Tag: anthocyanins

11
May

What are antioxidants and how do they keep us healthy?

Reactions of biochemicals underly all the functions of our body.  How we turn food into energy, the function of our brains and other organs, the movement of our muscles, these all require the reactions of biochemicals inside and outside the cells of our body.  A natural consequence of these reactions is the generation of free radicals, highly reactive intermediates of

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26
Apr

Living a long and healthy life

Part of the natural process of aging includes changes to our bodies that unfortunately usually results in a decline in function.  We find we can no longer do what we did when we were younger.  As if this wasn’t bad enough the risk of us suffering from one or more of the diseases associated with aging increases as we grow

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