Eat Ginger Every Day To Reap These Health Benefits

diet 8/25/21

How Do Antioxidants Help?

According to Harvard Health Publishing, antioxidants are any compound that eliminates free radicals. Free radicals lack the proper amount of electrons, so they damage cell membranes and DNA by stealing their electrons.

A woman holds raw ginger.
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Antioxidants supply these electrons, which prevents damage from free radicals. In 2004, research in Biofactors confirmed that ginger contains a high amount of antioxidants.