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Acai vs. Free Radicals
Free
radicals are molecules that can damage our cellular
membranes and even our DNA.
Free radicals come from various pesticides,
preservatives, and pollutants in the air we breath. Free
radicals are produced when your body breaks down food, or
when you are exposed to environmental dangers such as
tobacco smoke and radiation. Free radicals can damage cells,
and may play a role in heart disease, cancer and other
diseases. Free radical damage is one of the primary causes
of immune weakness or dysfunction.
Your body produces free radicals when it
digests food, metabolizes medicine and fights disease.
These free radicals are necessary for our body to function
as it should but a buildup can damage the body. Antioxidants
have been found to slow or prevent the oxidation of our
cells and help subdue free radicals thus adding significance
to our overall health in terms of fighting these free
radicals.
The
Acai berry, found
in the amazon, is a great source of antioxidants. This berry is very rich in anthocyanin, an
antioxidant substance that helps to fight cholesterol and
destroy free radicals.1
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1
Zafra-Stone, Shirley.; Yasmin, Taharat. Berry anthocyanins
as novel antioxidants in human health and disease
prevention. Mol. Nutr. Food Res. 2007, 51, 675 – 683
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