Best Anti-Aging Super Foods
As the adage goes, “We are what we eat.” This also holds true when it comes to maintaining overall health. What we take in will eventually show up. Our best indicator is our skin because it shows all the stress and careless lifestyle that we are leading.
If we only pay attention to our diet, we will see big changes in our bodies in a matter of a few weeks. We will also notice a more glowing skin and higher energy level.
Include hefty servings of the following in your diet and you be feeling better in no time.
Avocado. Anything rich in Vitamin E (known for its anti aging properties) is a skin ally. Avocado teems with this and also a good source or monounsaturated fat and potassium.
Berries. Any black and blue berry variety boosts your fight against premature aging. It is full of antioxidants that helps arrest he harmful effects of free radicals in the body.
Cruciferous vegetables. It flushes out toxins and help in the prevention of cancer. So you not only keep looking young but also maintain good health. Include cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, turnip, brussels sprouts, radish and watercress in your daily diet. The more
servings, the better.
Nuts. If you’re familiar with the South Beach diet, it encourages you to snack on nuts. It’s because nuts aid in the proper function of your digestive and immune system and improve skin health. It is also rich in potassium, magnesium, iron, zinc, copper and selenium all of which help in preventing cancer. Concentrate on eating brazil nuts and walnuts and AVOID rancid nuts though. The latter has been linked to enhancing free radicals.
Complex carbohydrates. It’s high in fiber. Some variety are rich in iron, some in B vitamins. It gives you energy. If you’re energetic you are active and tend to work more which is good for the body. Good examples of complex carbohydrates are rice and pasta.
-Stephanie
February 18th, 2009 at 11:11 am
there are a lot of kinds of foods and vegetables which affect our body and age factors.
February 27th, 2009 at 4:51 pm
I’m still young, but I want to look young for a while. Know any foods with anti-aging qualities??
June 9th, 2009 at 12:42 am
There is an energy model of being that states we have X amount of energy to work with in our daily life. Further that it takes energy to liberate the resources present in food so to preserve energy hence increase energy for living, healing and life extension we need to eat those foods that are easiest to assimilate with the most available nutrients. That would be vegtables and fruits followed by smaller amounts of protein preferably fish, turkey then meat. Anything hard to process such as fried or processed foods, preservatives, chemicals, alcohol and so forth should be avoided. All that said a life so pure might be a miserable one but a compromise may add many happy healthy years. Another theory says eat and enjoy your life for regarding the years it is not always a matter of quantity but more a matter of quality. I say moderation, common sense and your beliefs are the key.