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Short and sweet:

Lycopene is a titan among antioxidants with some mighty fine advantages.

If you were called on to name a handful of of the most remarkable antioxidants, lycopene should be among the topmost five on your tally.

Generated from the de-oxidizing family of antioxidants called carotenoids, it is nearly always found throughout vegetables and fruits.

Until just a short time ago beta-carotene was the star player within the carotenoid species, but at this time lycopene (together with lutein) have attained their honor with the world of science.

You should not underestimate lycopene because it really is regarded as one of the most beneficial food carotenoids.

Believe it or not the richest supply is found in tomato sauces.

The truth is you acquire more benefit from the sauces than you do with uncooked tomatoes. So, don’t feel too terrible whenever you eat your next pizza, especially if it has tomato sauce toppings!
 Lycopene:  One Bad Ass Antioxidant

Interestingly, pizza can likely provide maximum defense. Why? Well scientists deduce that lycopene is probably better absorbed when cooked with fat, just like the oil and cheese in pizza.

In fact one review concluded that men who ate ten or more lycopene-rich tomato meals each and every week had as much as a 45% less chance of developing prostate cancer.

If your diet is bounteous with lycopene then it appears to mean that the danger of pancreatic and cervical cancers are reduced. And in addition a 48% reduction in heart attacks was documented in a new European based research (integrated against diets low in lycopene).

Lycopene can also be found (in lesser quantities) in watermelon, pink grapefruit and guava.

Australian nutrition expert Dr. Mark, states that, “Getting cholesterol lower isn’t easy, but new research shows cooked tomatoes can lower LDL, ‘bad cholesterol’ by ten percent, fending off heart disease.” So, this is not just a local fashion diet, it fact and it’s happening around the world. Lycopene is powerful medicine!

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High antioxidant foods are found everywhere.  You can put them in every meal of the day.  Check out our new article entitled High Antioxidant Foods.

 

There is a new article for you.  You no longer have an excuse for not getting the proper nutrition.  And, there are several ways of approaching the solution.  Take a look at “Make Your Own Antioxidant Drinks.”

Also, did you know that coconut water contains cytokinins and can also help lower blood pressure?  Ya!  How about that!  Find out more about this incredibly healthy antioxidant drink (it’s not “coconut milk” mind you, it’s coconut water…big difference)!

 

The super foods list contains the most healthy and antioxidant laden foods in the world and was meant to keep you healthy. Check out the new article here: How Can The Super Foods List Help You?

 

healthyoldpeople 150x150 Want To Live Long and Healthy? Try An Antioxidant Diet!

Antioxidants are materials that may guard your cells against the harm of free radicals. Free radicals are molecules produced when your body processes food, or by environmental exposures like tobacco smoke, chemical substances in the water and food, and radiation. Free radicals can damage cells, and may have a function in circulatory disease, cancer and various other diseases. An antioxidant diet is loaded with foods containing large amounts of free-radical fighting antioxidants of all kinds.

Antioxidant materials include, but are certainly not limited to:

* Lutein
* Beta Carotein
* Lycopene
* Selenium
* Vitamin A
* Vitamin C
* Vitamin E

Antioxidants are established in many foods. These involve fruits and vegetables, nuts, grains, and a number of meats, poultry and seafoods.

Some great, well-known antioxidant foods include pomegranates, green tea, grapes, raisins, prunes, beans, broccoli, carrots and a plethora of other great tasting foods.

Those who smoke are at exceptionally high danger for developing not just lung cancer but various types of respiratory and systemic conditions as well.

You hear of countless smokers trying to rationalize their inability to quit smoking by saying such things as, “my grandfather smoked all his life and was very healthy, living until he was 88 years old.” This fact appears to make them trust that they have inherited some “enchanted” familial immunity to cancer. What they fail or decline to appreciate is that people such as the grandfather are anomalies or enormously atypical occurrences in special circumstances.

The reality is that there has been little study regarding the genetics of disease evasion and it is a very complicated subject to analyze because no one knows who is going to in fact survive certain conditions although they have lived their entire lives within the high danger situation.

One premise that semi-addresses this phenomenon is that older folks didn’t eat the way we do today, nor did they have a deficiency of the exercise we avoid in modern times.

Both statements of fact are true and well verified. The modern diet consists mostly of prepared, packaged foods that enclose high free radical ingredients such as preservatives, salt and sugar. In comparison, the American diet, even into the latter part of the 1950s and 1960s consisted of elevated fat foods but they were fresh and the largest part of meals were made from scratch with few boxed or “preserved” substances in them. There were a great many fresh greens and fruits consumed in those days as well. This meant that a tremendous amount of antioxidant foods were being consumed by more people. In today’s world, the refined foods have a lot of of the necessary antioxidants deleted during the preparation procedure and people do not consume as many newly picked veggies and fruits as they used to.

Staying fit was not a lot of a quandary in those days either. The greater part of blue collar tasks in America were sweat intensive and as a result, the muscles and circulatory systems in many people were constantly worked out. Those who were blue collar existing tended to be in better overall physical shape. Of course most people were not “buffed” in those days since, for one, they did not possess the time and secondly, they did not partake of the fitness businesses nor the progressive fitness machines. There were furthermore not as many handy household items as there are in contemporary societies.

