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Food for the Ageless

Written By TT on Saturday, May 1, 2010 | 9:03 AM

Health Food Nutrition - Become 'old' is a natural process, but run healthy lifestyle such as exercise, adequate rest and eat foods rich in antioxidants can slow the rate of premature aging or anti-aging.

Unhealthy lifestyles such as lack of exercise, rest and consume a lot less calories a trigger premature aging. People who consume too many calories will quickly grow old. Reducing calories and enough exercise is the key to prevention of premature aging. With menurangi calorie intake means reduced metabolism, free radicals cause aging, therefore also be reduced. Instead of antioxidants will increase supply many calories your body.


Antioxidants Necessary


Antioxidants are compounds that can neutralize free radicals. Free radicals are unstable molecules results from the body's chemical processes, cigarette smoke and radiation of the sun. These free radicals damage the cell will slowly, consequently the body susceptible to disease, organ of the body does not work maximally and quickly experience premature aging. Actually there are antioxidants naturally in the body, but are few and continues to decline with age. Hence, the need of additional antioxidants from food.

According to Prof. Dr. Ir. Ali Khomsan, premature aging can desist with antioxidants. These antioxidants bsia derived from vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin A and the mineral selenium. Vitamin E acts as an antioxidant by protecting body tissues from oxidation processes. This could delay the oxidation reduction of premature aging, such as dry and wrinkled skin. With the intake of vitamin E, the formation and the replacement cells are formed. Benefits, skin cells will become the new and the skin will look smooth and taut. Research Dr. Burke, an American dermatologist revealed that intake of vitamin E supplements shown to help skin cell turnover and formation. The benefits to be looked healthier skin and soft.

Unlike vitamin C, vitamin C is an antioxidant which plays a role in the formation of connective tissue. Vitamin also called ascorbic acid is beneficial in maintaining skin elasticity. Wrinkled skin symptoms caused by free radicals can also be reduced by taking vitamin C.
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