Posted 08/27/2025

Our bodies continuously produce free radicals as a result of normal bodily functions and exposure to UV rays from the sun. When we burn calories for energy, the exhaust takes the form of free radicals. Left unchecked, these free radicals can trigger a chain reaction that leads to oxidative stress, damaging healthy cells, compromising the immune system, and contributing to inflammation and many diseases, including dementia, cancer, heart disease, neurodegenerative disease, and many more.. The scientific community believes free radical damage is the leading cause of ageing. Antioxidants serve as nature’s defense against free radicals. Physical exertion and other factors trigger our bodies to generate antioxidants that counteract free radicals; this process is necessary for our survival. In a natural, unpolluted environment, our ancestors produced sufficient antioxidants through the exercise of subsistence farming and a diet rich in various antioxidants, which helped mitigate free radical damage.

Today, we are experiencing a significant decrease in antioxidant production due to a lack of physical activity. Processed foods often contain chemicals, dyes, and preservatives that lead to the unnatural creation of free radicals. Additionally, even our so-called “fresh whole foods” may expose us to herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, synthetic hormones, and various other chemicals used to enhance the shelf life and appearance of vegetables and meat, which also contribute to the pervasiveness of free radicals. Furthermore, the air we breathe and the water we drink can pose long-term health risks. Given these environmental changes, it is crucial to redefine what constitutes a healthy diet.

All foods contain varying amounts of antioxidants. The Oxygen Radical Absorption Capacity (ORAC) is a measurement used to quantify the antioxidants in food. We know that a serving of beef and other animal-based proteins contains approximately 100 ORAC units of antioxidants. In contrast, a serving of broccoli contains 632 units and a serving of kale contains 1257. Recently, nutritionists have suggested we eat wild blueberries because, compared to other fruits and vegetables, they are high in antioxidants. Unless we engage in physical activity all day, consuming antioxidant-rich foods is essential for minimizing free radical damage.

People who exercise burn a tremendous amount of calories very quickly, the exhaust of which leads to the creation of free radicals. This triggers the liver to flood our blood with antioxidants to prevent free radical damage and protect our cells. Although many people experience a euphoric sensation after exercising, which experts believe is linked to increased dopamine release in the brain, my research and personal experience suggest that clearing the brain of free radicals somehow adds to the development of this euphoric feeling..

Our brains burn about 20 percent of our total calories just to maintain the systems necessary to keep us alive. Brilliant people and deep thinkers burn about 21 percent.. When we sleep, our brains continue to burn calories all night. Since we are at rest, we are not triggering our liver to produce antioxidants. This leads to an accumulation of free radicals in the brain, which researchers recently believe may contribute to a buildup of plaque. As mentioned earlier, people who exercise flood their bodies with antioxidants, which neutralize the free radicals in the brain. Could this relief create a wonderful feeling? Every morning, the first thing I do is eat high-orac value vegetables to begin the process of neutralizing the free radical buildup. (I’ll provide the list of the most antioxidant-rich vegetables soon) Approximately 2 hours later, the time it takes for the nutrients to start entering my blood, I experienced a wonderful feeling in my brain. As a result, I always look forward to getting up in the morning.

Nutritionists are now advising everyone to eat a greater variety and quantity of plant-based foods; however, the World Health Organization and the National Institutes of Health warn that the current levels of chemicals used in agriculture are unhealthy and unsustainable, and we should not be ingesting all these chemicals. Furthermore, vegetables lose about 30% of their nutritional value just three days after being harvested. When we purchase, store, and cook our vegetables, they may lose between 70% and up to 90% of their nutrients. A growing awareness of dismal health information has prompted millions of people to fortify their diets with a variety of lab-made nutrients, pharmaceutical-grade nutrients, expensive certified nutrients, heavily advertised nutrients, freeze-dried nutrients, powdered nutrients, liquefied nutrients, and nutrients extracted from jellyfish, among others. Every year, billions of dollars are spent on supplements, with families paying hundreds of dollars each month. So, why are we still so unhealthy?

Pharmaceutical researchers and scientists worldwide have conducted massive studies, providing hundreds of thousands of participants with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and other lab-made supplements. The randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled studies (RDBPC), “The Gold Standard,” revealed that the supplements did not have a positive effect on their subjects' health. In many cases, the antioxidant supplements had an adverse impact. This and other studies have led me to adopt the following:

Nutritional Matrix Doctrine
The healing power of plant-based nutrition lies not in isolated compounds, but in the intricate matrix of the whole food itself. Within each plant exists a naturally orchestrated synergy of vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals, and antioxidants—interwoven in precise ratios and structural arrangements. This biochemical symphony supports the body’s core processes: enhancing digestion, facilitating nutrient absorption, promoting detoxification, repairing cellular damage, and neutralizing oxidative stress.

True vitality arises from honoring the complexity of nature’s design, not reducing it to simplified components.

The Fitness Farms Nutritional Matrix seed mixes comprise organic, non-GMO, proprietary seed mixes. Harvested at mealtime and never cooked, these mixes provide the freshest and widest variety of antioxidants in health-promoting quantities. Combined with our growing systems, which are designed for easy management by children, they deliver the fastest, most nutrient-dense, bioavailable, and contamination-free living multi-nutrients available.

“The Way Nature Intended.”

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