truth about free radicals

We are exposed to free radicals every day via natural elements like the sun, which means they're pretty much unavoidable. Yet, we can intensify the levels of them in our bodies by making unhealthy lifestyle choices like consuming toxins and byproducts found in fast foods, caffeine and cigarettes. Basically, "the more toxic your lifestyle is, the more free radicals you're going to be exposed to," my friends says and i agree

And, since skin is the largest organ of the body, it's the most susceptible to free radical damage. So, in addition to wearing SPF topically, you can (and should) protect your skin internally by increasing your antioxidant consumption through diet and supplements, especially from organic one - residue from pesticides and fertilizers definitely has side effects too.

" Some of the Best Food Sources of Antioxidants, Vitamins, Minerals and Fiber from USDA study"

Foods are considered to be the preferred way of boosting antioxidant levels because they're considered to contain a wide array of antioxidant substances. Many of them are also high in vitamins, minerals and fiber. A USDA study analyzed the antioxidant content of commonly consumed foods.

Researchers tested over 100 foods. Here is a ranked list of the top 20 fruits, vegetables and nuts:
1.Small red bean (dried), 1/2 cup
2.Wild blueberry, 1 cup
3.Red kidney bean (dried), 1/2 cup
4.Pinto bean, 1/2 cup
5.Blueberry (cultivated), 1 cup
6.Cranberry, 1 cup (whole)
7.Artichoke (cooked hearts), 1 cup
8.Blackberry, 1 cup
9.Prune, 1/2 cup
10.Raspberry, 1 cup
11.Strawberry, 1 cup
12.Red delicious apple, 1
13.Granny Smith apple, 1
14.Pecan, 1 ounce
15.Sweet cherry, 1 cup
16.Black plum, 1
17.Russet potato, 1 cooked
18.Black bean (dried), 1/2 cup
19.Plum, 1
20.Gala apple, 1

From the American Chemical Society. "Largest USDA Study Of Food Antioxidants Reveals Best Sources."

some : antioxidants from organic food: garden of life , yogi , yummi bears and sambazon

" wonders of GOJI BERRY "

Goji berries has a host of wonderful benefits to human body and one covetable aspect of is its ability to transform you into a fit and slimmer individual. The issue of weight loss has long been an issue between health necessity and vanity.

Goji berries are considered to be an herbal supplement as they come in as a fruit that happened to contain most of necessary vitamins and nutrients to sustain a healthy life. More to that, taking goji berries has become an ordinary way of eating habits for many:

- Many people claim that their gout attacks were prevented with just drinking an ounce of goji juice a day.
- Many people claim that goji berries helped them with their Type 2 Diabetes in maintaining their blood glucose level in just a month of taking an ounce daily.
- Many people claim that their skin improved; mostly their warts decreasing and their skin becomes softer and more supple.
- Many people claim that occurrence of their back pain becomes lesser even to those who underwent back surgery, who have to take pain relievers, and who have to see chiropractors. Most of them got 95% improvement in their condition in just three months ofgoji juice intake.
- Many people claim that goji berries juice have helped them in lowering their blood cholesterol and triglycerides in less than a year with at least two ounces a day.

Goji berries has been known as a staple remedy for more than 2,000 years used by traditional Chinese people as a medicine. It’s even tagged as the “longevity fruit”, as these red berries have immune-enhancing properties.
Goji berries helps our immune system remarkably, Our body’s immune system is our defense against foreign invaders like bacteria, virus, carcinogens that cause cell, tissue, or organ damage. It can also malfunction in two ways—either not responding to pathogens that attack our body or assume that some part of our body is an invader, attack it, and cause a disease auto-immune disorders. These disorders can vary and manifest as allergies, cancers, rashes, joint pain, lupus, thyroid malfunctions, and many other.