Antioxidants

So? After discovering what do Free Radicals really are, next is the obvious question: What is the solution for the free radicals?

The most effective and proven form of protection against free radical damages are antioxidants.
Why? because excess free radicals can be inhibited, to a certain extent, by compounds called antioxidants.

Hundreds of studies shown that antioxidants are very effective at neutralizing free radical chain reactions and slowing down free radical activity, even before they can do any harm in the body.

Many types of antioxidant enzymes like super oxide dismutase (SOD), catalase, and glutathione peroxidase are produced in our bodies. These are nature's weapons to fight free radicals.

Thankfully, we have may options on our side. Antioxidants can be taken through our diet/supplements and also in a topical manner.

A crucial part in fighting oxygen free radicals is with anti-oxidants provided by vegetables and fruit. Minerals like manganese, selenium, zinc and copper are very important to strenghten your body.

Vitamins C and E work together. Vitamin C is essential for protection of the lipoproteins of the cell membranes as well as being important in “reconditioning” vitamin E once it has been used up in fighting a free radical. Vitamin C allows vitamin E to become an antioxidant once again.

These vitamins potentiate the sunscreens, and they have the advantage that they are absorbed into the skin cells and because of that, are water-proof.

Green Tea reduces the visible appearance of sun damage as well as reversing sun damage.

Lycopene, assists in slowing down the process of visible signs of aging.

Lutein, significantly reduces free radical activity. 


The important point to remember is that there is no superior anti-oxidant which outranks any other antioxidant.  Various antioxidants are required for various metabolic systems, various tissue compartments and lipid- or water-based chemicals. The best protection comes from having as many various free radical scavengers as possible.