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DESCRIPTION: Those eating a more plant-based diet may naturally have an enhanced antioxidant defense system to counter the DNA damage caused by free radicals produced by high-intensity exercise.

I should do more videos on watercress! The only other one I think I have is Sometimes the Enzyme Myth Is True (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/sometimes-the-enzyme-myth-is-true/).

This video is the third of a 3-part series on enhancing athletic recovery times. Check out the first two if you're interested: Reducing Muscle Fatigue with Citrus (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/reducing-muscle-fatigue-with-citrus/) and Reducing Muscle Soreness with Berries (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/reducing-muscle-soreness-with-berries/).

For more on the free radical theory of disease, see Mitochondrial Theory of Aging (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/mitochondrial-theory-of-aging/).

The 64 times more video is Antioxidant Power of Plant Foods Versus Animal Foods (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/antioxidant-power-of-plant-foods-versus-animal-foods/).

Why else is it important to eat antioxidant rich diets? See, for example, The Power of NO (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-power-of-no/) and Anti-Inflammatory Antioxidants (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/anti-inflammatory-antioxidants/). And why else is it important to eat broccoli family (cruciferous) vegetables? Check out:

• The Best Detox (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-best-detox/)
• DNA Protection from Broccoli (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/dna-protection-from-broccoli/)
• Lung Cancer Metastases and Broccoli (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/lung-cancer-metastases-and-broccoli/)
• Raw Broccoli and Bladder Cancer Survival (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/raw-broccoli-and-bladder-cancer-survival/)
• Broccoli Versus Breast Cancer Stem Cells (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/broccoli-versus-breast-cancer-stem-cells/)
• Prolonged Liver Function Enhancement from Broccoli (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/prolonged-liver-function-enhancement-from-broccoli/)

Crucifelicious!

Have a question about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/preventing-exercise-induced-oxidative-stress-with-watercress/

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