Consider these foods your anti-aging staples. As a rule,
fruits and vegetables high in flavonoids and carotenoids, two powerful
plant-based antioxidants, will remove the free radicals from your skin
and body that cause you to age prematurely. A well-balanced diet can
help you lose weight, live longer and feel fitter. But it can also help
you look younger. Forget the fountain of youth. Load up a plate at the
feel-better buffet and turn back the clock on a full (and happy)
stomach.
Blueberries
One serving of this superfood provides more antioxidant activity than most fruits and veggies. Antioxidants fight the free radicals that cause wrinkles.
Beans
They are high in protein, promote hair growth and help thicken hair cells by making the fibers stronger.
Cranberry Juice
This fruit juice disrupts the formation of plague and thereby prevents yellowing of teeth. The flavonoids in cranberry juice also counteract the damaging effects of bacteria that cause tooth decay. Be careful that you aren't drinking a sugar-laden cranberry juice cocktail.
Blood Orange
A bit more exotic than a traditional orange, blood oranges contain anthocyanins, antioxidants that combat free-radical damage and UV rays.
Brazil Nut
Selenium, a powerful mineral that aids in the production of the antioxidant glutathione can be found in brazil nuts. This mineral repairs cell damage and slows down the skin's aging process. Just 2 nuts a day will help you stop the aging process in its tracks.
Dark Chocolate
This decadent treat will help curb your sweet tooth and is rich in flavonoids.
Red Wine
Heart healthy red wine, made with the dark skin and seeds of grapes, is rich in polyphenols, a type of antioxidant that includes resveratrol. If you don't drink alcohol, opt for grape juice or a resveratrol supplement available at your drug store for about $25.
Blueberries
One serving of this superfood provides more antioxidant activity than most fruits and veggies. Antioxidants fight the free radicals that cause wrinkles.
Beans
They are high in protein, promote hair growth and help thicken hair cells by making the fibers stronger.
Cranberry Juice
This fruit juice disrupts the formation of plague and thereby prevents yellowing of teeth. The flavonoids in cranberry juice also counteract the damaging effects of bacteria that cause tooth decay. Be careful that you aren't drinking a sugar-laden cranberry juice cocktail.
Blood Orange
A bit more exotic than a traditional orange, blood oranges contain anthocyanins, antioxidants that combat free-radical damage and UV rays.
Brazil Nut
Selenium, a powerful mineral that aids in the production of the antioxidant glutathione can be found in brazil nuts. This mineral repairs cell damage and slows down the skin's aging process. Just 2 nuts a day will help you stop the aging process in its tracks.
Dark Chocolate
This decadent treat will help curb your sweet tooth and is rich in flavonoids.
Red Wine
Heart healthy red wine, made with the dark skin and seeds of grapes, is rich in polyphenols, a type of antioxidant that includes resveratrol. If you don't drink alcohol, opt for grape juice or a resveratrol supplement available at your drug store for about $25.
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