Sunday, May 1, 2011

Eat Food Rich In Antioxidants

By Troy Rozga


Are you still feeling that you're growing old way too fast? Worried about what your reflection in the mirror tells you? Perhaps lines on your face that you never had before are finally getting noticeable.If you're searching for a way to stop wrinkles before they show or perhaps you want to enhance your looks by trying to get rid of the wrinkles you already have, nature offers you the best around - antioxidants.

By avoiding or slowing down the damage to body tissues, vitamins and nutrients that compose antioxidants prolong the onset of aging.The by-products that the cells of your body produce through natural oxygen respiration eventually causes gradual damage. The more you age, the more obvious the damage of your skin cells become, thus, wrinkles appear.

USDA - The Top Foods High In Antioxidants Levels

Many lay claim to the title of being the best in ridding yourself of wrinkles with remedies such as botox, plastic surgery, creams and cosmetic tricks. Few know however, that fighting the process of aging from inside the body produce longer lasting effect with a lot more benefits. Bringing back the sheen and refinement of the skin you had a few ages ago simply requires you to select foods containing high antioxidants levels.

To see which one contained the highest antioxidant content per serving, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) launched a research that sampled a hundred or more commonly consumed food products. Vegetables, fruits, legumes, and nuts garnered high ranking on the high antioxidant list of foods.

Legumes like the small red beans, kidney beans and pinto beans comprise the top of the list. They belonged to the top five of the antioxidant-rich foods per serving. Ranking second highest in the list was the fruit category which included typically of blueberries, blackberries, and cranberries and were closely followed by strawberries, raspberries and apples (the Granny Smith and Red Delicious types).

The artichoke and the Russet potato garnered the top 10 list and top 20 list receptively, in the vegetable category. Also found to be rich in antioxidants were other vegetables like Brussels sprouts, spinach, kale, red beets, red cabbage, and peppers.

In the nut category, pecans were were very closely followed by hazelnuts and walnuts in calming slots in the top 20 of food rich in antioxidants. Still valuable but not as obvious in antioxidant-rich foods were the spices the were contrived cinnamon, oregano, and ground cloves.

Proper food consumption, according to Dr. Joseph Mercola, an osteopathic physician and author, provides more advantages for you in slowing down the aging process rather than trying to prevent wrinkles from occurring by applying topical treatments.Getting your daily dose of antioxidants from fresh fruits and vegetables for your age defying regimen is always better than taking them as food supplements or rubbing stuff on your skin.




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