{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"HappyCow","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog","author_name":"PureVegan","author_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/author\/PureVegan\/","title":"Antioxidants - HappyCow","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"k17HNfPbGZ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/antioxidants\/\">Antioxidants<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/antioxidants\/embed\/#?secret=k17HNfPbGZ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Antioxidants&#8221; &#8212; HappyCow\" data-secret=\"k17HNfPbGZ\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Variety-of-foods-header.jpg","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":237,"description":"&nbsp; Question:\u00a0 Flavonoids are one of the following: The taste buds of a robot. A rare form of hemorrhoids A powerful antioxidant found in over 4,000 foods. A GMO food additive What a flavonoid actually is is much more interesting than what you\u2019d get out of the name but don\u2019t be fooled; this is not an artificial ingredient (although if I didn\u2019t know better I would\u2019ve chosen answer d!). Flavonoids are a kind of antioxidant and so far the biggest category known to date.\u00a0 The term antioxidant is not necessarily foreign these days but do you actually know what they do and why they\u2019re important?\u00a0 How about where to get them? Antioxidants are natural compounds that help protect the body from harmful free radicals.\u00a0 Free radicals are highly unstable atoms or groups of atoms that can cause damage to cells, weaken the immune system and may lead to infections and various diseases.\u00a0 Basically, they act as scavengers in the body, destroying electrons wherever they can.\u00a0\u00a0 Our bodies have a natural protective ability to kill off free radicals but only to a certain extent.\u00a0 There are many environmental factors that cause free radical formation in the body; pollution, radiation, cigarette smoke, [&hellip;]"}