Best Antioxidant Dietary Supplement – The Acai Berry
Antioxidants are becoming the most talked about health and fitness trend in years. While we have always known that fruits, vegetables, and vitamins were good for us, we are just starting to realize how helpful antioxidants are to our bodies. Let’s discuss what an antioxidant is and then how you can best supplement your diet.
Inside your body, free radicals roam around and damage your cells. I won’t get into more details, but if you want to know more, head over to Wikipedia and you can get more information. Ok, so we have established that there are things called free radicals in your body and they are bad news. Now, let’s look at how we can fix that.
Antioxidants are the key to neutralizing these free radicals. It isn’t this simple, but for our purposes, let’s say that one antioxidant kills one free radical. Free radicals are pretty much a given so we have to keep putting more antioxidants into our body so we can keep neutralizing the free radicals and stop the damage they cause.
You may be wondering what kind of benefits to expect from increasing your antioxidant consumption as you neutralize more free radicals. Well, it is different for each person, but many people feel more energy and even lose weight. In theory, as the free radicals stop destroying cells, your body stays healthier and doesn’t age as fast. Yep, many people say they can actually slow the aging process. Sounds pretty good to me.
The last thing to discuss is where to get these extra antioxidants. You get them when you eat certain fruits like blueberries, pomegranates, and the ever popular acai berry. You can also get antioxidants from vegetables like broccoli. The thing you need to be concerned with is how many antioxidants are in the different fruits and vegetables and how you can add them to your diet. You have 2 options here, you can either eat the fruits and vegetables or you can buy a dietary supplement to get them. Many people opt for the supplement because it is easier and usually cheaper than buying a bunch of extra fresh fruits which can spoil in a matter of days.
I am not going to give you a complete listing of antioxidant values. I’m not even going to try to explain what the number mean (mainly because I don’t know myself), but it is pretty easy to see that 200 ORAC is more than 100 ORAC. More is better.
While I have not seen the actual scientific studies that produced these results, I have seen them in many different places so I think it is highly likely they are accurate.
- Broccoli – 900 ORAC
- Peach – 1,300 ORAC
- Strawberry – 2,600 ORAC
- Blueberry – 3,200 ORAC
- Pomegranate – 10,500 ORAC
- Acai Berry – 18,400 ORAC
That’s all I really have to share. The choice is up to you, but if I was making the decision, I would pick the food with the highest value. I would also get it in a supplement instead of eating it whole because it is way more efficient and cheaper. On top of that, I don’t really like fruits and vegetables very much and swallowing a supplement is easier than eating a bunch of fruits and vegetables.
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Before starting any diet or exercise program, check with your doctor to make sure you don’t have any health related issues that would prevent you from safely dieting or exercising.
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