A sliced apple becomes brown. Bread becomes stale after a while. A cut on the skin becomes painful and inflamed. These are all examples of a natural process known as oxidation and it happens to all cells in nature including those in the human body.

To help protect the body from the dangers of oxidation, Mother Nature has provided thousands of wonderful antioxidants in the form of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, seeds, nuts and pulses. In the battle to combat free radicals your body’s best defence is the antioxidant. Antioxidants are crucial to health and yet few of us are getting even half the amount we need.

Redressing the Balance

So, what are free radicals and how do we avoid and remove them? Free radicals are everywhere unfortunately and it’s very difficult to limit or prevent exposure to them especially if you live in a big city or work in certain environments. Pollution, cigarette smoke, chemicals in processed foods, and alcohol are just some of the factors that can create free radicals in the body. Of course, smoking and drinking alcohol can be avoided or reduced so that’s a great start to removing free radicals.

The chain reactions caused by free radicals are believed to be a major cause of the aging process and disease development. It’s therefore essential that you do all you can to combat the build-up of free radicals in your body and stop them in their tracks. Antioxidants stop the chain reaction of free radicals breaking them up and effectively stopping them growing or causing damage to healthy cells. You have no doubt heard of the benefits of an antioxidant-rich lifestyle and that theory looks set to stay.

Beat Free Radical Damage Boosting your diet naturally with food and supplements packed with antioxidants is a great way to ensure you fight those free radicals from the inside and stop them from doing lasting and harmful damage and speeding up the aging process. Toxins and free radicals need to be flushed out of the system before they can do harm to cell regeneration, so it’s important you get enough antioxidants, vitamins and minerals to win the war on aging and cell damage.

Omega 3 oils, whole grains, protein, fruit and vegetables and Chia seeds are all great ways to fight the build-up of free radicals in the body. Giving you complete peace of mind that you are doing all you can to protect, heal and grow healthy cells and protect your whole body from the signs and effects of aging.