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ANTIOXIDANTS 'THE MEN OF THE HOUR'

We have two sources of antioxidants: the foods we eat and the supplements we can buy in most pharmacies, supermarkets, and health food stores. (You also may obtain antioxidants by prescription from your physician.)

Naturally occurring antioxidants in our foods help to prevent free-radical damage. The selection of foods rich in these vital substances is the first step in achieving optimal protection . Your own kitchen can be a storehouse of some of he most effective and important antioxidants:

These are just a few of the common antioxidants you'll find in your refrigerator and kitchen cabinet. Let's examine more closely some of the foods rich in these widely available anti-oxidants that can 'help you heal faster and age more slowly'.

VITAMIN E ( DL-ALPHA TOCOPHEROL ACETATE)

Vitamin E is the primary deterrent of free-radical formation in your body when you eat unsaturated fats. Vitamin E is depleted by high-unsaturated-fat diets. (remember, a low-fat diet aids injury healing): so the more fats you eat (the unsaturated ones are usually liquid at room temperature, and are therefore technically called oils), the more vitamin E you need. Vitamin E is fat soluble, which means that it can be stored in the body. Since vitamin E can be destroyed by freezing, you should use fresh food sources, if these will be your primary supply of this important antioxidant.

VITAMIN-E-FOODS

i The amount of vitamin E in these common foods varies tremendously according to storage time, method of preparation, where they were grown, and what chemicals they were exposed to from the time they were harvested until they reach your table. When you enjoy commonly served portions of these vitamin-E-rich foods (such as you are served in restaurants) you will consume about 10 to 15 I.U.'s (International Units) of vitamin E in its various forms. And since you are on a low-fat diet, your need for vitamin E is not increased as it would be if you ate large amounts of unsaturated fats.

Vitamin C is a water-soluble antioxidant vitamin, which means that you must regularly replenish your body's supply. Some nutritionists have mistakenly assumed that since you can avoid scurvy - the famous vitamin C "deficiency" disease - on as little as 9 milligrams a day (a small baked potato provides 45 milligrams), then your need for vitamin C is very small. This potent antioxidant is unstable in the presence of both heat and oxygen, so it is best to eat vitamin-C-rich foods raw, if possible. The fresher, the better. If you cook vegetables, use as little water as possible. (Try steaming to retain this vitamin.)

Vitamin C also helps your body heal from sports injury and surgery better and faster, and helps protect it against the damage from anesthesia (due to free-radical formation). I believe that vitamin C supplementation, beyond the amount you can reasonably expect to receive from any foods, is extremely important before and after surgery.

Vitamin C blocks the formation of many carcinogens (cancer-causing substances) found naturally in foods and in the body. It functions equally well as a preservative in foods to which carcinogenic compounds have intentionally been added, such as in the case of nitrates and nitrites. These chemicals prevent contamination of foods by dangerous microrganisms and therefore they play an important role in keeping us healthy. It is wise to supplement our diets with additional vitamin C if we eat foods adulterated with other potentially harmful chemicals, but our national nitrate phobia actually is ill-founded: we produce more naturally occurring nitrates in our own bodies than most of us get from our diet. (Your saliva, on any given day, contains a much greater concentration of nitrates than food manufacturers add to foods to protect against botulism and other dangerous disease.)

VITAMIN-C-RICH FOODS

Since vitamin E and vitamin C work synergistically (the combined effects of these two antioxidants is multiplicative rather than additive), foods that provide each vitamin should be included in your diet if you do not take antioxidant supplements.

BETA CAROTENE

Beta carotene is called pro-vitamin A because it is transformed by the body into active vitamin A at a safe rate when it is needed. Beta carotene is relatively nontoxic in amounts far greater than you would be able to survive if you ingested an equivalent amount of active vitamin A. Vitamin A poisoning can result in serious nerve and liver damage, and even death when ingested in amounts exceeding 50,000 International Units per day for several months or more.

Beta carotene comes from the vegetable kingdom; active vitamin A is found only in animal foods. Recent studies have shown that beta carotene, a potent antioxidant, helps protect against the damaging effects of air pollution and even reduces the risk of getting lung cancer.

You can identify many vegetables rich in beta carotene by their color - usually orange, dark green, or yellow. Since this antioxidant is fat soluble, your body can store an ample supply. Beta carotene is not susceptible to destruction by cooking, like vitamin C and other water-soluble vitamins. And if you spend a great deal of time in the sun, as many active people do, you'll be pleased to know that recent research indicates that beta carotene can protect against potentially damaging (and aging) effects of solar ultraviolet-B radiation. Beta carotene is a potent inhibitor of a type of free-radical called singlet oxygen.

BETA-CAROTENE RICH FOODS

B VITAMINS

Thiamin (vitamin B-1) is vital to the energy-release system in the body. It is essential to several enzyme systems that regulate the metabolism of protein , fat , carbohydrate, and alcohol. Moreover, thiamin is part of the complex system that helps transmit nerve impulses throughout the body. (HOME)

Athletes who drink alcoholic beverages need much more thiamin than they get from foods.

Simply trade some high-calorie foods (thereby reducing total daily calories , sugar and fat intake) in order to continue the beer you love. This trade off helps keep serum triglycerides (blood fats) at an acceptable level, helps reduce your beer belly (even though you still get to enjoy your favorite brew), and added antioxidant-rich foods and supplements to protect against the toxic effects of alcohol.

