Difference between revisions of "Boost Your Intake of Polyphenol Antioxidants"

{{fa}}Polyphenols have recently been termed “lifespan essentials”, and they actively work in the body to prevent certain disease mechanisms from occurring.<ref>http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?aid=1928240</ref> Polyphenols are antioxidants from plant foods that work in the body to enhance health in complex ways, and as such they are not simply antioxidants.<ref>http://polyphenols.ucdavis.edu/</ref> Their specific health-promoting actions are still being actively researched, and it is generally recognized that they can reduce the risk factors for [[Prevent Heart Disease|cardiovascular disease]] and basically help to protect many body systems from the risks or ravages of many types of chronic disease.<ref>http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2008/feb2008_The-Disease-Fighting-Power-Of-Polyphenols_01.htm</ref> It is possible that the health promoting effects of polyphenols are not due to their antioxidant qualities, but rather because they help control blood sugar spikes after meals.<ref>http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/39/5/745.full.pdf</ref> Boosting one's intake of polyphenols on a daily basis is easy to do, and can be a tasty, gourmet adventure.

{{fa}}Polyphenols have recently been termed “lifespan essentials”, and they actively work in the body to prevent certain disease mechanisms from occurring.<ref>http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?aid=1928240</ref> Polyphenols are antioxidants from plant foods that work in the body to enhance health in complex ways, and as such they are not simply antioxidants.<ref>http://polyphenols.ucdavis.edu/</ref> Their specific health-promoting actions are still being actively researched, and it is generally recognized that they can reduce the risk factors for [[Prevent Heart Disease|cardiovascular disease]] and basically help to protect many body systems from the risks or ravages of many types of chronic disease.<ref>http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2008/feb2008_The-Disease-Fighting-Power-Of-Polyphenols_01.htm</ref> It is possible that the health promoting effects of polyphenols are not due to their antioxidant qualities, but rather because they help control blood sugar spikes after meals.<ref>http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/39/5/745.full.pdf</ref> Boosting one's intake of polyphenols on a daily basis is easy to do, and can be a tasty, gourmet adventure.

== Steps ==

== Steps ==

# Eat and drink polyphenol-rich foods throughout the day. Maintain high levels of polyphenols in your body and bloodstream throughout the day! Eat and drink the polyphenol-rich foods that are described below every few hours. Blood levels of polyphenols will peak soon after they are consumed, then decrease as they are metabolized or excreted from the body. Some polyphenols will not be absorbed into the bloodstream, but will merely pass through the digestive tract. These polyphenols are very important as well because they may help to prevent [[Lower Your Chances of Getting Cancer|colon cancer]] and such diseases.

# Eat and drink polyphenol-rich foods throughout the day. Maintain high levels of polyphenols in your body and bloodstream throughout the day! Eat and drink the polyphenol-rich foods that are described below every few hours. Blood levels of polyphenols will peak soon after they are consumed, then decrease as they are metabolized or excreted from the body. Some polyphenols will not be absorbed into the bloodstream, but will merely pass through the digestive tract. These polyphenols are very important as well because they may help to prevent [[Lower Your Chances of Getting Cancer|colon cancer]] and such diseases.