What are the health benefits of antioxidants?

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Following are the answers to your questions:

1. What Are Antioxidants?

Antioxidants are chemical compounds that prevent the action of free radicals. Antioxidants help prevent cell damage. Include a variety of colorful foodstuffs and foods rich in antioxidants to prevent oxidation and improve your immunity.

2. How do Antioxidants function in the body to reduce oxidative stress?

Antioxidants scavenge free radicals from the body cells and prevent or reduce the damage caused by oxidation. It provides a protective effect against attacking DNA cell membranes and proteins.

3. Are there natural dietary sources that are particularly rich in antioxidants?

Different Antioxidants are present in different foods. Try including the following diet:

1. To eat a rainbow of foods with fibers like in salad add more vegetables like cucumber, onion, tomato, broccoli, lettuce, carrot, and radish.

2. Calcium is needed to support the development of bones, so take more milk and milk products.

3. Include more dark green leafy vegetables (spinach, kale, broccoli, etc). These are rich in iron and will help maintain hb levels.

4. Take Soaked almonds and walnuts

5. Take omega 3 fatty acids as it will help in the neural and cognitive development of the baby. Thus include foods like soaked walnuts and eggs.

6. Increase protein intake as it is the building block of the body such as pulses, soya, paneer, milk, and probiotic yogurt. If you are a non-vegetarian then take chicken and eggs.

All the above foods have really good sources of vitamin E and vitamin C along with beta carotene. Adding them regularly will help to take a daily dose of Antioxidant.

I hope this helps. Feel free to reach out if you have any further questions.

Thank you.