Anti-Aging Diet Tips

Two facts stand out for all researchers in search of the fountain of youth. Diet and Exercise play a major role on the impact on our health and on our life span. Why do we have such an interest in the aging process? Is it vanity or is it just a fear of death? Either way a tremendous amount of time and research has gone into anti-aging research. All living organisms have a normal life span. Each and every one of us will have to face death one day. Researchers are trying to slow down the aging process. With the amount of money being spent on research most researchers believe it is only a matter of time until the aging process is slowed down and possibly to some extent even reversed. The ultimate anti aging diet is going to have to include foods which are as natural as possible, both in form and consumption. Fried foods, sugars, heavily processed foods, must be eliminated. They really are part of an “aging diet” as they directly lead to making one look and feel older. Not to mention they are the cause for many ailments and diseases people face.

So here are their tips, from number 1 to 4.

Tip 1: Have a diet that reduces your LDL cholesterol.

While many people have the mindset that “all” fats are bad, will lead not only to weight gain, and cause heart problems, in fact, what we really need are the good fats. Fats are necessary for your body’s proper functioning, and any truly effective anti-aging diet will contain adequate amounts of “healthy” fats. What are those? They are the unsaturated fats from vegetable sources, namely the monosaturated fats found almonds, walnuts, and pecans. Using extra virgin olive oil (another source of monounsaturated oil) instead of butter to sauté fish, meat (preferably white meat chicken or turkey) or vegetables is one simple way to exchange healthy fat for unhealthy.

You can also help your LDL profile by adding fresh garlic and soy to your diet.

You have the basis for a delicious and healthy vegetable dish right here, with for example, green leafy vegetables stir fried with garlic, soy and olive oil. Have Basmati or Japanese short grain rice for its low glycemic index, and toast your healthy feast with a glass or two of red wine, loaded with resveratrol to keep you blood flowing smoothly through wide open blood vessels.

Top it off with a soy-based pudding or ice cream, or even a piece deep, dark chocolate, for dessert! Soy is one of the most powerful clot busters around, as is dark chocolate, with its high cocoa bean content, which contains cholesterol fighting antioxidants.

Tip 2: Increase your protective “good” cholesterol, and reduce your triglycerides.

Firstly, regular aerobic exercise of 30-35 minutes daily is helpful to increase these levels of good cholesterol. Secondly, by having onions, garlic and soy in the diet. And thirdly by having foods that have low glycemic load. What does this mean? It means having types of carbohydrates that are not as dense in calories.

Tip 3: Increase your intake of beneficial foods.

The study suggested following specific diets that have been shown to be healthy, such as the Mediterranean diet and the Japanese diet.These diets are high in vegetables, fruits, olive oil and soy. In Japanese food, edamame beans are associated with healthier blood vessels.Also, as already mentioned, dark cocoa is a food which reduces clots and is a potent antioxidant.

Tip 4: Avoid the harmful “bad” fats.

The two “bad” fats to avoid are saturated fats, and the trans fats.

How do you do this? Simple. To reduce saturated fats, choose lean proteins such as fish, chicken and turkey instead of red meats. To reduce trans fats, avoid margarines and processed food. If you must use a spread, try avocado instead as it’s a source of the good monounsaturated fats.

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