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Antioxidants ... Did You Know?

Physical exercise and even consuming a high-fat meal dramatically increases free radical production.
Vegetarians, whose life span is reportedly longer than non-vegetarians, have also been shown to have higher levels of antioxidants in the body.
Studies have shown that people over 100 years old have higher levels of antioxidants in their bodies than other elderly individuals, a phenomenon which may be the basis for their extended life span.
Clinically, HIV+ individuals whose bodies were replenished with glutathione were shown to survive longer than those HIV+ individuals whose glutathione levels remained low.
Fruits and vegetables high in glutathione include watermelon, grapefruit, strawberries, oranges, avocado, asparagus, potatoes, and squash.
In one study the lifespan of a mosquito was doubled when it was given glutathione.
Studies in various other diseases associated with a decreased life span, like diabetes, reveal a cellular depletion of glutathione and concurrent higher levels of free radicals.
When neutralizing free radicals, all antioxidants ultimately become free radicals themselves - taking a single antioxidant such as vitamin E may cause an increase in free radical production.
Your body produces natural antioxidants. The best way to fight free radical damage is to replenish the body with a wide spectrum of endogenous antioxidants.