Magic Tips for good Health

This is research found that the mono-unsaturated fats in olive oil were responsible for the low rates of heart disease and cancer on the island of Crete. Olive oil contains polyphenols, antioxidants that help prevent age-related disease.
YOGURT: Soviet Georgia was said have more centerians per capita than any other country. The secret of their long lives was yogurt, a food ubiquitous in their diets. Yogurt is rich in calcium, that helps stave off osteoposis and contains "good bacteria" that help maintain gut health and lower the incidence of age-related intestinal illness.

FISH: Researchers found the Inuit’s of Alaska were remarkably free of heart disease. Scientists think, it is due to the extraordinary amount of fish eaten. Fish is an abundant source of omega-3fats that help prevent cholesterol buildup in arteries and protect against abnormal heart rhythms.

CHOCOLATE: The Kuna people of the San Blas islands, off the coast of Panama, have a rate of heart disease, nine times less than that of mainland Panamanians. The Kuna dink plenty of a beverage made with generous proportion of cocoa, unusually rich in flavanols that help preserve the healthy function of blood vessels. Maintaining youthful blood vessel lowers risk of high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, kidney disease and dementia.

 

NUTS: Studies of Seventh-day Adventists show that those who eat nuts gain, on average, an extra two and a half years. Nuts are rich sources of unsaturated fats. They're also constructed sources of vitamins, mineral, other photochemical, like antioxidants.


WINE: Drinking any alcoholic beverage in moderation protects against heart disease, diabetes and age-related memory loss, but red wine contains reseveratrol, a compound that activates genes that slow cellular aging.

BLUEBERRIES: Researchers at Tufts University fed rat’s blueberry extract for a period of time that in "rat lives" is equivalent to 10 human years. These rats’ outperformed rats fed regular chow on tests of balance and coordination when they reached old age. Compounds in blueberries and other berries mitigate inflammation and oxidative damage: age-related deficits in memory, motor function.

THIS ANTIDOTES FOR AGING PARTS

BRAIN: From mid-20 on, the brain, particularly the frontal lobe, where problem-solving and short-term memory is processed, shrinks at a rate of 2 percent decade. A study in Neurology showed that people who ate two or more daily servings of leafy green vegetables, had the mental focus of people five years younger.

GITRACT: As we age, nerve cells that control muscles that move thought the digestive tract gradually die off, especially in the large intestine: constipation may occur more frequently as you get older. "Men 50 plus" should aim for 30 grams of fiber per day; women 21 grams of whole-grain cereals, breads, fruits, vegetables and beans.


SKIN: After age 20, production of collagen slows and dead skin cells shed less quickly. Research suggests that lycopene and beta carotene may help by scavenging for free radicals that contribute to skin aging. Eat sweet potatoes, carrots and leafy greens for beta carotene; tomatoes and watermelon for lycopene.


MUSCLE MASS: Metabolism slows after age30 in youth, muscle burns up to 10 times more calories per pound than fat. As we age, muscle metabolism decreases. Even if you maintain the same level of exercise and calorie intake, you tend to get fat. Regular exercise can help offset reduced muscle metabolism; keep you lean. Choose low-calorie foods.


EYES: Years of exposure to UV light and smoke cause age-related muscular degeneration (AMD), a cause of blindness in older people. Higher intakes of vitamin C and E, beta carotene, zinc, lutein and zeaxanthin (antioxidants in yellow and green vegetables and egg yolks) and omega-3fats will reduce risk for AMD.


HEART (AND BLOOD VESSELS): As we age, the heart and artery walls harden, resulting in high blood pressure and plaque buildup. Greek scientists reported that people who followed a Mediterranean diet-rich in vegetables, fruits, wholegrain beans, fish, poultry, dairy and olive oil, with moderate amounts of wine and little red meat were less likely to develop high blood pressure high cholesterol or obesity.


BONES: After age 30, cells that build bone become less activate; those that dismantle bone keep working. In woman, decreasing estrogen during menopause accelerates this loss. Calcium and vitamin D (enhances calcium absorption) is increasingly important as you age. Research indicates that vitamin k essential to the proteins that rebuild bone, and abundant in leafy greens also helps reduce bone loss.