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Be Antioxidants Best Friend

Uncledshow-Antioxidants!! They fight deadly “free radicals,” protecting your cells from the ravages of oxidation. They can stave off the ills of aging and lengthen life spans by years — they may even prevent cancer. To find antioxidants, you don’t need to reach for a special phone or cast a bright signal upon a menacing cloud. You just need to know what to put in your shopping cart.

What are antioxidants?

To understand antioxidants, you need to know about oxidation. As living, breathing organisms, we need oxygen to live. Unfortunately, some oxygen compounds are highly reactive and can cause the destructive process of oxidation. If you want to know what oxidation looks like, find some rust. It’s one of the most recognizable results of oxidation and it’ll give you a good idea of what the chemical process can do to your body.

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Leave a Comment August 6, 2009

Be Ready To Create Your Healthy Dessert

Desserts are the symbol of high-calorie and high-fat meals. But have you ever thought about how healthy they can be, which ones are quite healthy and how you could make the others healthier ?

Everything that contains lots of fruit, little fat (like cream or mascarpone) and sugar is already healthy. For the not yet healthy recipes that you don’t want to do without, try the following tips!

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Leave a Comment July 13, 2009