Anti Aging Antioxidants
The Best and Most Powerful

Anti Aging Antioxidants have the ability to drastically slow down the aging process!

Antioxidants protect our cells from harmful free radicals. They are free radical scavengers which have the ability to repair damaged cells.

Although the most important anti aging antioxidants are Vitamins A, C and E, scientist have discovered that certain chemicals in plants, fruit and vegetables have the ability to destroy the oxidised free radical molecules and repair the cell.

Nature's most powerful antioxidants are hydroxytyrosol, zeaxanthin, alpha and beta-carotene, lutein, lycopene, anthocyanin, cryptoxanthin, xanthophyll, epicatechin, quercetin, punicalagins and ellagic, chlorogenic, gallic, ferulic and caffeic acids from chococolate, berries and fruits.

Anti aging antioxidants have become an important part in our diet for prevention of diseases and maintaining a healthy life. They are most important when it comes to antiaging and are a must for the daily consumption.

ORAG Units

ORAC stands for Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity and is the standardised measurement of the total antioxidant power of a substance. Antioxidant power is the ability to neutralize oxygen free radicals. The more free radicals a substance can absorb, the higher it's ORAC score. Nutritionists recommend that we consume around 5000 ORAC units per day to significantly impact antioxidant activity in the body and reduce free radical damage. One serving (half a cup) of fruits or vegetables provides approximately 500 ORAC units. If you're not eating at least 10 servings of fruits and vegetables a day, you're not getting the recommended amount of ORAC units to mop-up the damage caused by free radicals in your body every day.

Antioxidant supplements are an easy way to get all the recommended units on a daily basis.

Anti aging antioxidant supplements contain concentrated forms of high effective antioxidants which protect our cells from free radical damage.

Best Anti Aging Antioxidants

Amino Acids

In the group of Amino Acids fall Alpha Lipoic Acid, Cysteine, Glutamine, Glutathione, Methionine and N-acetylcysteine.

Alpha-Lipoic-Acid is the antioxidant which contains the highest level of anti aging properties. Amino Acids are the building blocks of proteins, crucial in the formation of enzymes, hormones and antibodies.

Benefits:

• Antioxidant
• Anti-disease
• Treats and detoxes the liver
• Enhance the action of Vitamin C and E
• Protects the retina in eyes

Found in Meat and Vegetable (Spinach)

Flavonoids

Flavonoids are natural occurring chemicals in plants with Antioxidant action. Flavonoids are the pigment that give the fruit or vegetable its colour.

Flavonoids have been referred to as "nature's biological response modifiers" because of strong experimental evidence of their inherent ability to modify the body's reaction to allergens, viruses, and carcinogens.

They show anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial and anti-cancer activity. In addition, flavonoids act as powerful antioxidants, protecting against oxidative and free radical damage.

Consumers and food manufacturers have become interested in flavonoids for their medicinal properties, especially their potential role in the prevention of cancers and cardiovascular disease. The beneficial effects of fruit, vegetables, and tea or even red wine have been attributed to flavonoid compounds rather than to known nutrients and vitamins.

Benefits:

• Free radical scavengers
• Strengthen Capillary Walls
• Works in synergy with Vitamin A, C and E
• Inhibits the breakdown of collagen
• Protects from radiation, chemicals, heavy metals
• Anti-disease

Found in Plants, Fruit, Vegetables and herbs as well as blueberries.

Grapeseed Extract and The French Paradox

Grapeseed has one of the highest concentration of Flavonoids.

Antioxidants in Wine

The French are known for drinking plenty of wine. Even though their diet is rich in fats, their heart disease rate is surprisingly low.

The key is the Flavonoids in wine. It does not matter if it's red or white as the seed is the secret.

Enjoy 1-2 glasses per day. Any more than that would be damaging to the liver and have more aging than anti aging effects!

Carotenoids

Carotenoids are phytonutrients and give the fruit and vegetables their orange, yellow and red colour. Also called Provitamin A

In this group of antioxidants fall Alpha-Carotene, Beta-Carotene, Cryptoxanthin, Lutein and Zeaxanthin, Lycopene.

Please refer to Anti Aging Vitamins for more information.

• Source of Vitamin A
• Reduce the risk of DNA damage
• Protect the skin from harmful Ultraviolet radiation

Found in vegetables which are orange, yellow or red in colour.

