4 Theories On How AntioxidantsReally Benefit Your Heart

Whether vitamins E and C and other nutrients known as antioxidants benefit hearts is a hot topic. Virtually all experts agree that you can cut your heart disease risk by eating antioxidant-packed fruits and vegetables. New Harvard findings say each extra serving of fruits and vegetables, especially leafy green vegetables, you eat each day reduces your risk of heart disease by 4%. But should you take pills, too? It makes theoretical sense, according to a decade of research, although absolute proof is slow in coming. And recent headlines mistakenly said antioxidants cause harm by blocking cholesterol-reducing statin drugs. What a crock! Do your research people!
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Elderberry! Damn Powerful!!

Hey, it's Marco! The European black elderberries are rich dietary sources of plant pigments and phenolic compounds – essentially, powerful phytonutrients. They contain the flavonols, quercetin-3-glucoside and quercetin-3-rutinoside, and a number of anthocyanins: a group of phenolic compounds responsible for the attractive red, purple, and violet colours of many fruits, flowers, vegetables, and also elderberries. The anthocyanins in elderberries have been shown in several studies to enhance the antioxidant status of healthy humans.
Elderberry!