In the 50s and 60s (and earlier, or course) for example, there were no “riding lawnmowers, follow-behind lawnmowers or gas driven weed trimmers.” All garden work was sweat intensive. Lawnmowers had to be pushed in order to work appropriately. Lawn edging was a physical chore also, and trimming the lawn was accomplished with hand scissors. It took hours of work for a typical family lawn to be mowed and trimmed. Watering these lawns was additionally done by hand as there were few sprinkler systems and, when they were available, they were out of the monetary means of most people.

So, though grandpa may well have smoked heavily for 50 years, he was also more physically fit and ate foods containing many more antioxidants than his grandchildren do today.

So, do antioxidants have a lot to do with duration of life? You can count on it!. The more antioxidants that are here to relieve us of those harmful free-radicals, the probability of living a prolonged and fit life, outside of trauma, are a great deal improved.

Hence, the meaning of the story? Eat a lot more foods that are integrated on the superfoods list and add an antioxidant eating routine into your normal diet.

If you have just got to smoke, make sure your food intake is weighed down with high antioxidant foods. It is also critical that you take some type of antioxidant vitamins and minerals.

Eat appropriately for good health. The more antioxidants within your food intake, the better.

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powerfoods 150x150 The Most Powerful Antioxidant

When considering an antioxidant diet, most people want to include the “most powerful antioxidant” on that diet, as part of their daily nutritional routine. Let’s talk about that for a moment and try to determine what “the most powerful antioxidant” means to each person.

Exactly what is the most powerful antioxidant? Do you know? Or do you THINK you know?

Well, that depends on what you’re measuring. Are you making your decision simply based on the ORAC score? If that’s the case, there’s no doubt that the clear winner is the Acai berry. If the ORAC is all you’re interested in, then just go on an Acai berry diet and you’re done. Not very realistic huh?

ok, then let’s back up a bit and think about what other criteria we can use to rank our antioxidants.

How about taste. Do you think that an antioxidant diet should be one that is not only high in powerful antioxidants but also one that includes antioxidant foods that taste great? If so, there are a number of great superfoods that you could include in your diet. Most superfoods that are included on a daily antioxidant diet are pretty good tasting foods but they certainly don’t meet the “taste” requirements of every person. So, if you rank your antioxidants by only ORAC, you’re losing a lot of taste; however, on the other hand, if you rate only by taste, you may leave out the Acai berry because, to some, it is not very palpable. What if it’s completely loaded with ORAC antioxidants but is so bitter or sour that it mixes well with nothing else? Then taste would overrule ORAC score, right?

Some may think that a good antioxidant food should never taste good. Well, there are a few of those out there too but the vast majority of antioxidant freaks will agree that taste is high on the “most powerful” list. If you want an antioxidant food that is not great tasting and also is quite ugly but has a tremendous amount of ORAC antioxidants, try the Asian Durian fruit. It looks a lot like a miniature pineapple but tastes like…well, there are many descriptions of it’s taste and most are not pleasant, but some people love the taste, once they get accustomed to it.  How about the Pomegranate?  If you try to eat it one seed at a time, you’ll be eating for about two weeks, trying to get enough antioxidants out of it.  It’s a very highly rated antioxidant food but the sheer quantity required is a bit prohibitive.  This is why one should just drink the pomegranate juice to get a combination of high ORAC, great taste and a handy method of delivery (juice).

While we’re on that subject, is “appearance” a criteria for the most powerful antioxidant? Nah…that doesn’t really matter unless the looks reflect the taste.

Availability may be something to consider. A few years back even Acai berries were very hard to find outside of Brazil. Now, you can buy them, or a derivative of them just about anywhere and certainly online.

Ok, so the main two criteria are ORAC level and taste? No brainer. The Superfoods list is chock full of great tasting and highly potent antioxidant foods that you can mix and match with every meal of the day and maintain a healthy lifestyle but either eating these foods separately or by combining them in meals or juicing them.

Of course, it is always a good idea to keep at least one of the top five ORAC rated foods on your list for each meal but you can combine all the rest and still come up with more than enough high potency antioxidants to make many “most powerful antioxidant” meals and drinks all through your day.

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orac 150x150 The Antioxidant ORAC Daily Needs

Now, don’t freak out when I ask you this question, ok? After the question, stick around for the explanation. Ready?

How would you feel if I told you that you need to “measure your daily antioxidant intake in micromoles of Trolox Equivalents per 100 grams of the sample?”

Now you see why I told you not to freak out on me? If someone told me that, I’d probably just close the book, turn the page or throw the source of this information away because it means exactly “zilch” to me.

However, do not fret. I’m going to explain the whole process to you and, in the end, I think you’ll not only feel intrigued and comfortable with that statement but also find that it actually does mean something to you, especially if you count your daily antioxidants. Afterwards, the good news, so stay with me.

