It’s incredible important to care for our bodies and give them the nutrients they crave. The most common theme among certain superfoods is their antioxidants. This is no coincidence. Antioxidants have many different health benefits. They can protect you from diseases, slow the aging process, and boost your immunity. One of the fastest and easiest ways to get more antioxidants in your system is through an on-the-go beverage. Luckily, some of these antioxidant drink recipes can be incredible delicious as well as nutritious.
The Best Antioxidant Drinks
Antioxidants, as you may gather from their name, are substances that can prevent or delay cell damage. Mostly, we get them from the foods we eat. Antioxidants can come in a variety of forms. Some include vitamins C and E, selenium, and carotenoids. Most of these come from foods like vegetables and fruits. This is why the recommended doses of these foods is so high. Since antioxidants have the ability to prevent cell damage, people who eat foods that contain them tend to have lower risk of disease. In addition, these powerful substances can improve energy, sleep, digestion, circulation, and weight loss. They’re kind of the jack-of-all-health-benefits in the food world.
Green Tea Antioxidant Drinks
This may not be a surprising fact, but green tea is a drink that is packed with antioxidants. Particularly, green tea can help slow the aging process with its EGCG antioxidant blend. Green tea can have up to ten times the number of antioxidants as most fruits and vegetables. This antioxidant packed beverage can also boost your metabolism and detox your body. With green tea also containing natural caffeine, it could replace your mug of coffee in the morning if you’re looking for an antioxidant drink to boost your immune system.
We’ve seen more and more of green tea drinks popping up, and even some supplements. In fact, we recently did a review on a popular new Green Tea Metabolic Booster supplement that has been pretty popular.
Pomegranate Antioxidant Drinks
While tea might be the world’s favorite antioxidant drink, pomegranate is making a strong push for second place. In America, Pomegranate juice can be found alongside other popular fruit juices, but not because it really tastes that great. This somewhat bitter, tart juice is packed full of antioxidants. That makes it a great choice for people who want to protect against free radicals and other sources of aging. The nutritional profile shows some other great benefits, with a pure pomegranate juice giving a great source of potassium and a smattering of vitamins like Calcium, Iron, Vitamin B-6 and Magnesium.
Acai Berry Antioxidant Drinks
While the 15 minutes of fame might be fading for Acai Berry juice, it’s still featured heavily in antioxidant-rich drinks. It’s richer in anti-oxidants than cranberries, strawberries and blueberries. Acai is curiously billed as a weight loss ingredient as well, but we haven’t really seen anything backing up that claim. If you want a good, antioxidant rich drink, then this is one you’ll like. But if you expect anything else, then you’ll be disappointed.
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