ANTI-AGEING FOODS
1. Watermelon
- Watermelon, with its flesh and seeds, helps anti-ageing.
- Containing nutrients like selenium, Vitamins A, B, C and E, essential fats and zinc, it prevents radical damage and ageing.
2. Berries
- Berries, especially blue and black ones, are rich in flavonoids.
- These are powerful antioxidants that protect the body against aging as well as free radicals, and fight the ageing process.
3. Broccoli
- Broccoli, a cruciferous vegetable, contains quercetin and isothiocyanates which are known antioxidants.
- Broccoli sprouts contain more isothiocyanates than the vegetable itself.
4. Avocado
- Avocado contains mono-saturated fat, which reduces bad cholesterol, and Vitamin E which prolongs aging of the skin.
- Its potassium prevents high blood pressure and fluid retention.
5. Pomegranate
- It prevents heart disease, relieves stress and adds to sex life.
- It slows down the oxidation or rusting of the DNA in cells which occurs over time.
- This decrease in cell damage prevents impaired brain, muscle, liver and kidney functions and ageing effects on skin.
- It also contains vitamins A, C and E, as well as iron and antioxidants, which neutralise harmful oxygen molecules called free radicals.
6. Salmon
- Salmon contains good quality protein and is also rich in omega-3 fatty acids which make the skin healthy.
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