Antioxidants help heal and repair signs of aging in the face and body, cool and reduce skin tissue inflammation, potentially prevent skin cancer and assist in brightening skin. Environmental factors like pollution, excessive light and heat, and sun exposure, alcohol & cigarette smoke and other toxic chemicals cause oxidative stress and dysbiosis imbalance in the body. Eating antioxidants gives the body the ability to counter and detoxify these harmful influences on our microbiome / stomach gut.