Author: Purple Superfoods
Feeling HOT? 1 in 3 women in Singapore are not prepared for this…
If you are a female between 45 to 55 years old, brace yourself to face the inevitable in a woman’s rites of life – menopause. About 1 in 3 women in Singapore do not prepare for menopause, according to a study by Synovate with support from Menopause Support Group at KK Women’s And Children’s Hospital....
Chicha Morada CNY version (purple corn drink)
Need a cooling and healthy drink to reboot your system after Chinese New Year?
Check out this easy and healthy purple corn drink recipe before you throw away your Mandarin oranges peels!
Are you getting enough antioxidants?
According to research, we need a minimum of 8,000 (female) - 11,000 (male) antioxidant units a day to avoid the state of oxidative debt whereby our body doesn't have enough antioxidants to neutralize the free radicals in our body.
Free radicals, low antioxidant levels and health
Why do we care about free radicals? Free radicals attack important macromolecules in our body (e.g. lipids, nucleic acids, proteins) leading to cell damage and disruption of normal physiological functions. If these attacks are kept unchecked, many diseases may arise as a result of free radical damage. Read on to find out more. What...
Antioxidants – beyond the ORAC scores
Scientifically, Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) is the laboratory standard in measuring antioxidant levels in foods. The ORAC test was developed at the National Institute on Aging (NIA) in the US, the leader in aging research. ORAC in a nutshell ORAC measures the ability of a food to neutralize oxidizing free radicals, per 100g, in a...
