Antioxidants
PhytochemicalFood Sources
Foods that contain Antioxidants.
- Herbs and Spices
The food category that averages the most antioxidants is herbs and spices. A teaspoon of dried oregano can double a meal's antioxidant power.; The food category that averages the most antioxidants is herbs and spices. A single teaspoon of dried oregano can double a meal's antioxidant power.
Source: How Not to Die
- Oregano
A single teaspoonful of dried oregano could double the antioxidant power of a whole-wheat pasta meal from 150 to over 300 units.
Source: How Not to Die
- Cinnamon
Adding just a half-teaspoon of cinnamon to oatmeal can bring the antioxidant power from 20 units to 120 units.
Source: How Not to Die
- Cloves
Adding even a pinch of cloves to oatmeal could bring antioxidant score up to 160 units.; According to a USDA database, the gold for most antioxidants per dollar goes to purple cabbage, silver to cinnamon, and bronze to cloves.
Source: How Not to Die
- Dark Chocolate
Switching from white chocolate to dark chocolate (among other changes) significantly boosted artery dilation within two weeks as part of a high-antioxidant diet.
Source: How Not to Die
- Purple Cabbage
Purple cabbage provides one of the single best nutritional bangs for your buck, with the most antioxidants per dollar according to a USDA database.
Source: How Not to Die
- Berries
Natural compounds, such as those found in berries and in green tea, have been described as antioxidants
Source: How We Age
- Green Tea
Natural compounds, such as those found in berries and in green tea, have been described as antioxidants
Source: How We Age
- Beets
all of which share the same powerful antioxidant properties
Source: The Young Forever Cookbook
- Matcha
Matcha is a powerful green tea known for its cancer-fighting, high-antioxidant compounds
Source: The Young Forever Cookbook
- Wild rice
high in protein and antioxidants
Source: The Young Forever Cookbook
- Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
Olive oil is extremely beneficial, providing ample healthy fats and antioxidants that help to combat oxidative stress
Source: The Young Forever Cookbook
Health Benefits
Health conditions that Antioxidants may influence, based on research.
Protects Against
- Age-Related Hearing Loss
de Rivera 2006: antioxidants in the senescent auditory cortex; Polanski 2013: antioxidant treatment in presbyacusis
Source: How Not to Age
- Esophageal Cancer
Centering your diet around antioxidant-rich plant foods may cut in half your odds of esophageal cancer.
Source: How Not to Die
- Cardiovascular Disease
Antioxidants give protection from oxidative stress which helps in prevention of heart diseases, cancer, arthritis, stroke, respiratory diseases and immune deficiency
Source: Nutrition, Food and Diet in Ageing and Longevity
- Cancer
Antioxidants give protection from oxidative stress which helps in prevention of heart diseases, cancer, arthritis, stroke
Source: Nutrition, Food and Diet in Ageing and Longevity
- Aging
After decades of research, supplementing food with antioxidants has not been shown to have any effect on aging or lifespan. Randomized clinical trials examining the effect of antioxidant supplementation on disease status generally showed null effects.
Source: Nutrition, Food and Diet in Ageing and Longevity
Reduces Risk Of
- Stroke
Women who ate the most antioxidant-rich foods had the lowest stroke risk. Plant foods contain 64 times more antioxidants than animal foods on average.; Swedish researchers following over 30,000 older women for 12 years found those eating the most antioxidant-rich foods had the lowest stroke risk.
Source: How Not to Die
Biological Mechanisms
How Antioxidants works at a cellular level.
- InhibitsHormesis
Michael Ristow's lab showed that the application of antioxidants blunts this signal, and as a result, the animals never turn on the stress responses that give them a boost, and instead die earlier.
Recipes with Antioxidants
Recipes featuring foods that contain Antioxidants.
- Salsa Verde
- Berbere Chicken with Tahini
- Beef Kofte with Hummus
- Creamy Almond Masala Chai Latte
- Dark Chocolate Seaweed Rounds
- Coconut and Chocolate Blueberry Clusters
- Quinoa, Cashew, and Dark Chocolate Squares
- Chewy Chocolate Coconut Cookies
- Purple Cabbage Urine pH Test
- Dr. Hyman's Healthy Aging Shake
- Vegetable Sheet Pan Supper
- Roasted Root Vegetables with Balsamic Syrup
- Antioxidant Berry Smoothie
- Roasted Beets with Lentils and Hazelnuts
- Chickpea Curry with Beet Raita
- Okinawa-Inspired Smoothie
- Super-Matcha Smoothie
- Matcha Vanilla Latte
- Coconut Matcha Popsicles
- Iced Matcha Lemonade
- Wild Rice Bowl with Smoked Trout and Coconut Cucumber Salad
- Olive Oil and Almond Cake
- Roasted Red Pepper and Zucchini Frittata
- Cauliflower Rice Burrito Bowl
- Asparagus Vinaigrette
Sources
- How Not to Age
- How Not to Die
- How We Age
- The Young Forever Cookbook
- Nutrition, Food and Diet in Ageing and Longevity