Make Your Own Antioxidant Drinks
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With the new knowledge that antioxidants are probably the best of the best foods for everyone, it’s noted that a lot of people simply don’t have the time or the gumption to eat all the antioxidant foods that they should. No problem. We now have a plethora of antioxidant drinks that anyone can choose from.
You’ve got Noni antioxidant drinks, Acai antioxidant drinks, Pomegranate antioxidant drinks and, well…you get the picture, right? They’re everywhere so there’s really no more excuse for not getting your daily nutritional needs of antioxidants.
There’s also the option, if you have a few minutes at night and a good juicer, to make your own antioxidant drinks, fresh from the fruits and vegetables to your mouth and into your system. If you do it this way, you’ll be sure to be getting the freshest and probably the most wholesome of the antioxidant foods.
So, if you do decide that you want to make your own antioxidant drinks, exactly what should you make them out of?
Well, let’s run through a few of the readily available sources of the major antioxidants and you can make your own choices.
We’ll simply give a quick list of the product and a few of it’s main antioxidant properties. In the future, we’ll have a complete list of each of these antioxidant foods and an article dedicated to each of them. For now, feel free to look up additional information on each food.
Mangosteen: This fruit is loaded with phytonutrients and xanthones, both are widely recognized and very powerful antioxidant chemicals.
Ginseng: Holds an immune system enhancer called ginsenocide, which, as the name implies, is NOT a “killer of ginsens.” It actually enhances the neurological system.
Goji Berry: Also known as Wolfberry, it is chock full of Omega 3 and 6 nutrients as well as zeaxanthins and polysaccharides.
Sea Buckthorn Berry: Known to hold over 190 difference bioactive substances. A very powerful Super Food.
Reishi Mushroom: This lone antioxidant food will often literally “cure what ails ya.” It is full of immune system enhancers.
Acai Berry: Ah, the current reigning “king of antioxidants,” it too, is full of powerful antioxidant chemicals and lots of Omega 3s and 6s.
Noni Fruit: Is known to carry large amounts of phytocheicals like lignans, polysaccharides, flavenoids, catechins and Omega fatty acids.
Aloe Vera: Has 20+ known active antioxidant compounds, 20 minerals and 20 different amino acids plus 12 different vitamins. Wow!
Grape Seed: Has tremendous cardiovascular benefits and contains Resveratrol.
White Tea: Young tea leaves contain chemicals that increase the body’s own catechins.
Acerola: Plenty of Vitamin C…like 14 times more than an orange. Great immune system booster.
Grape skin: Again…cardio enhancer containing lots of Resveratrol.
Aronia Berry: Rich source of phenolic phytochemicals, especially anthocyanins, another powerful antioxidant substance.
Wow! That should give you some ideas for making your own drinks. Don’t forget to add some fresh healthy vegetables in there too, like tomatoes, broccoli and carrots, all containing essential antioxidants, vitamins and minerals.
Now, we know that you can make your own antioxidant drink if you want to but what if you want to buy an antioxidant drink right off the shelf?
Following is a listing of the top ten commercially produced antioxidant drinks or juices.
| Name | ORAC/liter | ORAC/ounce |
| Phenolomenal Balance | 62,260 | 1842 |
| Naturally Thai Mangosteen | 33,010 | 1036 |
| Xango | 34,138 | 1010 |
| Mona Vie | 23,384 | 692 |
| Naked Juice | 20,089 | 594 |
| Fusion 4 | 17,794 | 526 |
| Tahitian Noni | 17,730 | 525 |
| Sambozon Acai Juice | 14,443 | 427 |
| Naturally Noni | 13,818 | 409 |
| Odwalla | 11,585 | 343 |
So, you can forget the usual and now “quite lame” excuse that you don’t have the time to eat the right nutritional foods. As a matter of fact, you now have very few legitimate excuses.
So, do yourself a humongous favor and start drinking your antioxidants. Antioxidant drinks and juices are available almost everywhere.
