Aging with Antiaging Antioxidant and its Different Forms

Every year we are reminded of our age when our birthday approaches. Mentally we say to ourselves we will be young forever, but we cannot deny the fact that our body ages and our strength deteriorates. This, as we know it, happens even more rapidly as we grow beyond 60 years old. What we don’t know is what causes this process. It’s called oxidizing, where our body cells when functioning oxidize and produce energy called metabolism.

For some people, this happens at en extensive rate, even when they are young. It is in their body’s immune and defense system which protects them from getting old and all sort of diseases and this comes to down to having an antiaging antioxidant in the body to slow down this aging process.

Antiaging antioxidant is a type of chemical which neutralizes the free radicals that are produced during the oxidizing process into harmless elements, so that those radicals do not destroy the body cells and contribute to aging, as well as leading to various diseases.

It is commonly believed that antioxidants can prevent chronic diseases, such as heart disease and diabetes too. Thus, we need to eat healthy food everyday, making sure that the level of antioxidants in our body is always at a safe level.


Common Foods and High Content of Antioxidants

Some common examples of foods that contain this antiaging antioxidant are fruits such as blueberries, cranberries, blackberries, raspberries, strawberries, apples, and papayas. Vegetables that contain this antiaging antioxidant are: carrots, broccoli, tomatoes, cabbage, artichokes, asparagus, beets, spinach and many more. Other than fruits and vegetables, we can also find antioxidants in other foods such fish, certain type of oils, food additives and many more foods.

All these food above contain either of these nutrients, which are the antiaging antioxidant agents; Vitamin A, Vitamin B-6, Vitamin B-12, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Carotene, Folic acid, Selenium and others.


Supplements for better supply of antioxidants

Besides all these, antiaging antioxidant ingredients can also be found in many dietary supplements that are vastly available in pharmacies and clinics. Some of them are Alpha Lipoic acid, Alpha-Tocopherol, Beta-Carotene, Beta 1, 3-D Glucan, Lutein, Lycopene, Indole Carbinol 3, NAC (n- Acetyl Cysteine), SOD (Superoxide Dismutase), Selenium, Vitamin A and Vitamin C capsules.

These medicines and supplements are basically compact versions of antiaging antioxidant which provides the same amount of antioxidant levels as their natural resources, of which they are made from. In short, they are equivalent to natural foods such as brussel sprouts, kale, collard greens, broccoli, mustard greens, cabbage, cauliflower, tomatoes, red grapefruit, apricots, watermelon and many more.