You may have heard the term “antioxidants” and how important “superfoods” are to your diet. They’re relatively new to our health and nutrition lexicon, but what’s behind the need for antioxidant-rich superfoods in the first place?
Let’s back up for a minute and look at our body’s cells. Over time, healthy cells can become damaged. We age. We acquire a host of degenerative illnesses or maladies from age spots to cancer to arthritis or diabetes. The sources of these are myriad, but far too long, we accepted them as “natural” or “normal” parts of aging. But as we’ve looked closer at cell life, research has identified that oxidative stress accelerates cell damage and many of the problems we associate with aging.
Oxidative stress occurs when free radicals—unstable oxygen molecules that attack and erode healthy cells. Our bodies produce free radicals in reaction to environmental insults like tobacco smoke, ultraviolet rays, and air pollution. They’re our body’s natural immune response to our toxic world. Left unchecked, free radicals can cause premature aging and even usher in chronic disease.
These unstable molecules lack a negatively charged hydrogen molecule and will rob them from healthy cells. But here’s where antioxidants and superfoods come in: these supplements can give up some of their own electrons, acting as a natural “off” switch to free radicals. Our best defense against free radicals comes from what we eat, particularly in colorful fruits and vegetables rich in vitamins C, E, and selenium. Phytochemicals from plants are particularly effective antioxidants, such as lycopene in tomatoes, lutein in kale, anthocyanins in blueberries, or catechins in green tea.
The challenge is that our on-the-go and demanding lifestyles may not afford easy access to raw, whole plant-based antioxidants to keep free radicals at bay. Adding a daily supplement to your well-rounded diet may help, and it can start with Endurance or Endurance Plus by RBC Life.
Endurance is a simple supplement giving your body negatively charged hydrogen encased in minerals—with a sole focus on finding and neutralizing free radicals that impact aging and chronic illness. It also has been proven in research studies to balance the body’s pH levels, helping boost endurance and energy, plus faster recovery after exercise.
Users loved Endurance so much, RBC Life amplified it with Endurance Plus. Endurance Plus combines the negatively charged hydrogen of Endurance with 330mg of an antioxidant blend of grape seed extract, quercetin, white tea extract, and ascorbyl palmitate, adding vitamin C, niacin, and selenium to this twice-daily supplement. Whether you add Endurance or Endurance Plus to your daily routine, it’s a radical idea for fighting oxidative stress and boosting your stamina as well. Shop these and other body boosters from RBC Life today!
