Antioxidants – why are they so good? (Part 2/2)
Posted by Olya | Under Anti Aging Wednesday May 6, 2009
I will continue writing about antioxidants. In Part 1/2 of the ‘Antioxidants – why are they so good’ I explained what antioxidants really are. Today I would like to tell you what the most powerful antioxidants.
Types of Antioxidants
Antioxidant Nutrients
There are several antioxidants that we can get having a good diet.
They are vitamin E, vitamin C, beta-carotene, selenium and zinc and magnesium that are actually trace elements of various antioxidant enzymes.
Vitamin E is actually a combination of 8 entities called tocopherols and four corresponding tocotrienols. They are lipid soluble (soluble in fat only) vitamins with antioxidant properties that prevent the oxidation reaction from kamagra discount continuing. buying online propecia Our cell membranes are mostly composed of fatty acids. That is why vitamin E is so helpful in dealing with free radicals here.
Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble vitamin. Vitamin C scavenges free radicals in watery environment such as inside our cells.
As you can see vitamins E and C are one of the most important when it comes to beating free radicals.
Beta-carotene, which is also a water-soluble vitamin, is best moneygram california known for its qualities to scavenge free radicals in low oxygen concentration.
Selenium is a trace element. It is a very important mineral. We need only a very small quantity of it but we can survive without it. People are more and more aware about this mineral nowdays.
Manganese and zinc (that are also minerals) are trace elements (the same as selenium) and form an essential part of various antioxidant enzymes.
Other Antioxidants
There are also other compounds and nutrients that have antioxidant qualities. Among them are coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10, or ubiquinone) and uric acid.
In my next post on my blog I will tell about sources of the antioxidants.