Where can we find the best source of antioxidants?

There is only one place outside the body where we
                              can count on finding the health-promoting
                              combinations of antioxidants that are necessary
                              for optimal health. That place is a balanced diet
                              containing natural, whole, minimally processed and
                              organically grown foods. The reason is simple. We
                              need more than just vitamin E, vitamin C,
                              beta-carotene, glutathione, or other single
                              nutrients for our antioxidant health. We need all
                              of the food components that provide natural colors
                              and flavors to food, the flavonoids and
                              carotenoids and other types of pigments that can
                              only be found in whole natural foods. You cannot
                              get a complete antioxidant team when you take a
                              dietary supplement, no matter how high in quality.
                              Nor can you get a complete antioxidant team when
                              you eat processed foods with artificial flavors
                              and colorings in place of natural flavonoids and
                              carotenoids. It takes a whole, natural foods diet
                              to provide you with genuine antioxidant teamwork.
                              That's one reason I feel so strongly about the
                              value of the World's Healthiest Foods.


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