Nature's Anti-Ageing Food

They are some foods, scientists believe, that contain the ingredients that fight aging and disease - naturally. By incorporating these foods into your diet, you can actually lower your risk of cronic illnesses such as cancer and heart disease.

Antioxidants neutralise free radicals (damaging by-prducts produced by normal cellular metabolism) and change them into compounds that are non-damaging in our body.

Antioxidants are present in fruit and vegetables especially those that are very deeply colored.

Here is a list of the foods that may help you live longer, live healthier, and look younger.

Dark green-leaved vegetables - packed full of vitamins and minerals.
Tomatoes - a good source of the antioxidant lycopene, and cooked tomatoes contain even more. Lycopene is also gives guava, rosehip, watermelon and pink grapefruit their red color.
Garlic - known to help circulation and reduce high blood pressure and cholesterol.
Soy Beans - for more information, read Soy - nature's miracle food
Nuts and seeds - rich in vitamin E, selenium, zinc and essential fatty acids.
Live bio yoghurt - contains friendly probiotic bacteria, helps maintain a healthy digestive trace.

Nutritionists recommend a daily intake of between 5 to 9 servings of fresh fruit and vegetables per day. This is quite easy to achieve considering the variety of fruit and vegetables that simply need to be washed and peeled and can be eaten raw as a quick salad or in-between meal snack.

So go ahead and stock up on nature's super foods. The health and fitness of you and your family depend on it.

Anti-Ageing Foods

Nature's Anti-Ageing Food