Antiaging and Food
Adopting a healthy lifestyle that includes regular physical activity, adequate rest, avoiding tobacco, and a diet full of healthy foods and beverages can be the best defense against aging.
"Dietary choices are critical to delay the onset of aging and age-related diseases, and the sooner you start, the greater the benefit," says Susan Moores, RD, a spokesman for the American Dietetic Association. Some foods and beverages contain powerful substances called phytonutrients that some believe are capable of unlocking the key to longevity. Beyond antioxidants, some other compounds in foods can affect aging. They can be classified according to their impact on inflammation at the cellular level, experts say.
As we are aging, we become more susceptible to the long-term effects of oxidative stress (a condition where the body basically has too many free radicals) and inflammation on the cellular level. But the antiaging food can help us a lot more. The theory is that antioxidants and other age-defying compounds help cells ward off damage from free radicals and minimize the impact of aging.