The Real Health Risk Is NOT Taking Antioxidants by David Ash and Dr Liesbeth Ash People who say they don't need supplements because they are affluent and on a 'good diet' do not appreciate why they need antioxidants.
Antioxidants scavenge free radicals.
A major source of free radicals is the processed food of affluent society. Anti-oxidants are needed to counteract the damage done by the diet of affluent nations. About the Authors David Ash, author and nutrition graduate of London University, began making mineral supplements in 1964. Liesbeth Ash, graduate in medicine at Otago University in New Zealand was the first holistic medical practitioner in Nelson. They travel internationally teaching and writing on the importance of nutrition supplementation for optimum health.