Antioxidants

Health Benefits of Antioxidants

Posted on by Dr. Kevin Passero

Research over the last two decades has continued to produce evidence that supports the importance of antioxidants to the health and well being of our bodies. Antioxidants are found in many fruits and vegetables that contain vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin E. Certain compounds known as carotenoids also contain concentrations of antioxidants as well as herbs such as green tea.

Some of the Health Benefits of Antioxidants

  • Neutralizing Cell Damaging Free Radicals – As a cell dies, it releases damaged molecules known as free radicals. Free radicals, while no longer useful to cells, steal nutrients from healthy cells, effectively starving them to death. One of the health benefits of antioxidants is realized as they neutralize the free radicals, preventing them from damaging healthy cells.
  • Aid In Preventing Macular Degeneration – Macular degeneration is a chronic eye condition caused by damage to the cells that control how we see things. Antioxidants help to keep these cells healthy and prevent them from becoming damaged due to nutrient deficiencies and premature aging.
  • Protect Cells From Premature Aging – As a person approaches the age of 30, the production of free radicals increases. Free radicals cause premature aging of cells. Antioxidants neutralize free radicals, preventing them from causing cellular damage.
  • Reinforce Immune System – Antioxidants have been shown to reinforce the effectiveness of the immune system and to stimulate it to act upon foreign bodies more quickly.

Realizing the Health Benefits of Antioxidants

Free radicals are not only produced as the end result of natural cellular lifespan.

Environmental factors such as pollution, tobacco, alcohol, prescription drugs, food additives, stress, and over exposure to the sun harm our cells and accelerate the natural release of free radicals.

Realizing the health benefits of antioxidants means supplying our bodies with an adequate supply of antioxidants to counter the effects of free radicals. Taking vitamins or supplements daily that contain antioxidants are a good way to maintain cellular health.

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Dr. Kevin Passero

Dr. Passero completed four years of post-graduate medical education in Portland, Oregon at one of only four accredited Naturopathic Medical Schools in the country. His Naturopathic training consisted of classroom study equivalent to conventional medical school and included extensive exposure to patients under the guidance of MD’s, Chiropractors, Naturopaths and Acupuncturists. While there, Dr. Passero trained and preceptored with some of the nations leading doctors in the field of natural medicine. (To learn more about an accredited Naturopathic Education, you may visit http://www.naturopathic.org/viewbulletin.php?id=19) Dr. Passero continues his post-graduate training through ongoing participation in continuing education and preceptor-ship with other experts in the field of natural medicine. In addition to private practice, Dr. Passero works with leading manufacturers of natural health products and as a Naturopathic Consultant for businesses interested in bringing natural health to the public in a responsible manner. This work keeps him abreast of the latest medical research regarding natural medicine. In his practice, Dr. Passero focuses on restoring harmony to both the body and mind with a specific emphasis on hormonal regulation and endocrinology. Through education and guidance patients are able to unlock the natural healing power contained within each one of us. He is currently the Vice President of the Maryland Association of Naturopathic Physicians and is an active member of the National Association of Naturopathic Physicians and the Oncology Association of Naturopathic Physicians.

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