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Antioxidants have been officially linked to longevity.
A recent study in Boston, USA has ranked the anti-oxidant activity of a number of fruits and vegetables according to their overall anti-oxidant activity.
They discovered prunes create BY FAR the highest anti-oxidant activity, followed in order by raisins, blueberries, blackberries, kale, strawberries and spinach.
In one group, a 10 oz. serving of fresh, organic raw spinach scored better than a 1250 mg. dose of vitamin C.
An eight ounce serving of organic vegetables outperformed three glasses of red wine.
In related reports, cherry tomatoes were found to have TEN TIMES the anti-oxidant activity of regular tomatoes.
Best Form Of Fruits and Veg
Try to eat your fruits and vegetables raw when possible, as in this form they still contain their natural enzymes needed for digestion (cooking food kills ALL the enzymes within it).
Natural sources of antioxidants, such as Vitamins C and E and beta carotene, are some of your best defences against coronary-pulmonary aging, not to mention an extensive list of other illnesses and diseases.
Choose from these foods when eating at least five servings per day of fruits and vegetables, better yet 9 servings:
Vitamin C:
red pepper, brussels sprouts, papaya, orange, chestnuts, butternut squash, kiwi, strawberries, cantaloupe, kale, pink grapefruit, sweet potato, cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflower.
(The latter 3 also help the liver detoxify poisons and "bad" estrogens (16-hydroxyestrone) that promote breast, colon, cervical and prostate cancer.)
Vitamin E:
almonds, spinach, parsnips, peanut butter, sunflower seeds, asparagus, sweet potato, wheat germ, brussels sprouts, peanuts, pecans. Beta carotene: carrot, butternut squash, cantaloupe, sweet potato, kale, watercress, apricot, red pepper, turnip greens, mango.
A good rule of thumb:
Eat from the fruit and vegetable "colour palette" each day by including a selection of red, green, orange, and yellow fruit and vegetables.
By the way, eating lots of anti-oxidants also keeps your lungs strong.
The proof?
According to a recent clinical study, people who ate the most antioxidants were able to exhale almost 1/2 cup more air in 1 second than people who ate much less.
The ability to inhale and exhale volumes of air is called "Vital Capacity" and is perhaps the best physical exam indicator of life expectancy!**
And I'm sure you don't need reminding that lung cancer is the #1 cancer killer?
AND 18% of VICTIMS NEVER SMOKED!
So eat your 9 servings of a rainbow variety of fruits, seeds, nuts and vegetables.
A 'serving' is 1 medium size apple, a half cup of fruit or cooked vegetables, a cup of salad vegetables, or 6 oz. of juice.
Then take an quality anti-oxidant and rich vitamin/mineral supplements, ideally iron free or low iron (less than 3 mg) several times a day with meals.
As iron is a pro-oxidant, it should not be normally be included except for people who are anaemic, children's formulas and for menstruating or pregnant women.
If you're concerned about the amount of iron in your body, check out our article about oral chelation here:
http://www.heart-healthy-diet.com/product-info/oral-chelation.html
Recommended Reading:
For information on high quality Vitamin C supplement visit:
http://www.NaturalHealthForLife.co.uk/vitaminc.html
For more information on powerful synergistic antioxidant visit:
http://www.NaturalHealthForLife.com/antioxidants.html
For more information on the latest breakthrough in multi mineral supplements (Ionic Minerals) visit:
http://www.NaturalHealthForLife.co.uk/ionicminerals.html
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