Start right now by including more of these antioxidant-rich foods to your diet. We’ve included interesting facts and delicious EatingWell recipes for healthy aging. Here’s to your good health!
Blueberries:
They contain large amounts of antioxidants which are responsible for skin and brain care. The fiber content present in them helps in producing vitamins and minerals in the body which keeps you from aging.
Pistachios:
These are highly nutrient; the best part is that they come with shell over them. Survey has been carried out saying that the main advantage of shelled nuts is that they contain less calories when compared to unshelled nuts.
Whey Protein:
This protein got a substance in it called as resistant starch, which helps in metabolism, generally aging leads to loss of mass in the muscles, which is caused due to fewer metabolisms. This can be prevented by consuming the whey protein.
Oats:
Fiber is the most essential nutrient which is not mostly consumed by anyone these days. Fiber content is more in oats, which keeps you full and makes you eat less for the next meal, the weight gain in the middle age makes you look older, which can be prevented by consuming oats every day.
Red Wine:
Red wine is rich in antioxidants. Fermented foods are very good for digestion, as they contain lactic acid. Resveratrol is a famous antioxidant present in the skin of grapes; it helps in death of brain and heart cells. Thus it is helpful in Anti-aging.
Spinach:
Green leafy vegetables are high in nutrients; it has a pigment called as lutein which is generally present in green leafy vegetables that keeps you from aging.
Corn:
Corn keeps away from causing cancer; fiber content that is present in corn prevents the growth in cancer. A component called IP6 is present in the corn, helps in maintaining good health and killing the cells causing cancer.