Free Radicals yield to the Good Guys – Antioxidants!

Here we talk about the ‘bad guys’ and the ‘good guys’…

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Bad guys = Free Radicals
Good guys = Antioxidants

Did you realise all this activity is going on in your body?

And, did you realise that what you eat determines whether the bad guys or the good guys win?

Imagine breathing in some pollution… Let’s say it’s the smoke in the air or some spray that has wafted over your way.  This causes free radicals to be formed inside of you.  Then imagine eating some blueberries…  how are you going?  🙂  There you are scoffing a handful or blueberries and what does it do?  It brings in the good guys in the form of antioxidants who smash the new free radicals made by the bad air… whoo hoo!

You know, it really is something like this and it wouldn’t hurt if we became more aware of what we eat and the potential good it does, rather than just trying to fill the hole in our stomach!

It’s called ‘mindful eating’.  Being aware of what you eat.  Not eating in front of the telly.  But consciously being aware of eating good food  and thinking about what it does once it’s on the inside of you.

I believe, that if we just gave it a little thought… we don’t have to be pedantic… we would then want to eat good real food rather than high-sugar snacks or dessert. 

How do you feel about this?  Are you consciously trying to consume food that your body claps it’s hands over?