Super Foods - 20 of the best foods for Super Health

                  
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Food is a basic necessity – it’s the fuel that keeps us going every day. But it also offers us many other benefits. Certain types of food, such as oily fish, vegetables, fruits and other plant foods, stand out in the nutritional crowd because they have special properties that make them unique in terms of how beneficial they can be to our health. And it is because of their health-enhancing qualities that we sometimes refer to these as ‘superfoods’. The nutrients contained within these foods can assist with many of the body’s natural functions – such as digestion, boosting the immune system, strengthening bones and even helping to protect
against cancer.

We’ve all heard the word ‘antioxidant’. But what exactly are dietary antioxidants, and what do they do? In short, ‘antioxidant’ is the term used to describe the group of vitamins, minerals and certain phytochemicals, found in foods, that help to protect the body from the damaging effects of oxygen free radicals. These are unstable molecules that are created naturally by the body and that can also be produced by toxins (like tobacco), pollution and radiation from sunlight and radioactive materials.

These toxins can be ‘carcinogenic’ – meaning they can alter or damage cells in  the body which can lead to the development of cancer. Antioxidants are able to ‘mop-up’ free radicals or prevent them from forming, and it is thought that they could thereby help to prevent cell damage.