While no food can turn back the clock, some can perk up your looks and slow the aging process.
Eating a handful of dried figs increases the amount of antioxidants in your blood for four hours, much longer than many other foods.
Red Bell Peppers:The unique combination of large amounts of vitamins A, C, and E make red bell peppers a skin superfood.
Watermelon:This lycopene-rich fruit provides 33 percent more protection against sunburn than other fruits. (You still have to wear sunscreen though!)
Beans:Certain antioxidants have been shown to fight cancer, boost immunity, and keep bones strong.
Beans are loaded with phytochemicals (including saponins, protease inhibitors, and phytic acid), which may protect cells from damage that potentially causes cancer, reports the American Institute for Cancer Research.
Prunes:These wrinkly little dried fruits are rich in vitamin K and a top source of the mineral boron, and we need both for strong bones. A
Cherries:Young women tend to be oblivious to heart disease, but that attitude itself is a big risk. How you eat today helps predict how healthy your heart will be 30 years from now.
Researchers at the University of Michigan have found that the anthocyanins in dark cherries reduce belly fat and lower cholesterol and blood sugar.
Dark chocolate:Rich in flavonoids, chocolate is believed to promote heart health by reducing platelet activation, affecting the relaxation capabilities of blood vessels.
Blueberries:The neural pathways in our brains are growing and improving all the time. Eat the right foods and you'll be able to concentrate better, remember more, and feel calmer.
Blueberries may improve memory, cognition, and balance. Researchers believe that blueberries reduce inflammation and can help us overcome the normal effects of brain aging.
Cinnamon:Researchers believe that cinnamon may inhibit certain Alzheimer's disease cells.
Plums:These juicy treats decrease anxiety-related behaviors, and researchers think they may protect against depression.
Ingawa hakuna chakula kinachoweza kurudisha nyuma wakati, kuna vyakula vinavyoweza kuboresha sura yako na kupunguza mchakato wa kuzeeka. Kula tini kavu huongeza kiasi cha antioxidants katika damu kwa saa nne, muda mrefu zaidi kuliko vyakula vingine. Kwa sababu ya mchanganyiko wa vitamini A, C, na E, pilipili nyekundu ni chakula bora kwa ngozi. Kwa mfano, melon ni matunda yenye lishe ya lycopene ambayo huhifadhiwa kwa asilimia 33 dhidi ya jua kuliko matunda mengine. (Hata hivyo, bado unapaswa kutumia krimu ya kujikinga na jua!) Nyasi: Vitu fulani vinavyopinga sumu vya sumu vimeonyeshwa kupigana na kansa, kuimarisha kinga, na kuimarisha mifupa. Mazao ya maharagwe yana kemikali nyingi za kiakili (kama vile saponini, protease inhibitors, na phytic acid) ambazo zinaweza kulinda chembe dhidi ya uharibifu unaoweza kusababisha kansa, inaripoti Taasisi ya Marekani ya Utafiti wa Kansa. Mti wa prunes ni matunda madogo yaliyooka ambayo yana vitamini K na boroni, ambayo ni muhimu kwa mifupa. Wanawake vijana huwa hawajui kuhusu magonjwa ya moyo, lakini mtazamo huo ni hatari kubwa. Jinsi unavyokula leo inaweza kutabiri jinsi moyo wako utakuwa na afya miaka 30 ijayo. Watafiti wa Chuo Kikuu cha Michigan wamegundua kwamba anthocyanins katika cherries nyeusi hupunguza mafuta ya tumbo na kupunguza kolesteroli na sukari ya damu. Chokoleti nyeusi: Chokoleti yenye flavonoids nyingi huongeza afya ya moyo kwa kupunguza utendaji wa platelets, na kuathiri uwezo wa kupumzika wa mishipa ya damu. Blueberries: Njia za neva katika ubongo wetu zinaongezeka na kuboreshwa wakati wote. Kula vyakula sahihi na utaweza kukaza fikira vizuri zaidi, kukumbuka zaidi, na kuhisi utulivu zaidi. Blueberries zaweza kuboresha kumbukumbu, utambuzi, na usawaziko. Watafiti wanaamini kwamba bluu hupunguza uvimbe na kutusaidia kushinda athari za kawaida za kuzeeka kwa ubongo. Tini: Watafiti wanaamini kwamba tini inaweza kuzuia chembe fulani za ugonjwa wa Alzheimer. Mchuzi: Vyakula hivyo vinavyotokeza mvuto hupunguza tabia zinazohusiana na wasiwasi, na watafiti wanafikiri kwamba vinaweza kulinda dhidi ya mshuko wa moyo.