Antioxidants

Antioxidants
Everybody has heard of free radicals and the damage they can do. A good proportion of the population knows that one way to combat the perceived threat that free radicals represent to the body is by ensuring good levels of antioxidants. Antioxidants are substances that quench free radicals; they include enzymes, vitamins, minerals and phytochemicals. The topic of antioxidants is huge, with whole books devoted to them.