So I posted on my site the top 10 best antioxidant rich foods (https://www.antioxidantsdetective.com...ich-foods.html) and I wanted to share my insights.

Feel free to leave feedback (or even share your own top 10 list if you have one) either on this forum or on the website page itself.

Top 10 antioxidant rich foods...

1. Bell peppers – mostly red and green
2. Oranges
3. Strawberries
4. Blueberries
5. Broccoli
6. Spinach
7. Tomatoes
8. Apples
9. Prunes
10. Eggs

If I can add one more food it would be onions

I was suprised not to see walnuts as I've seen them even on a top 5 list of foods with highest antioxidants.

Also, suprised to see eggs there. I guess it's that we keep seeing mixed things about eggs from cholestrol to other things, but it's the first time I've seen it on a list of top 10 foods for antioxidants. All the different berries, beans and walnuts are what comes to mind first

I've heard that red beans were very high in antioxidants, maybe even higher than blueberries. I think cranberries, kiwis and pomegranates are good too, but not too sure where they would rank compared to the list. I'm surprised about the eggs too.

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I second Jbo. I have heard hazzlenuts and walnuts rank top in the anti-oxidant list. Nevertheless, thanks anti-oxidant detective for coming up with this list. Its very useful.

I disagree with the eggs.

Totally.

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I didn't add walnuts b/c even though they may have high amounts antioxidants they are high in fat. I know it's good fat but still high in calories. Also, those who are allergic to peanuts might have an issue with walnuts and other nuts.

And I put eggs in there b/c it's a good source of protein and protein is responsible for helping create glutathione.

When I thought of this list I had to think of a number of things: such as what would be good for diabetics, the elderly, those who don't eat meat or have certain food allergies, etc.

I will have a few top 10 lists in the future regarding specific criteria (i.e. top 10 vegetables, top 10 foods for diabetics, etc).

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https://www.antioxidantsdetective.com

You should consider eating walnuts every day. Every day.

https://breastcancer.about.com/od/can.../a/walnuts.htm

The walnut is high in Ellagic Acid. Oh. Here I go again. Acid, acid, acid.

https://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?t...dspice&dbid=99

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Table 1 - Polyphenol and antioxidant content in the 100 richest foods (mg per 100 g or mg per 100 ml).

Table 2 - Food servings providing at least 1 mg polyphenols with their polyphenol and antioxidant contents (mg per serving).

I eat one small handful an hour or so before lunch, then another handful an hour or two before dinner of walnuts. The problem is that doing it every single day I get sick of doing it. So I've been doing the samething with almonds for one month, then I switch to walnuts the following month.

I don't think I can agree with eating a particular food everyday just b/c it is high in a particular nutrient. You can say that about any food then, really.

The saying is true what I learned in my nutrition class: A little is good, a lot is not better.

Plus, you eat something enough everyday you'll develop an allergy to it. Then you're doing more harm then good.

I think that is an old wives tale.

I have a few Japanese friends that think they are starving if they don't have rice every single day. And of all the useless stuff, they mean white rice. I have a Vietnamese friend who was poor while growing up. His family only had rice to eat. Occasionally, they could get vegetables when people were generous. Millions of people eat the same things for breakfast daily, either cereals, milk, eggs, bacon (laden with nitrites) etc. Most people take the same vitamins daily for years. Those vitamins are not necessary derived from food. Some vitamins contain herbs or herbal extracts too. And contrary to what Ted has warned us, people eat wheat daily. Millions of them.

An allergy is a hyperactive response of the immune system to certain substances which are "foreign" to our bodies. A daily food would not be foreign, nor would it become foreign when used daily. If your adrenals are working properly, you would never have allergies. If they are working well, you would easily fight off a new allergy.

I support the notion that we should always try to vary our diet. As my grandmother frequently said, "if you eat the same things everyday, you will get pelagra." She meant malnutrition of course, but pelagra can apply. https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Pelagra

A few walnuts daily, cannot harm, unless you are already allergic to them. I know a few who are.

I agree as I have an uncle who feels dinner is not dinner unless it comes with black beans and rice on the plate as well or on the side, which he's from a country that grew up eating black beans and rice every single day as part of a meal.

My grandmother would eat no vegetable unless it was cooked (overcooked) along with fat back (salted pork) every single day. Sometimes, she would fry the fat back to render the grease and pour that over rice or grits all by itself. Unfortunately, she only lived until 93.

Interesting how much genetics plays a role in your health. Just like the guy they interviewed in the movie "Super-Size Me" who's been eating big mac's 3x a day for about 15+ years (or something to that affect).

And then you have people who smoke their whole life and live to 70+ and then there's the person who dies of a heart attack at age 30 or younger.

Quite the conundrum...

I was reading this a few days ago that covers the basics like don't smoke, drink wine and green tea everyday..etc
https://www.wikihow.com/Live-a-Long-Life

Well look at number 4, it's about drinking red wine everyday. The lady who lived to be 122 years old thought it was the olive oil and red wine everyday is what helped her, but to my suprise they said she was a smoker. Jeanne Calment they said only smoked two cigarettes a day though and quit when she was 117 years old.
I honestly don't know many smokers who can just have one or two a day to be completely honest though, so I'm not sure if the lady who at least was the oldest lady in the world is something a typical smoker would do.