The purpose of herbal antioxidants is to interfere with a high production of free radicals in the body.

Free radicals are electrons that have escaped from the oxygen molecule to create hydrogen peroxide, superoxide and other damaging molecules. Once these free radicals bounce into tissue cells, they start causing damage. Natural antioxidant supplements “quench” these free radicals, neutralizing them before they can cause damage.

Many people seem to think that the whole goal of herbal antioxidants or even nutrient antioxidants such as vitamin A, vitamin C and vitamin E is really to quench every one of these free radicals that are in the body. They think of them as evil invaders. However, there is a benefit that the body receives from free radicals: they kill infectious organisms.

Since the average person has too many free radicals compared to the level of antioxidants in the body, the free radicals do need to be quenched. There are herbs that have been researched, tested and shown to be loaded with powerful antioxidants.

Some of this research you may already be familiar with. Have you heard about the different berries and fruits that are high in antioxidants; ones such as the acai berry, noni fruit, and the goji berry? These antioxidant berries rank high on the ORAC scale of antioxidant potential.

Other natural antioxidants such as hawthorn berry are also full ofpolyphenols as is green tea, aloe vera, bilberry, ginkgo, grape seed, pine bark, and other herbs.

Since vitamins A, C and E are antioxidants, herbs high in these nutrients are sought after as well.

Vitamin C is found in high amounts in the Amazon rainforest herb, camu camu and acerola berries. Rose hips and cayenne pepper are also high in vitamin C. These herbs also are high in bioflavonoids.

Herbs high in Vitamin A include those that are high in beta carotene. One herb extremely high in vitamin A is parsley.

Herbs high in Vitamin E are pretty rare but some food and fruits have high vitamin C values. Oils are generally high in vitamin E.

Your body does what it can to fight of the age and disease but by taking a powerful herbal antioxidant formula daily, you’d be giving your body a huge helping hand.

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P.S. Did you know that omega 3 fish oil is also a powerful antioxidant and a great anti-aging supplement that positively affects you from head to toe. Even if you are on other supplements, you need to be on fish oil daily as well.