Anti-Aging Diet Foods

Top Anti-Aging Diet Foods

Anti-aging isn't just about choosing the right skin care ingredients:it's also about eating right. Here, the best anti-aging superfoods, anti-aging diet plans, and healthy recipes that keep you looking (and feeling) youthful. 

Start right now by including more of these 7 antioxidant-rich foods to your diet. We’ve included interesting facts and delicious EatingWell recipes for healthy aging. Here’s to your good health!

Olive Oil:

Four decades ago, researchers from the Seven Countries Study concluded that the monounsaturated fats in olive oil were largely responsible for the low rates of heart disease and cancer on the Greek island of Crete. Now we know that olive oil also contains polyphenols, powerful antioxidants that may help prevent age-related diseases.

                                                        pomegranate  :

This fruit is packed with vitamin C, which helps guard against the wrinkling effects of sun damage.the juice in pomegranate seeds contains both ellagic acid and punicalagin. The first is a polyphenol compound that fights damage from free radicals; the second is a supernutrient that may increase your body's capacity to preserve collagen, the subdermal connective tissue that makes skin look smooth and plump.

Serve yourself: A cup of pomegranate seeds,not just juice.everyweek. 

 

Green Tea:

one of the most effective compounds for preventing sun damage like hyperpigmentation) and polyphenols (antioxidants that combat free-radical damage and may reverse the effects of aging).

Serve yourself: At least one cup a day to see results in as little as a month.

Yogurt:

 yogurt is rich in calcium, which helps stave off osteoporosis and contains “good bacteria” that help maintain gut health and diminish the incidence of age-related intestinal illness.

Best for  Complexion: Watermelon:

This refreshing, sweet treat contains the ultimate antioxidant, vitamin C, plus lycopene and potassium, which regulates the balance of water and nutrients in cells.

Serve yourself: At least one to two cups a week.

                                                        Fish:

Thirty years ago, researchers began to study why the native Inuits of Alaska were remarkably free of heart disease. The reason, scientists now think, is the extraordinary amount of fish they consume. Fish is an abundant source of omega-3 fats, which help prevent cholesterol buildup in arteries and protect against abnormal heart rhythms.