Are there anti-aging foods?
Who doesn’t want to slow down the aging process? Are there foods you can eat to slow down Father Time? WebMD has an article called, Best Foods for Your Anti-Aging Diet. In this article, dietitian Manuel Villacorta is quoted, “What you eat makes a huge difference in how you age and how you feel.” An aging expert, Dr. Pontius states, “Even your skin will stay younger-looking if you eat right”. So what are these foods that can help us stay younger longer?
1.
Fruits and vegetables – yes, back to at
least 5 A DAY and aim for even more. It
is not just the vitamins and minerals in fruits and vegetables that are good
for us but the color – and the more colorful the better. Each color provides a different array of
antioxidants. It is the antioxidants
that slow the aging process and help stop the damage to your healthy
cells.
Some vitamins and minerals act as
antioxidants such as vitamin C and zinc and the precursor to vitamin A,
beta-carotene. Vitamin C can be termed
the anti-wrinkle vitamin as it help keep your skin younger longer. WebMD also notes eating lots of yellow and
green vegetables can lead to fewer wrinkles.
2.
What are some common foods with the most
antioxidants? WebMD provides a list
of the 20
Common Foods with the Most Antioxidants
a.
Fruits – cranberries, blueberries and blackberries
rank the highest
b.
Vegetables – beans, artichokes and russet potatoes
c.
Nuts – pecans, walnuts and hazelnuts rank high
in the nut category
d.
Other foods with good antioxidant capacity
include: prunes, kidney beans, raspberries,
strawberries, red delicious apples, Granny Smith apples, sweet cherries, plums,
black beans and Gala apples.
3. Green tea
– this tea is rich in antioxidants and may improve skin.
4.
Chocolate – WebMD notes a study found that women
who drank hot chocolate had softer, smoother skin in 3 months. But they drank a special hot chocolate with
higher cocoa content. I add some cocoa
to the low calorie hot chocolate mix I buy.
Just a teaspoon or so to enhance the flavor but also to get more nutritional
benefit.
Among all these foods there should be some
you can add to your diet. Since colder
weather is coming, it is a good time to add some hot green tea or even hot
chocolate. Maybe an apple a day isn’t
such bad advice after all.
Sources:
Best Foods
for Your Anti-Aging Diet, 20
Common Foods with the Most Antioxidants, Skin
Care Vitamins and Antioxidants.
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cocoa
Thanks for this great article..Healthy aging or anti aging food means living a longer, healthier life with Nutrition.. anti aging food eaters have experienced amazing benefits including looking more youthful, feeling much healthier.
ReplyDeleteMany studies have confirmed that there are some naturally available foods that contain anti-aging properties. These foods, when consumed on a regular basis, can not only increase your life span but also help in staying away from age-related diseases like osteoporosis, diabetes and heart disease.
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