What are antioxidant vitamins and why are they important?
Our bodies are actually battlegrounds for infection and diseases. Normal body functions, such as breathing or physical activity, and other lifestyle habits, such as smoking, produce substances called free radicals that attack healthy cells. When these healthy cells are weakened, they are more susceptible to cardiovascular disease and certain types of cancers. Antioxidants, such as vitamins C and E, and cartenoids, which include beta-carotene and lutein, help protect healthy cells from damage caused by free radicals. We have vitamins A, B, C, D, E, AND K. Whatever happened to vitamins F-J? Vitamins are named in the order of discovery. Later research found vitamins F-J closely related to other vitamins, mainly the B complex group, and were re-assigned. A Partial List of the Vitamins and Minerals in Moringa: Vitamins As defined by A.D.A.M. Inc. Vitamin A (Beta carotene) Definition: Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin. Function: Vitamin A (retinol) essential in the formation and maintenance
