We all know that fruits and vegetables are among the healthiest foods. But relatively few people understand that the health benefits of these foods are largely the result of two families of powerful antioxidant nutrients: carotenoids and flavonoids. In this User's Guide, two leading health writers explain the health benefits of the most important dietary and supplemental carotenoids and flavonoids-and how they can help protect you against eye diseases, cancer, and cardiovascular diseases.
Jack Challem is one of America's most trusted nutrition and health writers and a member of the American Society for Nutrition. Based in Tucson, Arizona, he is the bestselling author of more than 20 books, including No More Fatigue, Stop Prediabetes Now, The Food-Mood Solution, Feed Your Genes Right, The Inflammation Syndrome, and Syndrome X. Jack is a columnist for Alternative & Complementary Therapies and his scientific articles have also appeared in Free Radical Biology & Medicine, Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine, and Medical Hypotheses. His consumer articles have been published in Body & Soul, Natural Health, Better Nutrition, and many other magazines. Free, downloadable excerpts from his books, and sample issues of his newsletter are available at www.nutritionreporter.com.
