Antioxidants in Fruits
April 30, 2008
It is hard to believe but one of the ways to help prevent certain cancers relies on the compounds found in a number of plants that are known to have antioxidant properties. These phytonutrients are able to protect us from other illnesses as well as many diseases. Discoveries are being made all the time with in excess of 900 compounds catalogued already; more are being discovered all the time and the whole area of nutrition and preventative health care is opening up. Recent studies have indicated the phytonutrients found in fruit provide a whole host of natural health benefits; cherries for instance are able to reduce the pain in joints and blueberries have anti-aging properties. A must see: Antioxidant loaded fruits.
Unrecognized for many years, the properties contained in the blueberry are only just now being appreciated with many antioxidant compounds contained in a fruit with very low sugar content. The easiest way to inject concentrated amounts of these fruits is by drinking juice every day; this will help improve our healing ability and blood circulation. Not content with helping to prevent illness, these antioxidants also help fight disease and infection. The health benefits of apples are now being researched with a reduced chance of coronary disease being one of these.
Phytochemicals which can be an aid to our health are even contained in citrus fruits. The health benefits of tart cherries are now being researched as a way to help those who suffer with joint conditions because they contain anti-inflammatory properties. The benefits of vitamins B, C, E and certain other minerals are well studied and widely known. Phytoalexins, also antioxidants like resveratrol, are found in mulberries, blackberries and blueberries have special properties which prevent infection and viruses.
These amazing compounds seem to benefit the elderly with many properties that help reduce conditions found in aging like Alzheimer’s, heart disease, blood pressure and stoke. The benefit of tomatoes has been in the news recently with the hopes that it contains anti-cancer properties as well as those that can help prevent heart disease. However, the use of concentrated tomatoes in the form of juice, sauces and puree can increase the intake level of this fruit dramatically. Some of the most important phytonutrients so far found have been discovered in watermelons. Now that this information has been made available, are you going to wait to have a serious condition before you start consuming more fruit?
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