Co-Enzyme Q-10

The scientific word for Co-Enzyme Q-10 this nutrient is ubiquinone or ubiquinol. Q 10 is so important that we could not live without it! It is found in almost every one of our body's cells where it's an essential component of the mitrochondria our cells energy producing unit.

Q10 is not considered a true vitamin because our liver is able to synthesis it, however this ability declines as we age. Our Q10 requirements may also increase with age or due to declined health. Our foods contain small quantities of Q10, but unfortunately not enough to raise blood and tissue levels.

Because of its ability to transfer electrons and therefore act as an antioxidant, Coenzyme Q has become a valued dietary supplement.

Q10 has the ability to improve heart health and blood sugar levels while helping manage high cholesterol and high blood pressure in individuals with diabetes. People who experience gum disease have been shown to have a Q10 deficiency. Q10 has also found to be of help in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.

Benefits:

• Improves cardiovascular system
• Q10 works together with the anti aging antioxidant Vitamin E
• General Antioxidant
• Supports the Immune System
• Prevention of oxidative damage to the brain
• Slow down various aspects of the aging process

Found in vegetables.

Vitamins A, C and E

These Vitamins have been classed as the most important Antioxidants.

Please refer to Anti Aging Vitamins for more information.

Minerals Selenium and Zinc

Minerals as antioxidants?

Selenium and Zinc have antioxidant properties and are the most anti aging minerals.

Please see Anti Aging Minerals for more information.

Herbs, Spices and Greens with Super Antioxidant Power

Some of the most powerful anti aging antioxidants are found in herbs, flowers, berries, spices and green foods.

Most good quality nutritional supplements contain a variety of these important antioxidants:

• Green Tea
• Garlic
• Hawthorn
• Bilberry
• Gingko
• Milk Thistle
• Marigold
• Green foods such as Wheat Grass, Spirolina, Aloe Vera, Jojoba and Jucca

Please see Anti Aging Herbs & Greens for more information.

Cocoa

Researches are finding a new Antioxidant almost every day. One of the latest new antioxidant is Cocoa.

Natural Cocoa-powder is rich in flavonoids. (See Bioflavonoids above)

Even though it may seem easy to get your daily antioxidants with your chocolate bar, its not quiet as easy as it seems.

Besides the high fat and sugar content, the levels of antioxidants in those foods is not high enough to do much good. Most chocolate products are highly processed and have lost their antioxidant power.

Go for very dark chocolate and natural cocoa powder instead.

How much Anti Aging Antioxidants do we need?

A good quality anti aging nutritional supplement would contain antioxidants in the right dosage.

Depending on your overall lifesyle you may need more. Factors include diet, work, home, stress, exercise, sleep etc.

The good thing is that is not likely to overdose on antioxidants!

Anti Aging Antioxidants facts

Some drugs cause antioxidant deficiency for examples Aspirin, Antihistamines, Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics, Cortisone

Any inflammation is releasing free radicals. If there are not enough antioxidants to counteract the inflammation, the condition could become chronic!

Daniela's Beauty Tip for Anti Aging Antioxidants

Antioxidants are free radical scavengers, helping to eleminate the free radicals produced by toxins and chemicals, radiation by the sun etc.

Anti Aging Antioxidants are also used in anti aging skin care to protect the skin from free radicals from the environment. However, antioxidants in skin care can only help to a small degree from free radical damage. An anti aging antioxidants in supplement form protecs your cells form the inside.

My experience has shown that someone who is very toxic usually has irritated, red-flushed skin, also known as "sensitive skin". Sensitive skin is often not a "skin type" you're born with, it can be a skin condition which is caused by the toxic state of your body or an overuse of skin products!

The skin reflects your bodies state of health!

By taking anti aging antioxidants you're not only helping to slow down the aging process and prevent from premature aging, you also help towards healthy and beautiful skin.

More About Anti Aging Nutrition

The Vitamins A, C and E are one of the most powerful antioxidants and are playing a very important role in slowing down the aging process. Foods that are rich in these vitamins should be included in your anti aging nutrition program.

Essential Fatty Acids are the super fat. There are Omega 3 and 6. Omega 9 is yet not classified as essential. Their benefits are reaching from the brain to the skin. You may even loose fat with fat!

The Top 3 anti aging herbs and greens you should have every day. Packed with antioxidants and other powerful vitamins, minerals and enzymes they are a great anti aging addition to every meal.

We need to drink water every day. So why not with water that has been super-charged and is full of health benefits.