Fight the aging process with antioxidants!

Increasing evidence shows that the ageing process can be slowed down by increasing your intake of antioxidants. The World Health Organisation recommends 8 - 10 servings of certain fruit and vegetables daily. Not all fruit and vegetables have the same anti-aging properties. A good guideline to remember is that the more colourful the better! Fruits such as blueberries, raspberries and strawberries all have high antioxidant levels.

There is also great news for chocolate lovers as your chocolate fix is also giving you a real anti-aging boost. Dark chocolate is rich in antioxidant flavonoids containing 4 times as much as green tea, but this is only true for dark chocolate rich in cocoa (approximately 70% e.g. Green and Black).

Recently nutritional scientists have discovered a potent antioxidant called Resveratrol. Researchers at Harvard Medical School have demonstrated that resveratrol activiates a longevity gene in yeast which extends the life span by 50%. Resveratrol is abundant in red grapes and good quality red wines.

For more information on antioxidants check out Patrick Holford's website where you will find a chart of the antioxidant levels in various foods.