Ok, first the reason for the question. When it comes to antioxidants, which everyone should partake of on a daily basis in order to extend their life and prevent a plethora of diseases and conditions, the USDA recommends that a person consume a specific daily intake. The recommendation is based on research that shows what the “effective” ranges of antioxidant are. Below that range, it is believed that antioxidants have little or no effectiveness at all. Too much above that range is moot.  These foods should be chosen from the Superfoods List.

In other words, if you don’t take enough antioxidants, you will not get any benefit from them at all and if you take too many antioxidants, you will not get any further benefit from them than you would if you simply stayed within the appropriate range.

So, in essence, you can eat too few antioxidants or you can eat too many antioxidants. By the way, if you do eat too many antioxidants, you will not suffer any untoward or harmful effects, you just won’t derive any more benefit from them that you would if you only consumed the number within the range.

That being said, let us reveal what the actual ranges are. The recommendation by the USDA has been, until recently, that a person should have a daily intake between 1,000 and 5,000 ORAC units per day. There has been a recent revision of that number as it is now suggested that an optimum daily count of around 7,000 ORACs will offer excellent free radical protection.

ORAC stands for Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity, which is a measurement of the amount of antioxidants in foods.

Ok, this ORAC scale is expressed in the question I asked above, which was, “…micromoles of Trolox Equivalents per 100 grams of sample.” This is just a statistical statement explaining that the ORAC units are measured by the weight of the food that is in question.

To put it another way, you measure the antioxidants in a specific food, say, strawberries, by the number of possible ORAC units in 100 grams of strawberry. In order for you to be able to consume the appropriate number of ORAC units per day, you must know this number if you are calculating the ORACs yourself.

So, if you’re wanting to eat several different fruits to get your daily antioxidant requirements, you’d need to know how many ORACs are in each fruit so you could eat the proper amount each day. This is why you need to know how many ORACs are in so many ounces of fruit.

It could get complicated except that these values are plastered all over the Internet and all it takes is a quick search to find them. Here are a few pre-calculated values:

Fruit Serving ORAC ORAC per 100 g

acai berries (frozen pulp) 4 oz pouch (100 g) 5,500 5,500

strawberries 5 fruits (125 g) 4,500 3,600

blueberries 1/2 cup (70 g) 4,450 6,500

apple (Granny Smith) 1 (100 g) 3,900 3,900

banana 1 (150 g) 1,300 880

grapes (red) 10 grapes (100 g) 1,300 1,300

kiwi 1 (50 g) 600 1,200

honeydew melon 1/4 (400 g) 960 240

orange 1 (100 g) 1,800 1,800

peach 1 (200 g) 3,600 1,800

Now that you have this information and today you want to eat blueberries alone for your antioxidant food, you would simply calculate the number of grams of blueberries to eat today, which, for 7,000 ORACs would be about 1250 (5500/4 ounces) per ounce and 7,000 divided by 1,250 equals 5.6 ounces of blueberries that you’d need to eat.

What if you don’t just want to eat one single fruit? What if you’d like to vary your fruits through the day? No problem. Let us say that you would like to eat apples, bananas and grapes to reach your antioxidant needs for the day. Ok, for simplicity sake let’s just divide your ORACs evenly into three groups. This means that you’ll need to acquire approximately 2,330 ORACs per fruit. However, sometimes it would be impractical to strictly divide them into three groups. I’ll show you why. All you really need to do is figure out how many of each fruit you need to eat and eat more of the ones you like the most.

So, with apples you’d need to eat only one which would give you 3,900 ORACs. Then, for bananas, you’d need to divide 1,300 into 2,330 which would give you about 1.79 bananas. It would be wasteful and impractical to only eat 3/4 of a banana so let’s just eat two and get 2,600 ORACs. You’ve now consumed 3,900 from the apple and 2,600 from the bananas which equals about 6,500 ORACs from these two fruits alone. All you need to meet your daily optimum antioxidant needs is 500 ORACs and you intend to get them from grapes. All you need to eat is about 4 grapes because 10 grapes will give you 1,300 ORACs which is about 130 ORACs per grape and all you need is 500 more ORACs. 4 times 130 equals 520.

So, throughout the day you’ve eaten one apple, two bananas and four grapes to reach your optimum antioxidant intake. That was easy, huh? You can figure this any way you want to with any fruits you like. If you like certain fruits better than others, feel free to add more of them and less of the less favored ones.

So, the good news is just this: it doesn’t take very many fruits to reach your daily intake goals so there’s really no excuse not to enjoy a few fruits everyday and, in the process, receive the gift of good health and possibly a longer, healthier life.

Also, keep in mind that you don’t have to restrict this list to fruits only. You can do the same thing with veggies. Find their ORACs per measurement calculations online and then figure out how much of them you need to eat, per meal or snack and draw up a little chart so you’ll have it handy for your calculations and you’ll know how many of your favorite (or not so favorite) veggies you’ll need to eat everyday to reach your ORAC goal.

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antioxidantfoods 150x150 Whats The Big Deal About Antioxidants?

The word about antioxidants has been out for several years now.  More and more people are waking up to the fact that poor nutrition habits are going to cost them years down the road. The young people still don’t believe that they’re ever going to get old and many of them currently have the attitude that they won’t live that long anyway, but then again just about everyone has that attitude when they’re young and foolish.

