Antioxidants

Antioxidants regulate metabolism in the human body. To get the energy for life, our cells every okislaut lipids (fats), proteins (proteins), and nucleic acids. In the process, formed the so-called active free radicals are oxygen molecules. They fulfil an important function – eliminate excessive necrotic cells that fight bacteria and viruses. However, excess free radicals can accelerate aging of cells and cause some diseases, such as ulcers, coronary heart disease, malignant. Antioxidants are able to regulate the amount of free radicals, leaving them level safe for human organism. Food is the main source of antioxidants for health.

Antioxidants are essential not only for our health, but also for beauty. National Research Institute for problems of Obesity United States have shown that people who eat at least 2 servings of foods rich in antioxidants per day, less prone to increase weight gain with age, and practically do not suffer from diseases associated with reduced immunity. And among those who dropped more than 15 kg of weight and was able to hold the result of more than 3 years, 9 out of 10 respondents regularly ate fruit and vegetables, rich in natural antioxidants.

Doctors of esthetic medicine has long proved that artificially imposed skin antioxidants can slow down cell ageing cells, improve elasticity of skin, prevent early wrinkle. Therefore, products rich in antioxidants, prepare creams and serums with antiage effect. You know, and that the antioxidants affect Exchange of fluid in the cells, and therefore able to reduce the visible manifestations of cellulite, therefore they can be found in the respective creams.

Most are powerful antioxidants – anthocyanins and flavonoids. They are brightly coloured vegetables and fruits, mostly red, orange and Red-purple flowers.
• The best source of anthocyanin pigments and flavonoids is Pomegranate juice.
• Rich in antioxidants and red grape juice out of it and dry red wine.
• Blueberry, blackcurrant, blackberries and blueberries retain their anti-oxidation properties even frozen, fruit and Berry preserves and compotes cannot be regarded as a good resource is the most antioxidants are destroyed in the process of cooking.
• Apples for winter varieties, especially in combination with black a Rowan is an excellent source of healthy substances in winter.
• Good help and citrus fruit.
• Not behind them, and such a product like sauerkraut.

There is a diet that allows you to feel the benefits of antioxidants and reset several kilograms in a short period of time. All vegetables and fruits in this diet are consumed raw, and it should be supplemented by kardiouprazneniami outdoors – walking, jogging, swimming and horseback riding. The perfect time to get antioxidants in our latitudes – mid-July to early September, when you can varnish fresh berries and fruits.

Antioxidant diet menu
• Breakfast: 200 g black currants, blueberries or Blueberry, 1 dessert spoonful of yogurt and kefir whip 200 ml skimmed, Blender drink immediately.
• Second breakfast: large red Apple grate, add chopped sweet pepper, fill the kitchen spoon vinegar. A cup of green tea.
• Lunch: salad with beetroot and Apple, a dollop of chicken, fish or tofu. 150 ml of Pomegranate juice or juice of red grapes.
• Eat: red berries with a dollop of yogurt, 150 ml of orange juice.
• Dinner: a glass of red wine, a dollop of nezirnogo meat, salad, fresh tomatoes and Bulgarian pepper.

Proven antioxidant properties as well, the so-called karkade tea green tea and cocoa. And if the latter is not very compatible with slimming diet, the first you can drink as much as you like.

Before you increase the proportion of antioxidants in the diet, talk with your doctor and take tests for allergies. But even if you're medically can't eat fruit and berries, perhaps sauerkraut does not cause you harm, so your menu rich in natural antioxidants, may reach everyone.

Fitness coach Elena Selivanova-specially for http://www.AzbukaDiet.ru/-effective slimming diets.