Monday, March 27, 2006
Eat to Prevent Aging....
Enjoy Lots of Flavonoid-rich Fruits, Vegetables, Legumes, and Whole Grains
One of the largest groups of phytonutrients, the flavonoids (the red, blue and purple pigments in plants), includes compounds such as:
Quercitin (onions, green tea, apples, cranberries, buckwheat, beans, such as black beans)
Gingerol (ginger)
Kaempferol (strawberries, cranberries, broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, cabbage chives)
Resveratrol (grape skins, wine, peanuts)
Rutin (citrus fruits, like oranges, lemons, and grapefruit; buckwheat, parsley, tomato, green tea) Hesperidin (citrus fruits like oranges, lemons, and grapefruit)
Catechins (green tea, grapes, apples, lentils, black-eyed peas)
Anthocyanins (many red, purple, or blue fruits and vegetables, including blueberries, purple cabbage, eggplant)
Isoflavones (soy, chickpeas, peanuts, and other legumes)
Coumestans (soy, peas, Brussels sprouts)
To make sure we provide our cells with a constant supply of flavonoids, these foods should be staples in any anti-aging plan.
The following trace minerals, and thus the foods in which they are concentrated, are also necessary since they are essential components of our antioxidant enzymes:
Zinc (crimini mushrooms, spinach, Swiss chard, pumpkin seeds and sesame seeds)
Manganese (cloves, cinnamon, romaine lettuce, spinach, thyme, turmeric)
Copper (crimini mushrooms, blackstrap molasses, Swiss chard, spinach, collard and mustard greens)
Selenium (crimini mushrooms, cod, shrimp, tuna, halibut, salmon, eggs, barley)
One of the largest groups of phytonutrients, the flavonoids (the red, blue and purple pigments in plants), includes compounds such as:
Quercitin (onions, green tea, apples, cranberries, buckwheat, beans, such as black beans)
Gingerol (ginger)
Kaempferol (strawberries, cranberries, broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, cabbage chives)
Resveratrol (grape skins, wine, peanuts)
Rutin (citrus fruits, like oranges, lemons, and grapefruit; buckwheat, parsley, tomato, green tea) Hesperidin (citrus fruits like oranges, lemons, and grapefruit)
Catechins (green tea, grapes, apples, lentils, black-eyed peas)
Anthocyanins (many red, purple, or blue fruits and vegetables, including blueberries, purple cabbage, eggplant)
Isoflavones (soy, chickpeas, peanuts, and other legumes)
Coumestans (soy, peas, Brussels sprouts)
To make sure we provide our cells with a constant supply of flavonoids, these foods should be staples in any anti-aging plan.
The following trace minerals, and thus the foods in which they are concentrated, are also necessary since they are essential components of our antioxidant enzymes:
Zinc (crimini mushrooms, spinach, Swiss chard, pumpkin seeds and sesame seeds)
Manganese (cloves, cinnamon, romaine lettuce, spinach, thyme, turmeric)
Copper (crimini mushrooms, blackstrap molasses, Swiss chard, spinach, collard and mustard greens)
Selenium (crimini mushrooms, cod, shrimp, tuna, halibut, salmon, eggs, barley)
Labels: anti-aging, health food, nutrition
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