Even a small amount of fresh herbs can double or even quadruple the antioxidant power of a meal. The ability of oregano to decrease chromosomal damage from radiation and marjoram to affect hormone levels in women with PCOS is put to the test.
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What’s so great about antioxidants? See, for example, Food Antioxidants & Cancer (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/food-antioxidants-and-cancer/) and Food Antioxidants, Stroke, and Heart Disease (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/food-antioxidants-stroke-and-heart-disease/).
How many do we need? Check out:
• Minimum “Recommended Daily Allowance” of Antioxidants (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/minimum-recommended-daily-allowance-of-antioxidants/)
• How to Reach the Antioxidant “RDA” (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-to-reach-the-antioxidant-rda/)
• Antioxidant Rich Foods With Every Meal (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/antioxidant-rich-foods-with-every-meal/)
If you liked the beginning of the video where I show hwo a meal is affected, you’ll love my Antioxidants in a Pinch (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/antioxidants-in-a-pinch/) video.
I think the only other PCOS video I have so far discusses the benefits of spearmint tea (in Enhancing Athletic Performance with Peppermint (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/enhancing-athletic-performance-with-peppermint/)). That’s why I’m so excited for the next video, Best Foods for PCOS (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/best-foods-for-polycystic-ovary-syndrome-PCOS) where I take a more systematic approach.
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