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Antioxidants are becoming the most talked about health and fitness trend in years. While we have always known that vitamins, vegetables, and fruits were very healthy, we are just starting to realize how beneficial antioxidants are to our bodies. This article is going to discuss what an antioxidant is and then how you can most effectively get more in your diet.

Inside your body, free radicals roam around and damage your cells. There isn’t any reason to go into details here, but if you need to know more, go to Wikipedia and you can get a lot more information. Ok, now that we have established that there are things called free radicals in your body and they are bad news. Now, let’s look at how we can fix that.

Antioxidants are the key to neutralizing these free radicals. It isn’t this simple, but for our purposes, let’s say that one antioxidant neutralizes one free radical. We are going to have some amount of free radicals in our body so we have to keep putting more antioxidants into our body so they can keep neutralizing the free radicals and help our bodies stay healthy.

The important thing to discuss is what you can expect as far as results if you start taking antioxidant supplements. Well, it is not the same for every person, but most people have more energy and even lose body fat. In theory, as the free radicals stop damaging cells, your body is healthier and does not age as fast. Yep, many people say that antioxidants can actually slow the aging process. I think this sounds like a really good thing.

Now I suppose you want to know where you can get more of these antioxidant things. You get antioxidants when you eat certain fruits like blueberries, pomegranates, and the ever popular acia berry. If you are into green vegetables, you can also get antioxidants from broccoli. What you need to be concerned with is how many antioxidants are in the various fruits and vegetables and what the best way to supplement your diet is. You have two options here, you can either eat the vegetables and fruits or you can buy a dietary supplement to get them. Many people opt for the supplement because it is quicker and usually cheaper than purchasing a bunch of extra fresh fruits which go bad in just a few days time.

I don’t have a complete listing of antioxidant values for you, but I do have some of the best and most popular. I’m not even going to try to explain what the number mean (it is a pretty complex and scientific), but you can plainly see that 200 antioxidants is more than 100 and with antioxidants more is better so I would say that acai berry is best.

Admittedly, I have not seen the actual scientific papers that produced these results, I have seen them in a lot of places so I think it is highly likely they are accurate.

* Broccoli – 900 ORAC
* Peach – 1,300 ORAC
* Strawberry – 2,600 ORAC
* Blueberry – 3,200 ORAC
* Pomegranate – 10,500 ORAC
* Acai Berry – 18,400 ORAC

There really isn’t much more to talk about. The choice is up to you, but if I was making the decision, I would pick the food with the highest value. I would also get it in a supplement instead of eating it whole because it is way more efficient and cheaper. On top of that, I really do not like vegetables and fruits that much and swallowing a pill is easier than eating a lot of vegetables and fruits. To my untrained eye, it seems straight forward which is the best, but it is up to you if you are going to buy best antioxidant supplement.

Thanks for visiting and keep a look out for more articles on acai berries as well as the newly popularized resveratrol supplement which was talked about on 60 minutes. As with any new supplement or health change, you should consult with your medical professional of choice before you start taking it.