As a Crossfitter, it is extremely important to nourish my body with the adequate amounts of healthy foods, preferably in the form of veggies, fruit and lean meats. Hard, strenuous workouts require plenty of nutritious foods to fuel them as well as help in the recovery process. However, not all of nature's foods are created equal. Recently, there has been a great deal of evidence indicating organic produce contains far greater amounts of antioxidants than conventional fruits and vegetables.
Check out this link:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7067100.stm
Wikipedia's definition of antioxidant:
An Antioxidant is a molecule capable of slowing or preventing the oxidation of other molecules. Oxidation is a chemical reaction that transfers electrons from a substance to an oxidizing agent. Oxidation reactions can produce free radicals, which start chain reactions that damage cells. Antioxidants terminate these chain reactions by removing free radical intermediates, and inhibit other oxidation reactions by being oxidized themselves. As a result, antioxidants are often reducing agents such as thiols or polyphenols.
For more information on the health benefits of Organic foods visit: www.organic-center.org
2 comments:
That is a very interesting piece of research!
However, even if this is true, the word "organic" on a given product is no guarantee that it is any different from conventional produce:
http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/organic.html
Link:
http://tinyurl.com/hjjr6
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