with all the
  other necessary nutrients then you can expect
  your body to work at optimum levels.

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What do antioxidants do?

• Antioxidants are natures way of countering free
  radicals. These are the compounds that are a
  by-product of cell actions in the body. When you
  break down your food, encounter radiation from
  the sun or other sources, exercise or have
  unnatural compounds or substances introduced to
  your body, such as pollutants or other man-made
  elements.
• Antioxidants contain extra electrons that are
  able to neutralise unstable molecules by forcing
  on them new electrons enabling them to become
  balanced and unable to disrupt the body.

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Can You Have Too Many Antioxidants?

• The human body is an extremely complicated living
  machine that relies on compounds found in its
  natural foods to operate properly. It is
  important to have a variety of food in your diet
  so that you get a good balance of nutrients.
  Having too much of any type of food will have the
  potential to cause an imbalance. Too many
  antioxidants of one type could cause them to have
  the opposite effect.

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• It would be very difficult to have too many
  antioxidants if you are getting them from natural
  sources. Man-made antioxidant supplements are
  chemical and not organic and very different
  from the ones produced by the body or found in
  food. These chemical antioxidants are not readily
  acceptable to the body and often do more harm
  than good if they have any effect at all.

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Are antioxidants good for you?

• Many studies have shown that having a high
  Antioxidant Food consisting of its and vegetables
  has a positive effect on the body. At the same
  time, many studies have shown that having high
  levels or in fact, any levels of antioxidant
  supplements have had no effect or a detrimental
  effect.

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• The logical conclusion that must be reached after
  looking at all the evidence is that natural,
  antioxidant foods and recipes that are high in
  natural antioxidants are much better for you that
  having a diet that lacks antioxidants. It is also
  important to note that taking artificial
  antioxidants and antioxidant supplements should
  be avoided as they are useless at best and
  possibly harmful.

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• The hype about antioxidants is mainly by food
  manufacturers using the confusion surrounding
  antioxidants as a way of selling their produce.
  The facts seem to suggest that all artificial
  antioxidants that are added to processed foods
  and man-made supplement are useless or harmful
  while natural antioxidants in foods are
  beneficial.

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