Posts Tagged ‘fruits and vegetables’

Nutrition as an Antioxidant

Vitamin

Vitamin C: In fruits and vegetables, fresh and raw, like guava, kiwi, mango, pineapple, persimmon, citrus, melons, strawberries, fruit, peppers, tomatoes, brassicas (cabbage family vegetables), fruits and common vegetables.

Vitamin E (tocopherol): wheat germ, soybean oil, wheat germ of cereals or cereal, olive oil, green leafy vegetables and nuts.

Beta-carotene or provitamin A : It belongs to the carotenoid family of plants. The body can convert into vitamin A.

Together antioxidant properties of vitamin A and that act on free radicals. Lately has shown its role in preventing cataracts and their beneficial effects in processes associated with inflammation and aging.

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Natural Medicine for Menopause

Menopause

Menopause is a natural process in women is an end in the lives of women of reproductive age. Change occurs when the female reproductive system stops production of estrogen and progesterone, the hormones needed for ovulation, had disappeared permanently after menopause.

A time before menopause, irregular menstrual cycles and are often the first symptom that we can alleviate and overcome easily with a natural remedy for menopause.

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