Antioxidants

The modern lifestyle seems to be getting busier every year. As we push our bodies to do more, see more and be more, we are to exposed free radicals, inflammation and stress which can damage our cells. This creates an urgent need for more nutrients to protect us, especially antioxidants. But how? Getting the right balance and variety is not always possible, for many reasons including lack of time, nutrition knowledge, restrictive diets or avoidanceof certain foods for health, religious or preferences, seasonal availability, poor food quality and malabsorption syndromes.

In the world of nutraceutical supplements, the sources of specific antioxidants include:

• Multivitamins like vitamin A, C, E
• Minerals such as zinc, selenium, copper, manganese
• Amino acids such as lycine, glutamine, histidine, arginine, glutathione and lipoic acid
• Omega-3 fatty acids like eicosapentaenoic (EPA) and doxosahexaenoic (DHA) acids
• Polyphenols that are mainly herbs
• Carotenoids (Beta-carotene, lutein, zeaxanthin, lycopene) making carrots orange and tomatoes red
• Anthocyanins (cranberry, resveratrol, bilberry, soybean, hibiscus) responsible for the red, purple, blue and even black colour pigments of foods
• Flavonols give many foods their yellow hue like curcumin, turmeric, quercetin, aspalathin-rich rooibos extracts)
• Isoflavonoids – soybeans, tofu, lentils, peas and milk
• Allium sulphur compounds (sulforaphane, allicin) like garlic, ginger, and mushrooms

Nativa Complex^® supplements contain a powerful combination of high levels of antioxidants, that offer health benefits beyond just immune health.