Anti-Aging FOODS

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Scientists at the USDA have developed a rating scale that measures the antioxidant content of various plant foods. The scale is called ORAC, which stands for Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity. They discovered that a small group of "super foods" have up to twenty times the antioxidant power of other foods. Even more amazing, these foods provide more antioxidant power than mega-doses of vitamin supplements! In studies with animals, those that were fed high-ORAC foods had lower biological ages as measured by memory, balance, and capillary strength.

It is recommended that one eat foods containing at least 3,000 ORAC units a day, which is not difficult, since 1/2 cup of blueberries contain 2,400 units. So mix it up and eat the ones you like, and just a few prunes or raisins every day combined with some of the other high ORAC foods and you are easily over 3,000. And as noted in the table below, four fruits are at the top of the list.


 FOOD  ORAC Score

 Prunes

 5,770

 Raisins

 2,830

 Blueberries

 2,400

 Blackberries

 2,036

 Kale

 1,770

 Strawberries

 1,540

 Spinach

 1,260

 Raspberries

 1,220

 Brussels Sprouts

 980

 Plums

 949

 Alfalfa Sprouts

 930

 Broccoli Florets

 890

 Beets

 840

 Oranges

 750

 Red Bell Peppers

 710

 Red Grapes

 739

 Cherries

 670



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