• Antioxidants Guide home page - An introduction to antioxidants including what antioxidants are, what free radicals are and how they relate to antioxidants, how antioxidants work, why they are so important and how to learn more about them.

About Antioxidants

• What are antioxidants and why are they important? - A link to a paragraph on the home page that describes what antioxidants are and why antioxidants are important.
  
  
• The most important of all the antioxidants - A listing and description of each of the 5 most important antioxidants. These are referred to by Dr. Lester Packer as The Antioxidant Network. Also covered are descriptions of 2 other groups of important antioxidants.
  
  
• A scientifically proven antioxidant source - An antioxidant rich dietary supplement called LifePak® that was conceived and created by a company called Pharmanex® with the cooperation of over 70 on staff scientists and 31 affiliate institutions worldwide.

Are you getting enough?

• Best sources of antioxidants - A listing of each of the most important antioxidants, from those that can be the most easily found in foods to those which are difficult to find in foods. Includes food sources where each antioxidant can be found, even when the antioxidant is found in only small amounts in the food. Antioxidants that are recommemded to be taken in supplement form are also provided.
  
  
• How much of each antioxidant should I be getting? - Recommendations for daily intake of each of the most important antioxidants. Recommendations come from the National Food and Nutrition Board's Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) and from Dr. Lester Packer, the world's foremost antioxidant research scientist and head of the Packer Lab at the University of California at Berkeley.
  
  
• An easy, inexpensive way to find out what the antioxidant levels are in your body - Learn about a new device that can read the antioxidant levels in your body simply by scanning the palm of your hand. The test is easy, inexpensive, completely painless and takes less than a minute to perform.

Resources

• How to get more information about antioxidants - Two recommended books that cover in great detail everything you could want to know about antioxidants. A well researched, high quality antioxidant nutritional supplement is also recommended.
  
  
• Links to other sites that have antioxidant related information - A list of over 30 web sites where antioxidant subjects are covered.
  
  
• Spider Hub Links Resources - A great directory of links for 18 heath related categories including Alternative, Child Health, Disabilities, Diseases, First Aid, Fitness, Mens Health, Weight Loss, Womens Health and more.

Frequently Asked Questions About Nutrition and Vitamins

• What are carotenoids and how much should I take? - A page on caroteniods, what they are, why they are important, how you can measure the carotenoid levels in your own body and recommendations for a carotenoid rich multivitamin.