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Being a fan of natural health, you\u2019ve probably heard the terms Antioxidant and Oxidization. Some natural health \u201cexperts\u201d have been swearing by this concept to cure pretty much anything from arthritis to cancer and heart attack.<\/p>\n
As always, when a new \u201cmagic cure\u201d is discovered, hundreds of ethical and unethical companies have jumped on the bandwagon promoting various Antioxidant supplements.<\/p>\n
But is this the magical solution it\u2019s made out to be? That\u2019s the issue of today\u2019s feature article. And just to not drag things out, the answer is; \u201cyes, kindof \u2026 but not in the way you\u2019d think.\u201d<\/p>\n
A controversial issue like this is no doubt going to raise some fun discussions. So please read on and make your comment below.<\/p>\n
In this article, I\u2019m not going to go into details of \u201cfree radicals\u201d and \u201cOxidation.\u201d We wrote a detailed article on this issue a few months ago that can be found here…<\/a><\/p>\n In short, Oxidation is when an oxygen molecules loses an electron, making it \u201cunstable\u201d or \u201cradiant.\u201d This is the most common form of \u201cfree-radicals\u201d and happens naturally throughout your body thousands of times throughout the day. Your body uses free radicals as bombs to attack invadersrs such as viruses and bacterias.<\/p>\n The trouble begins when free-radical creation goes out of control due to external events such as pollution or bad diet. In that case, free-radicals begin attacking anything they come in contact with, including healthy tissues. This leads to all kinds of diseases such as cancer, auto-immune diseases and cardiovascular diseases just to name a few well-recorded examples.<\/p>\n Note that Oxidation is not caused by too much oxygen in the body. You want to have high levels of oxygen. It\u2019s when the oxygen molecule changes, similar to having a healthy cell that changes into cancer cell. Nobody would say having too many healthy cells in the beginning was the problem of cancer.<\/p>\n Fortunately, our body has developed a fantastic tool to deal with Oxidation. It can soak up a molecule called \u201cAntioxidant\u201d from the food you eat. Those Antioxidant molecules donate an extra electron to the Oxygen molecule, stabilizing it. Bravo!<\/p>\n There are many types of vitamins that have been shown to have Antioxidant effects; for example, vitamins C and E. By far, the best source of all these Antioxidant molecules are various fruits, berries and vegetables. <\/p>\n My top ten Antioxidants in vegetables are (organic):<\/p>\n 1. Kale And in Fruits and Berries we have:<\/p>\n 1. Prunes Now it comes as no surprise that hundreds of studies have already determined that diets high in fruits and vegetables can drastically improve and even cure various diseases. And antioxidant molecules probably play a key role in this healing.<\/p>\n This has pushed hundreds of supplement manufactures to create \u201cAntioxidant Supplements.\u201d The problem is, however, that no big study has revealed any positive evidence of Antioxidant Supplements in tackling diseases. Some have even indicated them to possibly be making things worse.<\/p>\n This is, however, not 100% proof that Antioxidants are useless. Researchers in big supplement studies tend to use cheaper supplements that the body has trouble absorbing \u2013 as discussed in our previous article \u201cAre Your Supplements Making You Sick<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n However, there is a way to absorb the antioxidant and other beneficial ingredients from fruits and vegetables on a big scale and benefit greatly. <\/p>\n It\u2019s called juicing, and the process is simple: Buy a load of your favorite fruits, berries and vegetables, load them into your juicer (can be bought for less than $50) and drink 2-3 glasses per day.<\/p>\n Why not just eat the vegetables, you may ask? Definitely in addition to the juicing eat as many vegetables as you can. But it\u2019s almost impossible to eat all the ingredients found in 2-3 glasses of vegetable juice in solid form.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve personally experienced, and witnessed several friends, drastically improve and even completely cure various diseases (including arthritis, diabetes, cancer and MS) with extensive juicing.<\/p>\n The reason, I believe, it works better than factory made antioxidant supplements lies in the complete absorption of the vitamins and minerals in the fruits and vegetables. Somehow they have to work altogether to deliver the beneficial effects.<\/p>\n If you suffer from any type of developed disease, I suggest you take this a step farther and do a week or so of juice fasting. Don\u2019t flip off this page immediately when I suggest this. It\u2019s not nearly as scary or new-age as it sounds.<\/p>\n This kind of fast gives your body a time to \u201cre-boot.\u201d I know people who have done this for up to 60 days without problems. That is, however, too drastic for my liking. In my experience, 7-10 days is plenty to begin reversing most serious diseases. <\/p>\n One study, for example revealed that ALL type-2-diabetics who consumed an extremely low- calorie diet (mostly in the form of juicing) dropped their blood sugar down to normal in a week. And most of them had permanently reversed their type 2 diabetes in eight weeks.<\/p>\n Although Jodi Knapp\u2019s type-2-diabetes guide<\/a> doesn\u2019t require juicing, she often recommends a week of juice fasting followed by the guidance in her guide for 21 days. Results are amazing.<\/p>\n Christian Goodman has also told me that blood pressure can be brought down to normal in as little as 1-2 days using juice fasting. Then it can be managed and permanently cured using his simple exercises. Juicing is, however, of course not by any means needed to benefit from his Blood Pressure Exercises<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\n2. Spinach
\n3. Brussels sprouts
\n4. Alfalfa sprouts
\n5. Broccoli
\n6. Beets
\n7. Red bell peppers
\n8. Onions
\n9. Corn
\n10. Eggplant<\/p>\n
\n2. Raisins
\n3. Blueberries
\n4. Blackberries
\n5. Strawberries
\n6. Raspberries
\n7. Plums
\n8. Oranges
\n9. Red grapes
\n10. Cherries<\/p>\n