What is oxidative stress? You will have heard how important it is to include a lot of fruits and vegetables in your food plan. Perhaps you have heard it’s important to take supplemental antioxidants? Maybe you have heard about ‘super antioxidants’, ‘superfoods’ or supplements that promise to make you look and feel younger. Our global society is full of advertisements −…
pcos and antioxidants
Let’s take a look at PCOS and inflammation because… You’ve probably noticed that antioxidants have more recently become very popular as supplements! Foods that contain antioxidants like dark coloured fruits, and even dark chocolate – YAY! – are now marketed as part of a healthy food plan. But what are antioxidants, how can you get them, and why do women…
Can a potent antioxidant really make that much of a difference for women with PCOS? Well, we’d better take a look at what inflammation is and what it does to your body. As put by Medical News Today: “Inflammation is the body’s attempt at self-protection; the aim being to remove harmful stimuli, including damaged cells, irritants, or pathogens – and…
