Organic Parade

Free radicals are naturally found in the body. Our bodies metabolises food and burn fat to produce energy. In doing this, it also creates a by-product called free radicals - molecules that can damage your celss and leads to pre-mature aging or more serious illnesses including heart disease and cancer.

By eating foods high in antioxidant, they’ll help in mopping up those free radicals before they can do any harm to our cells. Here are the top 10. Ensure you eat lots of thiese to stay beautiful and healthy.

Pomegranates
Contains polyphenols such as tannins and anthocyanins that work to neutralise free radical before they have a chance to harm the body

Blueberries
Packed with three times the amount of antioxidants that in an orange

Strawberries
One handful will give you all the vitamin C you need in a day to reonstruct collagen, preventing skin-ageing

Spinach & Kale
Green leafy vegetables such as these are full of antioxidants as well as iron and zinc

Cranberries
The polyphenols in this fruit can help improve cholesterol levels and protect against cancer and other cardiovascular diseases. It also prevents and treats UTI (Urinary Tract Infection)

Green Tea
Antioxidant properties in green tea can help fight viruses as well as inhibit the growth of cancer cells

Dark Chocolate
Rich in cell-protecting antioxidant flavanoids called flavanols, it can help protect against sun damage, clogged arteries and heart dieseas

Red Wine
Contains antioxidant Resveratrol (found in seeds and skins of grapes) which prevents harmful elements from attacking healthy cells within the body

Tomatoes
Rich in Vitamin C, Vitamin A and Lycopene, which deactivates harmful free radicals

Papaya
Antioxidant nutrients such as carotene, Vitamin C, flavonoids, folate, magnesium, potassium and ibre among others, make the food a great promoter of cardiovascular health and protector against colon cancer