We’re too busy when we’re young to give a damn about growing old, after all, that’s a long way off.  Then, we blink our eyes and we’re 30, blink again and we’re 40, the kids are growing fast and will soon be gone.  Then what seems like one more breath and we’re 50.  Then, what seemed like so long in the future is suddenly upon us and we start becoming concerned about holding on to life as long as we can.  Suddenly our health “matters” to us.  After all, you don’t see too many older folks going around doing stupid things that will endanger their health.  It’s not because they can’t do it, it’s because life has become more precious when the reality of death is so nearby.

So, it’s not the young, foolish people who will appreciate any information that they can get for free, informing them of ways to lengthen their life.  It’s the older folks who have come to realize that health and longer life go hand-in-hand so they will actively seek out methods and techniques to allow them to stay in this life a bit longer and in good or at least adequate health.  You see, once the reality of life’s limits hits you right across the face, once those long ago phrases like, “that’s 20 years away, don’t worry about it,” seem ridiculously foolish, the diseases of old age become a harsh reality and most people know that without good health, life’s quality is reduced with each passing day.  Without quality in life, life, in general tends to lose it’s meaning because the term “quality” is a highly subjective term while, at the same time, a term that has significant meaning to all of us.

So, let us talk about what the “big deal” is about antioxidants.

What if…when you were at that youthful state in your life, you would have had enough foresight to realize that you were going to appreciate life more as you grew older and would be seeking out methods to extend your life?  What if you would have started eating foods and taking supplements that contained powerful antioxidants way back then and had continued to take them until the present time?

Chances are, you’d be in excellent health right now and you’d look at least 20 years younger than you do right now.  You’d probably also not have degenerative conditions hampering your life.  You’d still have tremendous endurance, still be almost as strong and still be able to eat all the foods you ate back then while maintaining pretty close to the same weight.  Why, you ask, could this be happening just because I was eating antioxidant containing foods daily?

Antioxidants have already been proven to significantly reduce the number of free radicals in the body.  Free radicals bouncing around and destroying other, healthy molecules is the very reason that we age and our bodies start breaking down and deteriorating.  The more that we introduce free radicals into the body, the more they multiply and destroy tissue on a microscopic scale.  When you multiply millions of microscopic tissue destructions on a daily basis, it starts to add up.   When methods of introducing those free radicals into the body such as smoking, drinking alcohol, being over-exposed to sunlight or taking strong drugs occur frequently the result is inevitable: tissue and then organ destruction.  This is how fatal diseases are introduced into the body.  This is how the body is destroyed by rapid aging.

Unless you had tremendous foresight when you were young, you probably ate lots of high fat foods, may have smoked, drank a considerable amount of alcohol and probably exposed yourself to lots of ultra-violet rays in the summertime, among other things.  During this period, it’s also a probability that you didn’t know much about antioxidants and therefore did not take them on a regular basis.  That’s why you’re in the shape that you’re in today.  And now, you’ve reached that age of wisdom when you realize how stupid some of the things you did in your youth were, however, nonetheless, you want to slow down the aging process and try to gain some of your health back.

You can get back some significant health but it’s not going to happen overnight.

If you’re one of those people who started taking powerful vitamins and minerals several decades ago and have continued taking them this whole time, odds are, you are in better shape than those who did not.   I’m not talking about the across-the-counter cheap stuff you can buy at any food store.  I’m referring to the more expensive vitamins and minerals that have high intensity antioxidant vitamins in them.

There are some people who will tell you that “you can only absorb so many vitamins and you pee the rest out.”  We have no argument with that thought, however, tissue cells that are saturated with an overabundant amount of vitamins and minerals prior to them being peed out will demonstrate more resilience and stamina then those who take a few vitamins a week and ignore the rest.  The body loves vitamins!

Notice that when vitamins are mentioned, minerals accompany them?  Without minerals, vitamins are useless.  So, if you are only taking some over-the-counter vitamins and no minerals, you’re practically wasting your time.  Get some minerals (all kinds) to go along with the vitamins.

The point of all this is to encourage everyone, young and old alike, to take some action.  Find a way to incorporate an antioxidant diet into your daily nutrition intake.  You don’t have to eat a whole lot of food, just some antioxidant fruits and veggies and/or take adequate supplements.

One of the best ways to do this is by juicing your fruits once a day and mixing in some vegetable juice with them.

If you’ll do this, you will live longer and you’ll live healthier…period.   Oh, it might also be a good idea to stay away from some of those free-radical producing activities.   At least cut down on them and take more antioxidants.

Of course, the young folks will continue to do what they always do until they lose the “stupid” but the older folks may heed the warning.

Here’s to your long and healthy life!

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antioxidantfoods1 150x150 What Is Important About An Antioxidant Diet?

Usually, when people hear or read the word “diet,” they automatically envision an image of someone who is overweight, trying to lose weight in order to become more healthy.

Weight loss is not what the antioxidant diet is all about.  Rather, it is concerned with ingesting as many high powered antioxidant containing foods as possible, on a daily basis.

Regardless of how one acquires these high antioxidant foods, the important thing is that they are getting them…period! 

