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so it’s the fall the leaves have changed

simply gorgeous outside and a lot of

times people don’t realize what’s

happening when the leaves are changing I

want to do a quick video on that because

it relates to the antioxidants so

normally a leaf is green because of the

chlorophyll and chlorophyll is part of

something called photosynthesis where

it’s taking sunlight and creating energy

so at the end of the summer we have a

spike of a certain antioxidant called

anthocyanins okay this compound gives

the leaf its red or purple or even a

blue color it’s in currants eggplant

it’s in oranges blackberries cherries

grapes it’s there as the pigment and an

antioxidant to protect the leaf or the

plant from extreme temperatures but it’s

very dependent on the pH so when the pH

is like three which is very acidic it’ll

be more read between seven and eight

which is more neutral and slightly basic

it turns violet and as it goes up to

eleven which is extremely alkaline it

turns the color of blue then we have the

antioxidant called carotenoids which are

yellow red and orange

there are over eleven hundred different

cratan heights one being lutein which is

good for the macula VI or xanthine which

is good for the brain for memory now as

it gets colder you get a spike in

tannins which give the color of brown

you also have flavonoids which are

yellow yellow red blue magenta and the

flavonoids are another antioxidant that

gives the plant its UV filtration you’ll

see them in parsley onions blueberries

now there’s many different unknowns with

antioxidants do the antioxidants have a

direct effect in order to have an

indirect effect in the body we do know

they have a great effect in the body

anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer

however one theory out there right now

is antioxidants actually increase uric

acid in the body in uric acid is one of

the most powerful antioxidants of their

body actually makes so whether that’s

true or not we don’t know what we do

know is when we consume through

high in antioxidants our health improves

but just make sure you get your

antioxidants from food not from pills

because you can actually make any

oxidants in the lab as the genetically

modified product and you want to avoid

those so get your antioxidants from your

vegetables thanks for watching