| It's not unusual matter if you are asked to | | | | free radicals which our body may not maintain |
| consume fresh fruit and vegetables to prevent | | | | anymore. Luckily, we have the nature to help us |
| cancer. Once you took those foods rich with | | | | live longer. |
| antioxidant, you are preventing various kinds of | | | | Yes, the nature produces many important |
| diseases from your body. | | | | substances that function as good antioxidant. Food |
| Okay, so what's the correlation between cancer | | | | nutrients and botanicals they produce have great |
| and antioxidant? Have you got information on | | | | roles in improving body's health. To be exact, |
| those two subjects? Of course you know that | | | | fresh foods like fruits and vegetables provide |
| cancer is very dangerous, and that it may take | | | | antioxidants other than those you can get from |
| your life away if it's not treated well or earlier. | | | | pills. Thus, eating them will prevent you from |
| One of the ways of preventing cancer is by | | | | cancer and many other diseases caused by free |
| taking antioxidant. Now let us see further details | | | | radicals. Talking about fresh foods, oranges, peas, |
| about antioxidant and how it's going to make our | | | | and cauliflower contain a very high capacity of |
| body healthy. | | | | antioxidant. |
| Our body naturally produces chemical elements | | | | What you might not now is that antioxidant may |
| (reactive molecules) called free radicals. They can | | | | prevent prostate cancer, which is mostly found in |
| cause permanent damage to our cells. Cancer, | | | | men. There is a study that finds a good, |
| aging, and cardiovascular disease are the causes | | | | protective effect in selenium. High blood levels of |
| of this damage. To protect us from these | | | | selenium decrease the risk of advanced prostate |
| diseases, antioxidant plays a great role. | | | | cancer. Thus, men who consume high levels of |
| Antioxidant protects body cells from the bad | | | | selenium significantly decrease prostate cancer |
| impacts of free radicals, such as pollution, exhaust | | | | risk. Selenium is mostly found in most plant foods |
| fumes, radiation, certain drugs, chemical exposure, | | | | and in some meats and shellfish. If you are nuts |
| and even processed food. How can you get this | | | | lovers, you are very lucky, as they are good |
| antioxidant then? Actually, our body has built | | | | sources of selenium. |
| natural methods of antioxidant in order to | | | | So now you have gathered information about the |
| neutralize the free radicals. However, today's | | | | correlation of antioxidant and cancer. Will you start |
| environment is hazardous and has increased more | | | | a healthier lifestyle now? Yes? Great! |