You see, antioxidants are believed to expunge or neutralize free radical molecules that are rogue molecules floating about in your body, looking for another molecule to attach themselves to.  When they do find another molecule to attach to, it often results in some type of harmful chemical reaction that, over time, can cause pretty severe damage to tissues and organs.  

An antioxidant diet, that is chock full of antioxidants, causes these free radicals to be absorbed and neutralized so that they become harmless and often useful as parts of “friendly” chemicals reactions that benefit the body’s tissues.

Free radicals are caused by elements such as excessive sunlight, alcohol, smoking, eating unhealthy foods and such.  Most everyone does it so it only makes sense that most everyone should have some way to combat these dangerous conditions.  That “way” can easily be found in the antioxidant diet.

Though eating only antioxidant foods from the Super foods list would be the ultimate in perfection, as far as a diet goes, we all know that the vast majority of people are not going to limit themselves to food intake that is only “good for them.”  Not all food that is good for you, tastes as good as food that is terribly harmful to you but, being humans, we often opt for the great taste rather than the health benefits.  

So, though an antioxidant diet of only antioxidant foods would be ideal, even in a weight reduction capacity, the real benefits of antioxidants can be acquired simply if a person eats foods that are high in known antioxidants for every meal.

For instance, one can eat their usual favorites such as pasta or steak but, on the side, they should also have antioxidant foods such as broccoli, carrots, spinach, prunes, strawberries or blueberries. 

An example of a snack full of antioxidants would be a glass of pomegranate juice and a banana or orange.  

However one does it, the main idea is to include some type of antioxidant rich food or foods in each meal.  This will protect the body and can lead to such things as longer life and healthier living, if that is what you want.

If, on the other hand, you only care about living for today than, by all means, jump in there with steak, potatoes, cheese, sour cream, butter and beer.  You’ll surely enjoy that meal but it will take years off of your life.

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pomegranate21 150x150 The Pomegranate Antioxidant Fruit Juice

The pomegranate is an antioxidant fruit that is chock full of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. It should be a normal part of any antioxidant diet.

What many folks don’t understand about this fruit is that it is quite difficulty to open and pull the fruit from; however, it is also made as a juice.

Pomegranate antioxidant juice is available either online or from your local health foods supplier.

The natural ingredients found in pomegranates are known to significantly reduce inflammation, cell damage and battle heart disease.

So, now you can understand why this particular antioxidant fruit is high on the superfoods list. It is very high in antioxidants and has natural abilities to fight off disease and inflammation.

It would take a whole lot of pomegranates to get enough of its antioxidants to promote all the goodness in the fruit, however, if one will simply buy the pomegranate juice and drink it regularly, they will get all the benefits of eating several dozen of the fruits themselves.

So, do yourself a huge favor and buy some pomegranate juice and add it to your daily diet.

The more antioxidant foods you add to your antioxidant diet, the healthier you’ll turn out to be.

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migraine 150x150 A Migraine Headache Antioxidant

I hate migraine headaches!

If you’re a victim of these miserable neurological boomers, you recognize how dreadful they make you feel! Regardless of whether they crop up more than once a day or just sporadically, the end result it the same. You are turned into a worthless pile of pain-ridden jelly that could care less what else is going on in the world. Is it possible that there is even the smallest bit of relief from migraine headaches anywhere…somehow?  Maybe.  How about a migraine headache antioxidant that really works?

A migraine headache thoroughly converts your world into something from which you cannot get away or even concentrate on anything else. You are forced into thinking about no one but yourself. The misery and anguish disconnect you from anything else. All you require is a dark, calm place to be by yourself and hopefully pass out. All you wish for is to be left by yourself in the dark because any light or clamor simply enhances the harsh pain and frequently, nausea.

There’s no telling how long each occurrence will last. It may possibly be for just a couple of hours or it may last for days. It may be relentless or it may be intermittent, coming in waves and you never know how many waves will transpire. Nothing you do seems to make it go away and the left over headache that takes place after the other symptoms go away is frequently worse than the headache for the duration of the migraine episode itself.

The distinctive symptoms fluctuate from person to person. That is one reason that, for so long, migraines were so tough to diagnose. Some migraine symptoms are common to everyone while others are so unreliable that they seem like part of a completely different condition totally.  This is why no one has been able to develop a migraine headache medication that covers all of the different migraines.  Keep reading and find out how this migraine headache antioxidant can help you.

So much for my trying to describe a migraine. Because the symptoms vary so much from person-to-person, the attempt to describe a migraine is not so important here. I want to relay my own story so that it may help you to rid yourself of these terrible neurological impairments.

My Migraine Experience

My migraines started at age 12. I’m into my 60s at the present so I’ve suffered from them for well over 40 years. In the past, doctors had no idea what they were or how to deal with them. In those days doctors had little choice but to knock you out with some kind of narcotic painkiller or simply send you home with a prescription for as much sleep as possible and some aspirin. There was little research and, as a result, knowledge was scarce.

The truth is, they even now understand very little about the specific neurological causes of migraines. One of the most popular contemporary theories is that variations in one of the cranial nerves, referred to as the “trigeminal nerve,” which is one of the main pathways of pain, may cause migraines. Precisely what sorts of changes they mean is indistinct at best.

