7 ANTI-AGING SUPER FOODS
YOU NEED TO START EATING NOW
1. WATERMELON:
Reddish fruit like watermelon and tomato which are rich in beta carotene and
lycopene, increases your protection against harmful sun ray from the inside
out. Both vitamins settle in skin’s outer layer where their antioxidant action
helps repair cells damaged by sunlight.
2. HEMP: Some
people will shout “Indian herm” yes Indian herm; the Omega-3 fatty acid in hemp
helps your skin retain moisture so that your skin looks perpetually beautiful.
Take a spoon each of lemon juice, Pine juices and shelled hemp seed into a
blender with a little cup of hemp-seed oil, chopped garlic, a pinch of salt and
½ cup of fresh basil leaf (scent leaf). This mixture tea in
the morning will provide the skin a healthy and beautiful skin.
3. PUMPKIN SEED:
Score your dose of vitamin with another powerful skin protection by snacking on
almonds or pumpkin seed “lack of vitamin E can influence the quality and
texture of skin, without it, your skin is at a greater risk of damage from free
radical” if there is plenty of vitamin E in the membranes of cells exposed to
free radicals, vitamin E will take the brunt of the attacks and protect the
fatty acid that surrounds all the intricate working inside each cell.
4. CUCUMBER: The
peel of the supper-low caloric fruit is made of silica. A building block of
skin-plumping wrinkle preventing collagen. There’s no recommended minimum
intake for silica but experts suggest a least 5mg a day. The amount you will
get in the peel of one cucumber.
5. CITRUS ZEST:
Eating as little as tablespoon of citrus family each week may reduce risk of
skin cancer by nearly 30%. Lemons, limes, oranges, grapefruit. Contain
di-limonene. A potent antioxidant known to reduce skin cancer risk “says Iman
Halan M.D, of the Arizona college of Public Health. Use a zester to scrape the
peel (not the bitter-white part underneath) and add a pinch to salads, smoothe
or marinades.
6. FISH: Fish is
an abundant source of Omega-3 fats which helps prevent cholesterol build up in
arteries and protect against abnormal heart problem hence make you look
healthier.
7. OLIVE OIL:
Four decades ago, researchers from seven countries study concluded that the
mono-unsaturated fats in olive oil were largely responsible for the low rates
of heart disease and cancer on the Greek Island of Crete. Now we know that
olive oil also contains polyphenols, powerful antioxidant that help to prevent
age-related diseases.