The human diet has always been made up of fruits and vegetables.
Mankind has depended upon nature to provide it with a natural source of
food. But as humans developed so did the ability to create cheaper
processed food. Unfortunately these cheaper food sources such as canned,
boxed or frozen foods don't contain the same vital nutrients that
natural fruits and vegetables provide. And thus the influx of lifestyle diseases such as Alzheimer's,
asthma, atherosclerosis, cancers, cirrhosis, COPD, diabetes, heart
disease, metabolic syndrome, osteoporosis, stroke, depression, and
obesity. Read more...
Antioxidants are all the rage now a days. With the increased amount of knowledge, information and data available about antioxidants, the public is becoming more aware of why we need to include antioxidants in our diets. Our bodies are made up of thousands of unique combinations of substances and chemicals most of which have been identified through medical science. However, understanding what these chemicals do in our bodies is a different story completely. The term antioxidant was originally used for a chemical that prevented the consumption of oxygen. Now it is more commonly known as a chemical that reduces the rate of oxidation reactions. Read more...