A different fashionable theory is that Serotonin, a neuro transmitter actually triggers the trigeminal nerve and that triggering causes the release of neuropeptides. These neuropeptides then go to the meninges, which is the brain covering tissue, and cause swelling in the blood vessels, thus bringing on the pain and assorted symptoms.

They really don’t know much except that swelling of either blood vessels and/or nerves is “most likely” the physiological source of migraine pain and aura.

It is also assumed that many women suffer from some form of hormonal migraines that are triggered at “that time of the month.” Yet again, just a supposition. Still, nothing tangible.

Well, I too have a hypothesis. It’s not scientifically based….yet….but it might hold some worth.  I have located a few bits of information on the Internet about this antioxidant substance.  You’re probably one of the first to hear about it. If someone has already told you about this, consider yourself most blessed. The vast majority of migraine sufferers do NOT know about it and that is a shame. Let us move on.

Here’s my account: I used to have at least one migraine per week. I won’t go into all of my signs or symptoms but I will advise you that I understood they were impending because I had a very noticeable aura that started the entire thing off. I would feel as though somebody had just taken a flash portrait of me. I had spots before my eyes and drop-outs where I couldn’t visualize very well. In the first days, my verbal abilities were actually affected. I would discern what I sought to say and I’d try to say it but strange phrases would come out of my mouth instead.

I might want to say “see the blue house,” however what would come out of my mouth would be something like, “thenth sporg borrn hock nool.”

This is the truth and not only was I scared to death but both my Mom and Pop were at wits end.

This is one of the reasons I was so dreading of migraines. There was no medicine that could assist me and doctors had no clue.

No Migraine Relief

Over the years I got to the point where I just accepted that I would experience them and I warned my employers and my co-workers. This was not a good circumstance because I was a firefighter for many years. Can you visualize attempting to fight a fire or save someone’s life when you’re developing a migraine? It is very scary, I can promise you.

This went on for years and there was research finally performed and several drugs developed that could help some people with their migraines but left others with no hope. The early medications didn’t seem to effect my migraines at all. Again, they helped selected migraine sufferers but not all of them. Dissimilar types of migraines obviously work differently from others and thus, not all migraine meds will work for all versions of these headaches.

Discovery Of Migraine Remedy

I happen to have a high triglyceride count. It is just something I inherited. This is again, one of those conditions for which doctors are in the dark. There is no medicine that will lower your triglycerides. There is one natural occurring substance that will reduce it however and I began ingesting this substance in an effort to bring down my tri-gees. It worked rather well. I reduced my tri-gees at least one-third.

So, how does this relate to my migraines? Well, I’ve been taking this over-the-counter substance for approximately two years now and I happened to notice that I was no longer developing migraines. I have not had one migraine headache since about a month after I started taking this stuff. Not one migraine! And this from a person who had them frequently for over 40 years. I have not had to take my migraine medication and I’m saving money on that. I’ve not had to miss one day of work or go home in the middle of the day from work…..not once! What is this substance? Simple, it’s called eicosapentaenoic acid or EPA.

I’m not likely to make the contention that this stuff will help every single person who has migraines but I will entreat you to at least give it a try for the reason that you have very little to lose (except for your migraine). The formula that I use is incredibly inexpensive and you can acquire it at any drug store over-the-counter. I’m definitely not selling it myself so I have nothing to gain other than to strive to help you cure your migraine headaches and that’s all I’m trying to do.

Be mindful that it may not work for you like it’s worked for me but another time, what tad you spend on this product, if it doesn’t work for you, will be nominal. As a matter of fact, it’s not going to do you any harm unless you happen to be allergic to it. Truth be known, it will be good for you unless you retain that aversion. If that’s the case, I’m sorry, you won’t be able to use it.

None of the so-called “migraine medicines” helped me a great deal at all. One of them, if taken at the very first symptom of a migraine, would make the warning signs drop off but it took about an hour and a half for it to become effective. Even then, the headaches were pretty common so I was having to obtain this medication somewhat recurrently and it’s emphatically NOT cheap! This was, however, the only way I could get any treatment, until, that is….I began taking this very common over-the-counter supplement (EPA). Things certainly changed then!

I don’t want to give you false hope so go into it with an open mind and expect the worst and hope for the best (if you even decide to try it in the first place, that is).

I am not a seller nor do I have any association with any maker or marketer of this substance.

If, in fact, it works for you the way it has for me, you’ll feel like you’ve discovered a miracle yourself.

And of course, the waiver: before you try it, consult with a medical professional. I’m not a doctor so I cannot prescribe this. All I can do is tell you that it is what I believe to have removed my migraines. If you decide to give it a try, use it at your own risk. For information purposes only.

Having said that, I suggest, fervently, that you contemplate this product. There are other, more common names for EPA and one specific name that you’ll recognize immediately. There are also specific grades of this product obtainable and not all grades are equal when it comes to treating your migraines.

Find out the dosage and grade that I used to get rid of my own miserable migraines with this migraine headache antioxidant.  No, there’s nothing to buy.  It’s FR.EE information. 

