Are Antioxidants the Fountain of Youth?

Antioxidants: The Fountain of Youth?

By pHDrinkingwater.com Staff

Those of us who fail to remember everything from high school biology may forget the exact definition of an antioxidant; it turns out the definition is buried somewhere in our sophomore locker. But, even if we don't remember exactly what an antioxidant is, we do remember one thing: antioxidants are good for our well being.


Wine, vegetables, tea, fruit, coffee, even certain types of water, like Kangen Water™, are all rich in antioxidants. We eat them, we drink them, if we could, we might even date them, all in an attempt to live a life filled with health. While this "maintaining health" is perhaps the number one feature on an antioxidant's resume, recent research has now discovered that they have the ability to do one more special task: antioxidants may help us stay young.


Antioxidants, if we are all to get out our pocket protectors for just a brief moment, are molecules that possess the ability to prevent, or at least slow down, the oxidation of other molecules.