When you shop at the drug store you will see a lot of advertisements related to antioxidants and cancer cure. What is true about that and how can we demystify what is good and not?

Historically the research led to understand that antioxidant is a type of molecule which slows or stops the oxidation of other molecules. Oxidation, in a non-technical sense, is the process which damages your cells and accelerate aging. So antioxidant food or product may help to stop that process.

But why so many people recommend or speak about antioxidants and cancer ? Due to the lack of knowledge, advertisements about antioxidant products make people believe that they are related to cancer cure . Of course damaged cells are prone to cancer.

Does that mean antioxidant product can help you to cure cancer ?

No because it is too late to take antioxidant supplement when the cancer is established. Worst is antioxidant product even can help cancer to spread faster when someone has received chemo-therapy ,the goal of which is to stop and burn cancer cell.

So if you eat 5 to 10 functional foods a day, you will have both the  protection against cancer and all the antioxidant effect you need to protect your body against aging.