Age-fighting foods can help you feel great, stay healthy, and feel happier and more alert. Read on for our picks of everyday foods that fight of wrinkles, foster healthy tissues, and altogether help you feel and look better -- one bite at a time.
1. Blueberries, raspberries, pomegranates, and cherries
These strongly antioxidant fruits help protect against premature aging and help keep your skin firmer and smoother. One favorite source of these superfruits: Pom® Wonderful juice.
2. Carrots and sweet potatoes
Beta-carotene, the vitamin that gives these strongly orange fruits and vegetables their stand-out color, also fights free radicals in your skin, helping you keep your attention-getting looks for longer. Sweet potatoes may also help minimize the skin-aging effects of sun damage.
3. Oranges and kiwifruits
Healthy skin requires a large dose of Vitamin C, and both of these fruits are packed with it, along with other nutrients that help reinforce collagen, one of the two key proteins that helps keep skin firm and unwrinkled.
4. Fish
Omega-3 fatty acids help soften skin and keep your tissues healthy by improving circulation and fighting off inflammation. Good sources: mackerel, lake trout, salmon, and tuna
5. Skim milk and low-fat yogurt
Women's bodies need a high amount of calcium to fortify bones and teeth, so it's extremely important to get a good amount through your diet. Yogurt has a particularly high calcium content, as well as extra nutrients and enzymes that aid healthy digestion.
6. Acai berry
This new darling of the nutritional-supplements industry can get pricy, but its truly impressive antioxidant attributes make it a worthwhile option to help fight off wrinkles and keep skin healthy. Avoid scams by looking for products that come in glass bottles, contain no extra sugar or other additives, and are avilable in real stores.
7. Spinach
This leafy green is another food rich in beta-carotene, but its high mineral content is a big reason it needs to be part of every women's menu for a healthy look. A rich source of iron, spinach is particularly helpful for women, whose bodies tend to become anemic very easily and require extra iron to help maintain tissue health and energy levels.
8. Tomato, watermelon, and grapefruit
Although less powerful than some other antioxidant-rich foods, these vibrant vegetables contain high amounts of the antioxidant lycopene, and are easy to incorporate into nearly every meal.
9. Oysters
Best known for their legendary libido-boosting effects, oysters have plenty more to offer your looks and health; most contain minerals important for healthy skin and nails, and the food's mild antioxidant effects are an added bonus.
10. Gelatin
An item often neglected on today's Top 10 nutritional lists, gelatin nevertheless has a powerful positive effect on hair, nails, and skin, strengthening them naturally. Since it also helps you feel fuller sooner, gelatin in forms like sugar-free Jell-o(R) can be an excellent way to slim down and look younger at the same time.
1. Blueberries, raspberries, pomegranates, and cherries
These strongly antioxidant fruits help protect against premature aging and help keep your skin firmer and smoother. One favorite source of these superfruits: Pom® Wonderful juice.
2. Carrots and sweet potatoes
Beta-carotene, the vitamin that gives these strongly orange fruits and vegetables their stand-out color, also fights free radicals in your skin, helping you keep your attention-getting looks for longer. Sweet potatoes may also help minimize the skin-aging effects of sun damage.
3. Oranges and kiwifruits
Healthy skin requires a large dose of Vitamin C, and both of these fruits are packed with it, along with other nutrients that help reinforce collagen, one of the two key proteins that helps keep skin firm and unwrinkled.
4. Fish
Omega-3 fatty acids help soften skin and keep your tissues healthy by improving circulation and fighting off inflammation. Good sources: mackerel, lake trout, salmon, and tuna
5. Skim milk and low-fat yogurt
Women's bodies need a high amount of calcium to fortify bones and teeth, so it's extremely important to get a good amount through your diet. Yogurt has a particularly high calcium content, as well as extra nutrients and enzymes that aid healthy digestion.
6. Acai berry
This new darling of the nutritional-supplements industry can get pricy, but its truly impressive antioxidant attributes make it a worthwhile option to help fight off wrinkles and keep skin healthy. Avoid scams by looking for products that come in glass bottles, contain no extra sugar or other additives, and are avilable in real stores.
7. Spinach
This leafy green is another food rich in beta-carotene, but its high mineral content is a big reason it needs to be part of every women's menu for a healthy look. A rich source of iron, spinach is particularly helpful for women, whose bodies tend to become anemic very easily and require extra iron to help maintain tissue health and energy levels.
8. Tomato, watermelon, and grapefruit
Although less powerful than some other antioxidant-rich foods, these vibrant vegetables contain high amounts of the antioxidant lycopene, and are easy to incorporate into nearly every meal.
9. Oysters
Best known for their legendary libido-boosting effects, oysters have plenty more to offer your looks and health; most contain minerals important for healthy skin and nails, and the food's mild antioxidant effects are an added bonus.
10. Gelatin
An item often neglected on today's Top 10 nutritional lists, gelatin nevertheless has a powerful positive effect on hair, nails, and skin, strengthening them naturally. Since it also helps you feel fuller sooner, gelatin in forms like sugar-free Jell-o(R) can be an excellent way to slim down and look younger at the same time.
