Antioxidant Protection
Nature has created many fruits and vegetables with powerful nutrients that help to prevent or lessen the damage from free radicals. These protective nutrients are called antioxidants. Some of the most powerful antioxidants nutrients are Vitamin C, beta-carotene, selenium, and Vitamin E.
When it comes to providing a rich source of antioxidants, there is one particular its fruit that contains a rich source of many important antioxidants. This fruit is called Noni. For literally thousands of years, Noni has been revered by many cultures around the world as a source of great nutrition as well as having medicinal benefits.
While the Noni fruit has been traditionally used for many health conditions, modern research has been discovering the specific nutritional composition of the Noni fruit. This research has now acknowledged that Noni is a rich source of many nutrients, especially many that are powerful antioxidants. Modern science has confirmed what many indigenous cultures have always known.
There are many reasons why the Noni fruit is so good for your health. With over 165 health-promoting phytonutrients identified in the Noni fruit, Nature has given Noni a cornucopia of exceptional nutrition that include many antioxidants. Noni contains a rich assortment of vitamins and minerals, especially potassium, carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin E, Vitamin B6, beta carotene and fatty acids. Noni is also very high in vitamin C. Noni has additional nutrients that provide a variety of antioxidants, such as anthocyanins, catechins and flavonoids. According to the National Institutes of Health, foods that provide antioxidants help reduce damage caused to cells due to oxidative stress.
The Noni Juice Advantage
Several studies have actually demonstrated that Noni does, in fact, have a profound impact on free radical damage from physical endurance. One clinical trial involved highly trained middle and long distance runners. They were given Noni juice to drink twice a day for three weeks. One of the well known negative effects of intense exercise is the increased production of damaging free radicals which can cause widespread damage to proteins, cell membranes and DNA leading to chronic health issues.
The Noni juice group had an impressive 21 percent increase in average time-to-fatigue with an accompanying 25 percent decrease in a marker of lipid oxidation. Lipid oxidation generates potentially toxic products such as free-radicals that have shown correlation with inflammatory diseases, cardiovascular disease as well as cancer, atherosclerosis, aging, etc.
The study showed conclusively that the consumption of Noni juice significantly protected against the formation of free radicals and increased the athletes’ physical endurance by enhancing the antioxidant activity.
Another clinical trial involved 46 university athletes. For 30 days the control group drank a serving of Noni juice twice a day. They were put through vigorous kinds of exercise. At the conclusion of the study, all the athletes who were in the Noni group had improved endurance. The findings from this study suggest that the improvement in endurance is a result of Noni juice’s ability to mitigate exercise-induced muscle tissue damage. It was noted in the study that intense exercise usually causes an increase in free radical production and inflammation. But Noni proved to inhibit the both free radicals and inflammation in the athletes!
The more research that is conducted into the health benefits found in this amazing fruit, the more it is recognized just how beneficial Noni can be for your wellbeing. The best way to get these benefits from Noni is by drinking an organic Noni juice which is has the highest antioxidant content. When you include a glass or two of Noni juice into your daily routine, you know that you are drinking a glassful of powerful antioxidant nutrition that supports your body to heal and remain healthy.
Noni Provides Protection Against Free Radicals
When it comes to optimizing your health, you need to know about free radicals and how to protect your cells from the damage caused by free radicals. Exactly what are these harmful molecules? Free radicals are unstable molecules or atoms that can damage the cells in your body. The free radicals collide with your cells in an attempt to "steal" an electron. The cells that lose electrons may start to malfunction and can even results in damage to your DNA. Free radical damage plays a role in many health conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, obesity and even cancer.
While the formation of free radicals are a necessary biochemical process for health, it’s when the body is out of balance due to toxicity, stress or nutritional deficiencies that excessive free radicals are produced. The aging process itself tends to generate too many free radicals which then can contribute to health problems.
Free radicals damage cells over time, so eventually whatever organ those cells are a part of won’t be able to function optimally. For example, connective tissue called collagen gets weaker with free radical exposure and, as a result, your skin gets more wrinkles.
While an increase of free radical production can be harmful, there is a way to neutralize the damage caused to the body. The solution is found by increasing the consumption of antioxidants. Taking steps to avoid free radical exposure while boosting your antioxidant defenses, can help reduce your health risk and support your body to heal.