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pomegranatejuice2 150x150 What Makes Pomegranate Antioxidant So Good For You?

 As is common knowledge these days, an antioxidant is a chemical that absorbs and neutralizes free radicals, which are free-roaming, damage causing, maverick molecules, thought to cause cancer, heart disease and many other diseases and afflictions. So, why the fuss over the pomegranate antioxidant?

If the truth is known, there’s really no big deal why so many folks are going crazy over what they call the “pomegranate antioxidant.” It’s just that it is loaded with polyphenols, which are known to be very efficient free radical eliminating chemicals. Many foods have polyphenols in them, including but not limited to green tea, prunes, acai and blueberries, to name a few.

Why Take Antioxidants?

What is a big deal is that anyone desiring to maintain some type of high performing immune system should eat both a diet rich in antioxidant foods and take daily antioxidant supplements.

Why would anyone want to be on any type of antioxidant diet? Because all antioxidants lend a hand in depleting the amount of free radicals, preventing serious diseases of all kinds and decreasing the aging process significantly.

It is also a known fact that whenever two or more antioxidants are used together, a synergistic process occurs, which means that as antioxidants are mixed together, their free radical fighting power gains strength. Each type of antioxidant actually reinforces another type which, when combined provides exceptional free radical fighting strength.

Of course, everyone should make the effort to gain their antioxidants from their diet but, as with everything else, there’s not always the time nor is there an opportunity to do this on a daily basis. This is why it’s important to also take daily supplements in order to maintain those battling antioxidants. If not, your body loses out.

Why Pomegranate Antioxidants?

The pomegranate antioxidants are very valuable and strong. This is why the juice and fruit of the pomegranate are highly sought after as a part of the antioxidant diet.  This is just one of many different foods that contain antioxidants.  Pomegranates are high in these antioxidants and are a valuable disease fighting weapon.

So, as you go through your daily diets, try to remember to include several antioxidant foods in the menu. A list of some of the most powerful ones are located on the Superfoods list. There are plenty of them so don’t worry about getting too much of one type of antioxidant. Also, keep in mind that you don’t have to just eat your antioxidants as there are many various antioxidant fruit drinks available so you can drink your antioxidants too, and this is often a much handier way to acquire them.

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antioxidantgreentea 150x150 The Green Tea Antioxidant   What You Should Know About It

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 Exactly what is the green tea antioxidant that makes green tea so special? Why is green tea such an excellent antioxidant drink and included on just about any antioxidant diet plan?

First off, what is an antioxidant? An antioxidant is a chemical that suppresses free radicals. Free radicals are run-away electrons that are released in the production of oxidation, which is the process of the use of oxygen in the body.

Wow! That’s a lot of information in one short paragraph, right? Ok, that’s actually a very simple explanation. Let’s make it even more easy to understand.

Free radicals are released when your body uses oxygen (which is pretty much all the time). These free-radicals have been linked to severe damage of body cells, which, in turn, leads to diseases like cancer, heart disease and even more rapid aging. An antioxidant is like a cushion that the free-radicals land in. They are then taken out of the process and placed into a molecule where they’ll do no damage.

Ok, now that we know what we’re talking about, let us discuss the particular antioxidant ingredient that is found in green tea.

The specific antioxidant in green tea is actually a group of chemicals known as polyphenols, which also includes catechins  and Epigallocatechin gallate or EGCG.

In particular, EGCG is a very important substance because it is the specific antioxidant content that makes green tea so special.

This green tea abundant antioxidant is actually found in a full 1/3 of the dry leaf content of a tea leaf.

Research has shown that this one substance alone is capable of destroying leukemia cells, regardless of whether the green tea oxidant levels are extremely high or moderate. That’s very powerful information! This is shocking but more than welcome news.

When mixed with other known antioxidants, EGCG’s effect is enhanced well beyond any normal expectations. As a matter of fact the tremendous synergy that is produced any time two or more antioxidants are brought together creates tremendous free-radical blocking powers.

One word of caution about polyphenols: they don’t tend to last for long periods of time in the body. They are rather quickly excreted. That certainly doesn’t mean you should not use them. Use them frequently and their affect will make you much healthier.

So, you can see why green tea is listed highly on the antioxidant list for healthy foods. Other antioxidant fruit drinks and superfoods are included on the superfoods list included in most antioxidant diet plans.

Fill your life with foods from the antioxidant diet, never feel hungry, lose weight and stay very healthy.

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antioxidantfoods1 150x150 Antioxidants Food Sources

Anitoxidants food, as you know, is super rich in nutrients that can boost the immune system and actually help reduce the amount of harmful free radicals in the body.  Free radicals are runaway molecules that cause oxidation of cells in the tissues.  This deterioration and cell destruction can result in serious disease or chronic problem conditions that lead to the deterioration of the mind and body.

Do Some Foods Have More Antiodixants Than Others?


However, did you know that some antioxidant food has more than one type of antioxidant?  It’s true.  This does not make that particular food more important, it just makes it more advantageous in the respect that one receives more various types of antioxidants in one food.  The antioxidant foods that only have one or just a few antioxidant properties are still great free-radical destroyers because they give you the same great antioxidant action.  It’s just that the ones with multiple antioxidant sources give you a greater variety in the types of antioxidants that you receive at one time.

