The purpose of this website is to educate you on how antioxidants, like Acai berries can improve your health. You will learn how free radicals wreak havoc on your healthy cells…the beginning stage for disease. As you become educated, you will learn how to identify which antioxidant rich foods are the best for you.

Would I get your attention if I knew of a magic potion that could potentially rid you of your arthritic pains, improve your cholesterol levels, improve your sex life or have anti-aging effects? What is this potion I am referring to? It’s Antioxidants, a family of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients.

I am sure you have seen or heard the word anti-oxidants. But what are antioxidants? They counteract or prevent the damaging effects of oxidation in tissues. Research has shown they support many functions and structures of the human body including the skin, recovery from trauma, immune system and to help counteract the effects of aging.

As I get older, I am noticing my body does not work they way it once did. Most people I talk to about the aging process and its side effects, say “that is part of life.” But does it have to be? What if you could slow this process?

This is where anti-oxidants come to play. They neutralize free radicals. Free radicals are molecules produced during normal metabolism or as a result of an unhealthy diet or exposure to pollution, tobacco smoke and chemicals. They cause oxidation in the body, to illustrate, think of rust on metal. Free radicals damage may play a role in heart disease, cancer and other diseases.

What Can You Do?

By eating a variety of fruits and vegetables you too can begin living a healthy balanced lifestyle. Remember, I don’t want this website to sound like antioxidants are a one stop, quick fix health plan.

Not too long ago I came across an article that discussed the overall health of Americans. To summarize, ‘we are the most over fed, under nourished country in the world.’ How can that be? What about these packaging labels that say fat free, heart healthy or lower calories?

You might say to yourself, “I’ll be fine if I eat more fruits and vegetables.” While fruits and vegetables are still packed with more nutrition per calorie than any other foods, they aren’t as powerful as they once were.

Today’s inorganic produce has lower nutrient content than 45-50 years ago, largely because of depleted soil conditions. Health Magazine reports, “When comparing the content of 43 crops for 13 nutrients, scientists found that the average decline ranged from 6% to 38%.” (July 2005- “Fruits and Vegetables aren’t as Nutritious as They Used to Be.”)