May 14, 2019 3 min read 22 Comments
We’ve all heard of antioxidants being good for us but what exactly are they, how much do we need, and what are the best sources to get these magical substances.
Firstly, oxidative stress causes free radicals that we are exposed to daily. Free radicals can cause damage to proteins, DNA, and cells that if not fought off can lead to disease. This is where antioxidants come in, the naturally found substance protects our cells from damage. Cells can be damaged naturally through aging which is also reduced by antioxidants like vitamin C that is a common ingredient in anti-aging serums.
Research suggests that on average we need 8-11,000 antioxidants per day in order to not experience damage from oxidative stress. You may be wondering, how and where am I going to get that many! Lucky for you, I have compiled 10 easy ways to get your antioxidant units daily even on those busy work days.
Red beans, Kidney Beans, Pinto beans
Beans are an easy food to add into your meals if you're already making some pasta or salad add in a cup of beans or even into soups and stews!
Yes CHOCOLATE - I repeat dark CHOCOLATE
What else is there to say there is nothing easier than just grabbing a few pieces of dark chocolate to get those extra antioxidants in for the day and a nice rich flavour.
Pecans can be added into salads for an extra crunch and extra antioxidants.
Namely Blueberries, Goji Berries, Elderberries and Strawberries ( all of which you can find in The Amazing Company Teas)
Skip the banana you usually grab and have a bowl of berries instead or buy frozen berries and toss them in a smoothie to amp up your antioxidants.
You can add matcha into smoothies, drink it as a latte, or just a regular tea that can get you those antioxidants.
There are a lot of black tea lovers out there so keep having your morning tea to aid in your antioxidant units.
You can roast them on the BBQ, chop them up and add them to sauces, or even just cook them as a nice side dish for your dinner.
Spices are an easy way to get in antioxidants you can add them into your food or drinking them in teas and smoothies!
Adding herbs to your meals for extra flavour will also give you extra antioxidants so a two for one deal on a delicious meal!
Add these two leafy greens to anything! A sandwich, skip the lettuce and make a kale salad, blend them in a smoothie and you can't even taste them.. the list goes on of the ways to use these to take your antioxidant game up.
We’ve already talked about turmeric in these blogs but this holy grail spice can be added into food, smoothies, and tea in order to pump up the antioxidants.
Hopefully, now that you’ve got a few easy add on ideas you’ll go out and get your antioxidants in to maintain a healthy functioning immune system whilst also keeping yourself young!
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May 23, 2019
Great info!
May 23, 2019
That’s good to know! I eat spinach salad with berrries almost everyday so I think I’m on track lol
May 23, 2019
Nice! I will bookmark this article. Thank you for sharing this informative article.
May 22, 2019
berries are hands down my favorite to get antioxidants.
May 22, 2019
Antioxidants are very important and they can save us from a lot of potential health conditions. I eat spinach at least once a week and love all the benefits. Apart from the health benefits, it also tastes great!
May 22, 2019
Black tea, green tea, dark chocolate and kale is always in my eating list but I did not know that they r so helpful!
May 22, 2019
Oh yes I love me some matcha!
May 22, 2019
Most of these are in our foods in Japan. So glad to read this article.
May 22, 2019
I would not consider myself as tea lover but I do drink it for its health benefits, particularly green and oolong teas.
May 21, 2019
You got me at dark chocolate my friend.
May 21, 2019
Green tea is not my favorite. Pecans & Berries will help!
May 21, 2019
Green Tea is very good. If you didn’t try yet please try it. Turmeric is also one of my favorite natural facepack.
May 21, 2019
I can’t find some of the items here. But, I will start adding beans and berries to the diet :)
May 20, 2019
I always love health tips… thanks for sharing!
May 20, 2019
These are all such fantastic foods! Great post, great super foods!
May 20, 2019
I do eat fruits every day and I am happy that the strawberries season has just started. I do love spices as well and just ordered some sumac, I am looking forward to trying cooking with it.
May 20, 2019
I love Matcha! Great recommendations here!
May 20, 2019
My two favorites are the fruits and the dark chocolate!
May 20, 2019
Love this list of antioxidants. I always knew it’s green tea, but beans is a surprise.
May 20, 2019
Glad to now there are multiple ways to get the nutrients we need to fight off bad stuff. Berries and teas have been what I eat.
May 20, 2019
Interesting post. Dark chocolate and berries it is for me then.
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May 25, 2019
Wow, Lovely Idea! for removing antioxidant I will definitely save this post!