At first I was going to call this post the truth about Antioxidants but we don't know what the truth is.
There is a lot of research but nothing that is 100% the truth.
I actually think that this is something very true about medicine in general.
Ok actually I take that back.
To more accurately explain what I am trying to say, a very large part of what we can say about medicine is hypothesis.
Let me just stop right there because that in itself is an entire book in my opinion.
But the story of Antioxidants is just one great example of this.
The bottom line is that we don't need to take Antioxidants. What we do need is balance and in some situations we may be able to create the needed balance by taking antioxidants.
The real question is not if you should take Antioxidants or not, but which antioxidants should you take when.
A healthy diet should always include a large amount of fresh fruits and vegetables. This should give the regular person a sufficient amount of antioxidants. But if you read this article, you will start to understand that at certain times we can increase our consumption of certain antioxidants for a specific result.
But on the other hand high levels of antioxidants can cause an unwanted effect on the body.
Here is a longer more in detail article stating clinical trials showing how not all antioxidants are the same.
Knowing which antioxidants can be helpful for an individuals specific health goals is definitely something that I am going to be doing more extensive research on in the future.
Here are the links to the two articles I referred to above.
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2016.00024/full
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