Not exact matches
Antioxidants are naturally found
in most plant - foods, and help counter the
inflammatory effects of
free radicals — molecules that can damage the skin, and other
body tissue.
If the
body has a positive charge on it, earthing allows electrons to flow into the
body where,
in theory, they can neutralize overblown
free radical and
inflammatory damage.
Vitamin C neutralizes
free radicals, those
inflammatory substances
in the
body that can damage cells.
- Nuts and nut butters — while most almond, cashew, walnut and other nut based trail mixes or nut butters tend to be much healthier than the average peanut butter, they are also very high
in heated oils (which produce cell - damaging
free radicals) and
inflammatory omega - 6 fatty acids — which can tend to dump inflammation on an already stressed athlete's
body when overused to the extent most people implement such sources (by the handful and heaping spoonful).
As an antioxidant, omega - 3 fatty acids can help neutralize the action of
free radicals in triggering
inflammatory responses
in the
body.
Add a nutritional supplement which contains antioxidant compounds, such as beta - carotene, bioflavonoids, vitamins C and E, selenium, and sulfur - containing amino acids, which are needed to protect the
body from the tremendous increase
in free radicals that takes place during an
inflammatory process.