Just think of that song from 'The Sound of Music: 'Do (doe), a deer, a female deer, Re (ray), a drop of golden sun, Mi (me), a name I call myself, Fa (far), a long, long way to run; So (sew), a needle pulling thread, La, a note that follows 'so,' Ti (tea), a drink with jam and bread, and that brings us back to Do!
ORAC unit dosage recommendations The USDA recommends an ORAC unit ingestion of about 3,000 to 5,000 units daily. ORAC Value Research-Assay Molecules. 2013. Oxygen radical absorbance capacity of different varieties of strawberry and the antioxidant stability in storage.
How much fibre should I eat every day? A rough estimate of the amount you need is about 18g a day, though 16 - 24g is a healthy range and individual requirements vary. Ideally you should aim to open your bowels at least once a day and not have to strain when you go to the loo. One example of what you'd need to equal about 18g is a bowl of bran cereal for breakfast, a wholemeal sandwich with a bowl of salad for lunch, and five portions of fruit and vegetables. You need to eat a balance of insoluble an soluble fibre types. Insoluble fibre is the type that's best at alleviating constipation as it can soak up around fifteen times it's own weight in water. This increases the bulk of stools, which in turn stimulates gut contractions and keeps the bowels moving regularly.