These Antioxidants Help Fight Free Radicals (& Prevent Cancer)

Free radicals are highly reactive chemicals that can cause harm to our cells, their organelles, and other components (membranes, proteins, DNA, etc.) when found in high concentrations. Damage to cells caused by free radicals (especially DNA) can lead to cancer development. 

Considering the connection between antioxidant intake and lowered cancer incidence, it's no surprise that consuming more of these free-radical-scavenging antioxidants can help protect our cells (and DNA) from damage. 

One easy way to consume more antioxidants is to take a daily multivitamin/mineral with added phytonutrients that can help increase your total antioxidant capacity and ensure oxidative balance.

In other words, supplementing with essential vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients is shown to support the body's antioxidant system and help buffer against oxidative stress (and cell damage that can lead to cancer). And what better way to get all of those powerful phytonutrients than with a high-quality daily multivitamin?

In a seminal JAMA randomized controlled trial of almost 6,000 male physicians (from Harvard University's Physician's Health Study II), Additionally, multivitamin use was found to reduce the risk of total cancer by 8%8 compared to non-use.