Not to get too technical but free radicals are molecules missing one of their electrons. This makes them extremely unstable. In order to become more stable, free radicals will steal an electron from a nearby molecules, molecules that are part of your body. This can disrupts normal cellular processes, causes cellular damage and makes us age.

Free radicals can target DNA, enzymes, important proteins and cell membranes, and ultimately cause cancer and degenerative diseases. It's been estimated that each cell experiences 10,000 free radical attacks each day.

Good news though! Antioxidants found on the SuperFoods help defend against free radicals. Antioxidants neutralize free radicals by giving up electrons, thus making free radicals more stable and no longer a threat to cellular health.

Your body's ability to handle free radicals is an important component of long term health. Your body does produce antioxidants, but the antioxidants you get from food really make a difference in how your body defends itself from free radical damage.

SuperFoods are rich in antioxidants.

• Spinach and kale have the highest Oxygen Radical Absorption Capacity (ORAC).
• One serving of blueberries provides as many antioxidants as five servings of carrots, broccoli or squash.
• Citrus protects DNA from free radical damage. It also neutralizes free radicals that oxidize cholesterol, thus helping to prevent heart attacks and strokes.
• Hot cocoa has twice the antioxidants than a glass of red wine and up to three times the antioxidants in a cup of green tea.

We can't avoid free radicals but we can fight them with the antioxidants in SuperFoods.