Do you know foreign bodies attack your body every day? These foreign bodies or molecules are known as free radicals. They are known as free radicals because they have lost an electron and thus are roaming freely about with no attachment to an atom. However, the first atom they find they will become attached to it. Once they become attached to the atom, the cell destroys what is there, or replaces the cell. When this replacement has been completed, the once healthy cell now becomes a bad cell. Then the bad cell goes after another healthy cell and converts that cell into a bad cell. In time, these groups of cells become mutated and cancerous.
In order to reverse this process, you need to have an adequate supply of antioxidants such as fruits, vegetables, and other foods. The three most powerful antioxidants are beta-carotene, vitamin C, and vitamin E.
Beta-carotene is what gives many fruits their appearance. It also stimulates the release of natural killer cells, which hunt down and destroy cancer cells before they can do any damage. It only takes about 15 to 30 milligrams a day to stop these free radicals and destroy them. You can find beta-carotene in cantaloupes, sweet potatoes, spinach, and bok choy.
Vitamin C is the next powerful antioxidant. According to scientific studies at the University of California, those who took at least 66 milligrams of vitamin C every day, found their bodies to be free of any foreign antibodies.
The most versatile antioxidant is vitamin E. This vitamin not only blocks free radicals, it also stops cancer by stimulating the immune system. When the immune system is engaged, it goes about its job of destroying any bad cells in the body.
The best way to get vitamin E is by eating wheat germ. Other foods that contain vitamin E are whole grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds.
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