amp up your antioxidants

by Diane Lofshult

Food for Thought:

Here’s a simple and easy way to ramp up your daily supply of antioxidants: squeeze some citrus fruit juice into every cup or glass of green tea you drink. According to one study, adding lemon juice to tea significantly promotes better absorption of the antioxidants during digestion. In other words, you want to use that lemon wedge that’s affixed to the side of your iced-tea glass—it’s not simply decorative!