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Antioxidants ‘a clean bill of health’ Kindle Edition

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With the increase in environmental pollution and other factors that trigger the production of free radicals in the body other than metabolism (alcohol, poor diet, radiation, infections as well as medications), there is no doubt that antioxidants are important when it comes to living a healthy life on a balanced diet. It is not a surprise that antioxidants have become the current buzzword in the nutritional world, with the manufacturers of food and supplements trying to convince their clients that their products are healthy due to their antioxidant content. This is not always true; not all products with antioxidants are healthy and the antioxidant content of foods does not directly relate to its level of healthiness but the rate of absorption of the substance. All in all, the antioxidants help eliminate the harmful effects of the free radicals that are increasingly released into the body. Free radicals released into body tissues are very important to one’s health because they help fight bacteria by boosting one’s immune system.

Free radicals are one of the many ROS (Reactive Oxygen Species) that contain oxygen molecules which are highly reactive to nucleic acids, enzymes, lipids found in membranes as well as proteins among other molecules that are small in size. When they are produced in excess, they can damage body cells, DNA and tissues leading into chronic ailments hence the significance of antioxidants. Body cells that are oxidized usually wear out hence breaking into small pieces with time. The role of antioxidants is to ensure that free radicals are stable in order to avoid the damages that occur to the body cells.

This book looks into the definition of an antioxidant, the myths and facts about them, types of antioxidants and what entails the antioxidant process, the benefits of antioxidants to health, their dietary supplements, foods rich in this mineral substance, their effects on preventing cancer and physical exercises and also a food for thought.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00CHILM32
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 22, 2013
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 250 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 69 pages

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Jennifer

A great guide for knowing the power of antioxidants

Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2013

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Antioxidants are very essential essences in processing the food we consume. Their role is to inhibit the growth of oxidative rancidity in fatty foods, mainly dairy and meat products and oily foods. Book describes useful role of antioxidants and deliberates how they are able to be efficiently browbeaten by the food industry, directing to naturally stirring antioxidants in reaction to the growing consumer skepticism towards artificial ingredients.

The combination of constancy information and very useful formulators makes it a good book to keep at your fingertips wherever you go. As people today continue to invent different kinds of food, it is sure that the accumulation of antioxidants in our daily food will also grow. Furthermore the approval of natural oils and fats in food we consume will carry on making the familiarity with antioxidants a vital thing.

I'd suggest this book to those people who are interested in refining their health and wellness with proper diet, constructive emotional methods, and a great spiritual wellbeing.

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Lawrence Jackson

What to know about antioxidants

Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2015

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This book is well worth the time and money to invest in knowledge that is valuable to you health and wellness. What you don't know will eventually hurt you, so take advantage of the good read and stay healthy.

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PH

Easy to read,informative.

Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2016

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Enjoyed , easy to read.

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kate.l

A Genuinely Interesting, Informative, Useful Study of Holistic Well-Being

Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2013

Author Matt Davids has put forth a great beginner's guide to understanding antioxidants, holistic well-being, free-radicals, and a number of other topics which have recently become the "buzz words" of the healthcare community. Davids makes a point of, instead of skimming over the most popular abbreviations, explaining antioxidants from the ground up, assuming that the reader needs the most basic of foundational explanations. This approach works well, laid out logically, leading the reader first through the basics (definitions and a brief but sufficient history of this relatively new approach to healthcare); it transitions naturally into his methods and research into how how he believes society should be utilizing antioxidants to improve overall health.

Davids, while giving the most rudimentary of explanations, still manages to convey this necessary information to the reader while speaking as a peer talking to a peer, instead of condescending to the reader, as is the habit of many writers who specialize in this field of research. The topic of healthcare and well-being can easily become dry and boring in its scientific roots, but Davids manages to avoid boring the reader by efficiently applying his enthusiastic and earnest style.

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Martin

Good book...

Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2013

I have read a lot about free radicals in the body and antioxidants as a solution to limit them. That's the reason I bought this book. The book itself confirmed my belief that free radicals are an underrated threat to our health as they can damage the body cells and even the DNA when they are produced in excess. I found it interesting to read about certain myths that are often talked about regarding antioxidants. Very interesting has been the explanation of the effects that they have on cancer, even though this is certainly a topic of discussion. I can recommend the book to everyone, who is interested in health related topics. The language that is used in the book is easy to understand, which makes the book a pleasure to read. I also liked that the author explained what antioxidants are and how they work, this was nothing new to me, but it should be helpful to people who are new to this topic.

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