What is Anti-Aging
Beauty isn’t just skin deep, as the popular saying goes. It’s time to stop using expensive creams and procedures, say experts. We provide foods that you should include and avoid in your daily diet to help maintain younger, beautiful skin.
ANTI-AGING DIET RECOMMENDATIONS
DIET FOR ANTI-AGING
From cells to organs, what you eat is important. Eating right is essential to maintaining a healthy body. The skin, being the largest of all organs, also needs adequate nutrition to appear radiant and young. Anti-oxidants, low-fat dairy products & proteins are all good for your skin.
Recommended Foods
- Anti-oxidants are found in colorful fruits and vegetables such as tomatoes, blueberries, strawberries and cranberries.
- Dark green leafy veggies such as kale and spinach are very beneficial for anemia. Anemia is a factor that can lead to dull, aging skin.
- Vitamin C-rich fruits are also great antioxidants. Fruits and vegetables rich in flavonoids and carotenes, two powerful antioxidants found in plants, help to remove free radicals that can cause premature aging.
- Whole grains-Eating whole grain rich in fiber – oats quinoa barley wheat and brown rice
- Omega-3 fatty acid: Salmon, walnuts and flaxseeds. Coconut oil, olive oils, avocados.
- Dairy products, such as low-fat milk or yogurt, and other dairy products, a day
- Include chocolate, wine, meat, eggs, and lentils
Foods to Moderately Consume
Potatoes, butter, foods that are heavy to digest and oily food should be limited.
Avoid these Foods
- Artificial sweets and sugars are not recommended as they can increase your weight, cause insulin to be affected thereby increasing the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
- Avoid chips and other foods that cause digestion problems. Trans-fats, processed and hydrogenated oils should be avoided.
- Food cooked at high temperatures, especially meat and non-vegetarian food, is known to accelerate the aging process.
Home Remedies
- Aloe vera juice is great for your skin. It improves liver function and helps digestion.