So, which antioxidant food sources have more than one type of antioxidant?  Well, Acai, though a great source, is not the only one, though it’s the first one that most people think of when asked.

Are There Vegetables That Are High In Anitoxidants?


Keep in mind that it’s not only fruits that have great antioxidant properties.  Even vegetables have them.  As a matter of fact, some veggies are loaded with anitoxidants. Red beans, pinto beans and kidney beans all rate very high in the anitoxidant charts.  You might also want to look at artichokes which rate very high on the free-radicals remover scale.

Blueberries, prunes and strawberries are multiple providers in the way of fruits.   

Nuts, especially pecans, russet potatoes and plums are also providers of various types of antioxidants.

If you’re planning on using a variety of foods for your antioxidant diet plans, keep in mind that some foods contain more antioxidants than others but don’t let that stop you from using all of the great antioxidants food sources.  You can’t go wrong with any of them.

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antioxidantfuits 150x150 Antioxidant Fruit and Free Radical Ratings

 

Antioxidant fruit consumption is one of the very best ways we have
of naturally defusing free radicals in our bodies.  Antioxidant foods
are gaining significant popularity and of those foods, fruits are the
most popular of all.  Most any fruit will have some anti free-radical
action, however, did you know that the actual ability to absorb free
radicals can be measured?  That’s right.  There is a scale that is used
to measure the amount of free radical absorption in practically any
food.  It’s called the Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (or ORAC).
 
“Free radicals” is a term used to describe the inadvertantly
released oxygen molecules that are bouncing around in our bodies causing
all kinds of havoc.  they have been associated with various diseases
and a more rapid aging process. 
Antioxidants are the substances that absorb and put a stop to the
destructive forces of free radicals.  They actually cause an exhange of
electrons and quite the free radicals from bouncing from one substance
to another and thereby causing the tremendous damage to tissues.
How Does The ORAC Test Work?
This standardized ORAC test measures the specific antioxidant
activity for foods and other free radical absorbing substances.  It
tells us which foods are the richest free radical killers.  This helps
us determine which of the foods we want to eat if our purpose is to
provide antioxidants for our system through our diet.
It is highly suggested that a diet rich in ORAC antioxidant fruit
will significantly slow the aging process down.  They will also aid in
prevention and the cure of certain diseases.
This is why it is so important that every meal should consist of at
least one of the antioxidant fruits.  The following is a listing of
some of the most popular antioxidant fruit and their ORAC numbers. The
higher the score, the better.  Use this information to plan your daily
meals and strengthen your body’s immune system.
Of course, they’re best if you can get them fresh, but if fresh antioxidant fruit is not available, use frozen or canned.
How Do The Different Antioxidant Fruits Stack Up?
*Acai 18,500
*Apple 207
*Apricot 175
*Banana 210
*Blackberries 2,036
*Blueberries 2,400
*Cranberries 1,750
*Cherries 670
*Grapefruit, pink 483
*Grapes, White 460
*Honeydew Melon 97
*Kiwi Fruit 610
*Noni 1,506
*Oranges 750
*Peach 170
*Pear 110
*Prunes 5,770
*Pomegranates 3,307
*Plums 949
*Red Grapes 739
*Raisins/Dark Grapes 2,830
Raspberries 1,220
Strawberries 1,540
Watermelon 100
Notice that Pomegranate, Acai and raisins/grapes have the highest
rating.  It’s no wonder that there is such a rage about Acai juices and
Pomegranate diets.  These are the super antioxidant foods and provide
the greatest degree of free radical protection.  Of course no one wants
to eat the same things over and over so a nice balance needs to be
achieved.
For instance, if a person is eating Acai berries with an ORAC score
of 18,500, that’s going to be hard to beat but the taste of Acai may
not be something everyone wants to experience every day.  Instead, they
can substitute 9 times the Acai berry serving througout the day and
achieve the same results.  Now, 9 times seems like a lot but it can be
broken down into as many servings as one wants.  For instance, if 1/2
ounce of Acai is eaten every day, it would only take 4 1/2 ounces of
raisins to reach the same ORAC number.  The 4 1/2 ounces can be consumed
in as many helpings per day as desired.  If a person wants to they can
eat 1 ounce of raisins 4 times during the day and have pretty close to
the same quality of ORAC as one 1/2 ounce serving of Acai berries.   See
how it works?
One can exchange, mix or mingle the various antioxidant fruit variations and get a high degree of free radical protection.
Acai berry fruit drink is becoming extremely popular simply because the
actual juice itself is a highly sought after supply of natural
antioxidants.
So, if you like fruits better than veggies, there’s no reason why
you shouldn’t be able to consume a highly nutritious meal with lots of 
antioxidant power in it.  Just eat as much fruit as you want and
exchange one for another whenever you get tired of any particular fruit
taste.
Now that you know this information, there’s really no reason why you can’t eat all the antioxidant fruits that your heart desires, and in the process, gain excellent nutritional health.

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