Oxygen Therapy - Nutrition

 Anti Aging Diet Care

Reducing calorie intake is one of the best way to start looking young and feeling young. Lowering your intake of calories can help reduce health risks and extend life expectancy. Studies show that limiting calorie intake can prevent certain ailments and diseases which are mostly associated with physical maturity.

Studies conducted on the relationship between aging and calorie intake shows that people in their 50s with restricted calorie have blood pressures of a ten-year old, are more physically active and have lesser chances of getting heart failures and hypertension. The same laboratory experiment conducted on animals also show the same positive results.

This is because, as according to Hormesis Hypothesis of calorie restriction, minimal calorie in our body lowers biochemicals in our body that produce stress and aging. The more calorie and the more stressed-out our body is, the more chance there is of our body aging faster than its normal pace.

While controlled calorie intake has been proven to improve overall health, simply eating healthier foods as part of your anti aging diet care plan could already make a big difference. Fruits and vegetables are well-known their anti aging qualities because of the antioxidants they contain. Other foods also contain age-fighting qualities. Here are more specific foods that may help in improving overall health:

Berries - berries are good sources of flavanoids and antioxidants. These two anti-aging properties help prevent free radicals from attacking and damaging your cells, thus, delaying aging.

Avocados - These fruits contain monounsaturated fat, which can lower down bad cholesterol in the body. It is also a good source of potassium that prevents high blood pressure and Vitamin E, which heals and maintains the health of skin.

Nuts - Nuts contain high levels of protein and minerals that strengthens the body's immune system. It also helps repair damaged body cells, making it an excellent diet for those on an anti-aging diet care.

Garlic - This has been known to prevent heart disease.

Cruciferous vegetables - Broccoli, cauliflower and radish are a few examples of cruciferous vegetables that are said to prevent cancer.

Water therapy is one of the more popular forms of anti-aging diet care methods and health practices we have today. When the body is not getting the adequate water it needs relative to the physical activities on a daily basis, dehydration may likely happen. Dehydration, in turn, may cause stress-induced damage on our body's cells. Therefore, the more physical stressed-out a body is, the more it requires to be hydrated.

Fasting, or the avoidance of food and drinking only water for a certain period, is also known to help delay aging. Fasting with adequate hydration help flush out toxins in our body, as well as help control our weight. Fasting can also result to healthier skin (due to fasting's detoxifying effect on the body), better bowel movement, better blood circulation and delayed cell deterioration.