The benefits of antioxidants are many, including the prevention of cancers; attributes which are all the more remarkable when you consider they are found in plants. Phytonutrients are an amazing discovery; fund in plants they have the ability to work with our body to improve its defense against disease and illness. More than 900 different phytonutrients have been found in plant foods already; more are being discovered all the time and the whole area of nutrition and preventative health care is opening up. There have been a huge number of health benefits discovered so far from many well known foods; cherries for instance are able to reduce the pain in joints and blueberries have anti-aging properties.

Containing many different antioxidants, blueberries also have one of the lowest sugar contents of the fruits tested. The easiest way to inject concentrated amounts of these fruits is by drinking juice every day; this will help improve our healing ability and blood circulation. Antioxidants contained in these fruits can also help ward off and fight disease and infections we may suffer from. Apples are now coming under the spotlight as potential helpers in the struggle against heart illness.

The likes of many citrus fruits also have health benefits associated with the phytochemicals they contain. Joint pain like arthritis, fibromyalgia and gout are also aided by the phytonutrients found in tart cherries. Of course we already now about the benefits of certain vitamins and minerals, which have been available for some time. The Phytoalexin (another antioxidant), resveratrol has many anti-viral and anti-infection properties used by plants, a number of these are helpful to people, they are found in blueberries, mulberries and blackberries.

Many aging conditions, including Alzheimer's, can be treated with some of these. The benefit of tomatoes has been in the news recently with the hopes that it contains anti-cancer properties as well as those that can help prevent heart disease. The best way to concentrate these antioxidant properties has been found when we use tomato sauce, puree and juice. The sweet, juicy watermelon is actually packed with some of the most important in phytonutrients in nature. There is no longer any reason to neglect fruit form your diet as it could literally save your life.