THIAMIN (VITAMIN B-1) - RICH FOODS

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'Caution; don't boil away your thiamin'. Thiamin is a water-soluble vitamin and is attacked by oxygen and destroyed by heat. Eat thiamin-rich foods , raw or steamed; vegetables should be cooked until just done (al dente'). Thiamin is available in supplemental form in almost every B vitamin formulation on the market.

PYRIDOXINE (VITAMIN B-6)

Pyridoxine is involved in a multitude of metabolic processes , including protein transport. Pyridoxine plays a most important role for athletes in the conversion of stored muscle glycogen to energy-producing glucose (blood sugar).

Pyridoxine is also water soluble and is destroyed by light and heat, so be sure to take the same cooking and storing precautions as you do with other water-soluble vitamins such as vitamin C and thiamin.

Some scientific evidence shows that pyridoxine protects against artery damage resulting from high-protein diets and a disease known as homocystinemia. This protective effect is due to the antioxidant properties of pyridoxine and is also the reason that this vitamin antioxidant protects cells from other damaging chemicals that we eat and breathe. (HOME)

PYRIDOXINE (VITAMIN B-6) - RICH FOODS

Pyridoxine is a potent antioxidant that plays an important role in protein metabolism. It actually transports amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, to the sites of important metabolic reactions that determine your level of peak performance.This vitamin antioxidant is so important that all athletes should take additional pyridoxine.

PABA (PARA-AMINOBENZOIC ACID)

PABA is a B-complex vitamin and antioxidant that protects cell membranes, including red blood cell membranes, including red blood cell membranes, from free-radical destruction. PABA works with pyridoxine (B-6) in preventing certain types of anemia that rob athletes of vital oxygen during physical activity. PABA is also a popular antioxidant that , when applied to the skin , helps protect it from premature aging and skin cancer.

PABA-RICH FOODS

PABA , like beta carotene, protects against ozone damage caused by air pollution and ultraviolet solar radiation. (HOME)

PANTOTHENIC ACID

Pantothenic acid gets its name from the Greek word for 'everywhere.' because this B-vitamin antioxidant is present in every living cell. Pantothenic acid plays a key role in energy production and is an important antistress vitamin. Scientific studies have conclusively demonstrated that this antioxidant extends the life expectancy of laboratory animals.

Pantothenic acid is a key antioxidant for athletes who compete in extreme conditions, especially cold weather. Athletes who use pantothenic acid in supplement form should ask for calcium pantothenate the calcium salt of pantothenic acid.

SELENIUM

Selenium is a trace mineral (which means that the body requires very small amounts--too small to be seen by the human eye). This antioxidant forms part of several enzyme complexes that protect fats (oils) from creating free-radicals. It also plays an important role in helping vitamin E function as an antioxidant. Finally, selenium helps our body's cells kill potentially dangerous bacteria.

The ordinary American diet does not supply much selenium because is usually milled or processed out of foods such as white rice, white bread, and other commonly processed or manufactured foods that Americans enjoy.

SELENIUM - RICH FOODS

The selenium content of foods depends on the selenium content of the soil in which these foods were grown. Some parts of the United States are selenium poor, and so it's difficult for consumers to determine just how much selenium their cup of brown rice provides. The soils with the highest selenium content are found in the great plains between the Mississippi River and the Eastern Rockies. The soils lowest in selenium content are in the Northeast, Florida, and the Pacific Northwest.

Athletes who take selenium supplements must know that large doses of selenium can be toxic. Even though the body requires selenium in microscopic amounts, most athletes still do not get enough of this antioxidant from their highly refined diets. Selenium supplements contain dosages well within safe limits. However, some athletes think that if a little is good, a lot is better. (HOME)

AMINO ACIDS

Amino acids, the molecules that make up every protein in our foods and bodies, can also function as antioxidants. The human body can manufacture almost all the amino acids essential to life; there are less than a dozen that we absolutely must get from our foods, and these are called essential amino acids. But just because many amino acids are not essential doesn't mean that they are not important. They definitely are!

Research on the antioxidant role of amino acids demonstrates that cysteine , commonly found in chicken and fish , may provide valuable protection from free-radical damage. You can purchase pure, supplemental cysteine from health food stores, both individually and in multiple vitamin/mineral formulas. If you take cysteine supplements, you must also take pyridoxine (vitamin B-6) as well, to balance the increase in cysteine intake. Remember, pyridoxine helps to transport amino acids and protects arteries and other tissues from high-protein diets. Supplemental amino acids increase protein intakes and pyridoxine requirements.

ANTIOXIDANT MEDICATIONS

Your own physician can prescribe very powerful antioxidants which , by law, are used only to treat specific diseases.

L-DOPA, a medication for Parkinson's disease, retinoic acid (a vitamin A-related compound), a new and successful treatment for serious acne, and ergoloid mesylates, which physicians prescribe to combat senility, all provide antioxidant protection. There are many other available prescription medications with potent antioxidant power that physicians prescribe for health problems.

You should consult with your physician and ask him to evaluate prescription antioxidants for your own antiaging or injury healing use.

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