Why are Phytonutrients so Important?
Most phytonutrients are powerful antioxidants. These help protect us from tiny particles called “free radicals.”
Too many free radicals can turn a normal cell into a cancerous cell, promote chronic inflammation, contribute to the blockage of our arteries, or destroy vital neurons in the brain.
Phytonutrients do more than fight free-radicals, though. In a 2009 test-tube study published in the European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, the phytonutrient quercetin, which is present in apples and onions, killed a flu virus more effectively than the prescription drug Tamiflu.
Another phytonutrient, lycopene, found in tomatoes, improves male fertility according to the International Urology and Nephrology.
Phytonutrients come in many forms – from catechins in green tea leaves to flavanols in the cacao bean from which we get dark chocolate – and they all have life-saving or life-enhancing properties.
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