What exactly is oxidative stress and why is it bad for your health? Every day your body is exposed to environmental factors including air pollution, radiation and intense exercise, which all encourage the excessive formation of free radicals.
Whilst free radicals are natural by-products of metabolism, an imbalance of free radicals can potentially lead to oxidative stress to occur within your body’s cells. The problem is that this causes destabilisation and can result in damaging your cell DNA.
How can oxidative stress be avoided? One way is to eat foods high in vitamin C, vitamin E, manganese, copper and zinc which can neutralise the harmful effects of excessive free radicals and help to protect your body’s cells. Our freeze-dried Acai powder contains 3 times your daily requirement of manganese which contributes to protecting the body against oxidative stress. This nutrient-dense purple powder, hand-harvested from the Amazon rainforest is great for blending into smoothies to nourish the body.