A balance between damaging free radicals and defensive antioxidants is vital for cellular health, and overall wellness. You've heard of antioxidants in food, but few people know just how many ways there are to protect and increase your levels.
1. Building Blocks: make sulfur-rich foods a part of your daily diet; shoot for at least two serving of crucifers, and add onions, garlic and leeks to salads, stir-fries and soups. Include grass-fed, pastured and/or organic meat, fish and eggs.
2. Eat Raw Foods: have a big salad every day with a variety of raw vegetables, especially spinach, asparagus, avocados and others that contain glutathione.
3. Snack on Nuts
4. Move more: make movement a part of your daily life; incorporate activity in easy ways, like parking at the far end of the lot or taking the stairs, instead of the elevator.
5. Chill Out: Swap morning coffee for green tea and start your day with a simple meditation practice, shown to decrease levels of cortisol.
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