Originally published July 31 2005
Proper nutrition is the best anti-aging secret, experts claim
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Wale's Western Mail reports that according to a study by financial group Abbey, Welsh residents borrow an average of £4,420 to spend on cosmetic surgery, but experts say eating a balanced healthy diet, limiting alcohol, exercising moderately and quitting smoking completely gives people a fighting chance to delay the onset of degenerative disease and stay mobile, healthy and energetic.
The secret to looking and feeling young is in the food that you eat, and it's never too early to start thinking about how your diet affects your body's ageing process.
"Our bodies start to age from around 25 years old - that is, our cell renewal rate starts to slow down," says nutrition counsellor Jan Walker, who runs Natural Manna.
"By eating a balanced healthy diet with optimum intake of essential nutrients, limiting alcohol to sensible levels, exercising moderately and regularly and quitting smoking completely one has a fighting chance to delay the onset of degenerative disease and stay mobile, healthy and energetic well into the seventh age."
"Antioxidants are vitamins like vitamin C but also things like bioflavenoids which fight free radicals, and free radicals are what damage our DNA and all sorts of other things in our bodies," says Jane Franks, a nutritionist based in Powys.
"The brightly coloured fruit and vegetables are the ones that contain the most of these flavenoids because they are what give it the dark colour," says Jane.
"Nature in her wisdom balances things really well - for example green leafy vegetables contain the perfect balance of calcium and magnesium," says Jane.
The bonus is that plain chocolate is lower in saturated fats and refined sugar."
The antioxidants found in red wine, which include veratrole and catechin, can reduce blood clotting, reduce the risk of heart disease and even help combat some types of cancer.
They support the whole body and can help to reduce 'bad' cholesterol and increase 'good' cholesterol.
One of the best things you can do for a healthy heart, an essential part of feeling young and fit, is reduce the amount of salt in your diet.
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