Antioxidants can help you recover from exercising?

Sorry for not blogging these past few days, I've been busy with a few other things. Hopefully it won't happen again. I will try my best to stay on top of this because this information is important stuff and I don't want anyone missing out.

I found an article today about another benefit of antioxidants. It was written by Michael Geary and I found it on goarticles.com. I'll only post part of it tonight though, you can go to goarticles.com to read the rest or just wait until tomorrow when I post the next half. Here it is:

Antioxidants Improve Recovery from Exercise and Build a Better Body! by Michael Geary

I'm sure by now you've heard all about the amazing health benefits of antioxidant rich foods in your diet. Not only do these free-radical fighting antioxidants help you look and feel younger by slowing down the aging process, but they also help to prevent cancer, heart disease, and loads of other degenerative diseases. But that's not all. Antioxidants also help you to recover better from exercise...and that means more muscle and less fat on your body in the long run!

The function that antioxidants play in aiding your recovery from exercise is the inhibition of free radicals produced during exercise. Any time you workout, free radicals are produced in the body that damage muscle tissue. Having an adequate supply of antioxidants about an hour or so before your workout can greatly reduce the muscle damage caused by free radicals, hence, improving your muscular recovery from exercise.

Some of the most potent sources of whole food antioxidants are berries (blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, cranberries), cherries, acai fruit, various teas (green tea, white tea, black tea, and red tea - a.k.a. rooibos tea), nuts, seeds, red and black beans, purple potatoes, grapes, red wine, cinnamon, and dark chocolate or cocoa. Don't be fooled by all of the intense marketing for expensive antioxidant supplement pills...remember whole foods are always better for you (and cheaper) than a pill.

This is good valuable information to know, thanks Michael. Well written article too I must say.

Thanks for reading, check back tomorrow for the rest of the article. God bless you and your family!

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