Antioxidants – What Are They?

Antioxidants are nutrients that are present in the food that we consume. You can also purchase various nutritional supplements that are chalk full of antioxidants. Antioxidants can repair and prevent oxidative damage that often occurs to our body. Bi-products are naturally produced in our bodies when our body cells use oxygen. This can [...]

Antioxidants: Combating Aging and Disease

Wouldn’t we all like to age gracefully (if at all for that matter!) and ward off the wrinkly signs and ill symptoms for as long as possible. Keys to longevity may be more accessible than we think, and it appears our diets play a critical role. Antioxidants are the knights in shining armor that subjugate [...]

Nutrition, Antioxidants and Brain Health, Oh My!

The relationship between antioxidants and brain health is the subject of on-going research. The subject of brain food health, so to speak, is relatively new, although we’ve known about fish for many years.

Fish is considered the ultimate brain food because of the “gray matter” is primarily composed of an omega-3 fatty acid known as DHA. [...]