Anti-Aging Secrets To Help You Stay Young And Healthy


by Dr.Mani Sivasubramanian - Date: 2006-12-27 - Word Count: 462 Share This!

Want your own "Fountain of Eternal Youth"? Folklore is replete with tales of eager crowds seeking to drink from it. Modern science shows you exactly how to tap into your personal bag of anti-aging tricks - and stop, even reverse the aging process to look young and feel healthy.

Some of these methods are well established. Sticking to a vegetarian diet, fasting, and caloric restriction (also called low-calorie dieting) all have dedicated adherents. There is an increasing amount of scientific data now becoming available that validates these beliefs.

What's more, there are some additional benefits coming to light which had not been known before. So what are the natural anti-aging methods that you can start using today?

Your biggest weapon in the fight against aging is diet and nutrition. The next is exercise.

A healthy diet, not skipping meals or starving yourself, and eating a balanced mix of nutrients, vitamins and minerals can stop the aging process in its tracks. Your metabolism speeds up, and fat burning capacity of your body increases.

Vitamins have antioxidants that remove free radicals. These are the poisons that damage cell membranes, making the body work harder to repair the destroyed cells, and resulting in earlier aging. By neutralizing oxidative free radicals, these foods protect body tissue and slow down aging.

There is some controversy about the best way you can get these anti-oxidants - in regular diet, as supplements, through pills or in other ways. Antioxidants in food are highly beneficial, and a vegetarian diet rich in fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds, and whole grains is best.

And then, you must exercise. An active lifestyle will extend your life and make it more enjoyable. Go for a walk. Visit the gym. Workout at home. Do household chores. Play a round of golf. Just get moving!

In addition to these common-sense methods, there are some special foods you can consume to further slow down the aging process. Drink green tea and plenty of pure water. Omega 3 fatty acids in fish have protective effects on tissue. Lycopene protects skin, and is found in tomatoes.

Eat your breakfast. It is the most important meal of your day. Start it off right with a well balanced breakfast with fruits and grains. Bananas are a good source of potassium and keeps you heart-healthy and lowers blood pressure. Onions, garlic and chives include cancer fighting ingredients, so include these too.

But anti-aging goes deeper than food and exercise. Relationships are important. Stay close with your spouse, children and friends. Have a healthy sex life. Keep pets, if loving them gives you joy and peace.

And finally, think young. You are what you think about most of the time. Believe you will never get old, follow the tips above, and stay young and healthy for longer. Life will become a whole lot more fun.


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