Posted by Jackie Aveeno in Losing Weight
on Sep 19th, 2009 | 0 comments
It has been shown in scientific studies that consuming foods with high ORAC scores, including acai berries, tomatoes and blueberries, can help to fight disease, slow the aging process down and also help with weight loss. The ORAC score (short for oxygen radical absorbance capacity), is a USDA measurement that calculates a food’s ability for absorbing oxygen radicals. These oxygen radicals are types of molecules which come from cigarette smoke, pesticides, and other forms of unhealthy pollutants and substances that attack your body’s cells.
Oxygen radicals can potentially have a...
Posted by Jackie Aveeno in Losing Weight
on Sep 18th, 2009 | 0 comments
It has been show by research studies that eating foods like acai berries, blueberries and tomatoes that have high ORAC scores can be effective in slowing down the effects of aging, fighting diseases and helping to lose weight. The ORAC score, which is shorthand for oxygen radical absorbance capacity, is a calculation determined by the USDA for measuring different foods abilities for absorbing oxygen radicals. These are molecules can attack the cells in your body and come from pollution, pesticides, cigarette smoke and other unhealthy chemical substances.
Oxygen radicals can contribute to the...
Posted by Jackie Aveeno in Losing Weight
on Sep 14th, 2009 | 0 comments
It has been shown in scientific studies that consuming foods with high ORAC scores, including acai berries, tomatoes and blueberries, can help to fight disease, slow the aging process down and also help with weight loss. The ORAC score (short for oxygen radical absorbance capacity), is a USDA measurement that calculates a food’s ability for absorbing oxygen radicals. These oxygen radicals are types of molecules which come from cigarette smoke, pesticides, and other forms of unhealthy pollutants and substances that attack your body’s cells.
Being exposed to too many oxygen radicals...
Posted by Jackie Aveeno in Losing Weight
on Sep 12th, 2009 | 0 comments
It has been show by research studies that eating foods like acai berries, blueberries and tomatoes that have high ORAC scores can be effective in slowing down the effects of aging, fighting diseases and helping to lose weight. The ORAC score, which is shorthand for oxygen radical absorbance capacity, is a calculation determined by the USDA for measuring different foods abilities for absorbing oxygen radicals. These are molecules can attack the cells in your body and come from pollution, pesticides, cigarette smoke and other unhealthy chemical substances.
Oxygen radicals can potentially have a...