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Weight Loss Tip #6: Using Antioxidants in Your Weight Loss Program
If you're smart, you should not only be focused on your goal to
lose
weight but to maximize your weight loss program to its
full extent by getting some health benfits out of it as well, and
make them priority #1.
One of the health benefits you should be aiming for as you lose
weight should be getting a good daily dosage of antioxidants while
on your weight loss plan and even afterward while in maintainence
mode.
Just a few short years ago, the average person had never
even
Heard of an antioxidant, let alone could actually
tell
You what one was.
Now, antioxidants are one of the biggest buzz words in health
and fitness. Nearly every other product
on the market claims to be chuck full of them.
So what are they?
REALLY? And what's so darn good about them that it creates such
hoopla?
Simply put, antioxidants fight to help eliminate the body of one
of its most dangerous internal enemies---free radicals. "Free
Radical" is the layman's term for an oxygen atom that has been
split in half so that it only has one electron as opposed to the
two that it is supposed to have.
These split particles are constantly being made in the body, and
if they are left unchecked, they can cause a myriad of problems.
One such problem is to bump into and damage the internal tissues of
the body's organs and systems.
A second problem is to attached themselves to molecules within
the body and throw of the chemical balance within us, setting off
chemical chain reactions and causing health problems while
multiplying more and more new free radical particles from these
reactions.
Damage from free radicals has been proven to contribute to such
common and deadly illnesses as atherosclerosis, cancer, quickening
the aging process, and eye cataracts.
There are currently 3 vitamins and 2 minerals that have been
identified to have antioxidant properties:
Vitamins:
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin E
- beta carotene
Minerals:
- Sulfur
- Selenium
As you embark on your weight loss program, remember that your
goal is not only to lose weight, but to gain optimum health. Weight
loss itself is just an added benefit of being a wholistically
healthy person.
To YourBestBody,
Lawrence Cole
Your Lifestyle and Fitness Coach
.yourbestbodynow.com
Catalogue: Health & Fitness | Weight Loss
Title: Weight Loss Tip #6: Using Antioxidants in Your Weight Loss
Program By: Lawrence Cole
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