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Feeling Young isn’t hard and here are a few tips to help you. You have decided to make sure you feel as good as you look and there are some very simple things you can do with your activity levels and your nutrition to keep you feeling young vibrant and energetic.
Walk you cares and spare tire away because as little as 30 minutes of cardio exercise each day guarantees improved health. Going for a run may not be your cup of tea but you should know that just about any activity counts toward your 30 minutes. The only criteria are you must get your heart rate up and increases your breathing. Some outdoor manual labor or walking the dog with a fast-paced stroll are all great ways to reach your daily 30. While doing it all at once will give you more benefit and makes your effort more efficient that may be a stretch so know that spreading your exercise out over the day is just as effective.
Want some things you can do to help you looking and feeling young while in the kitchen?
A 2006 study revealed people who added two or more servings of vegetables a day, especially leafy greens, h showed mental improvement that was equal to people five years their junior. So add a green salad for lunch and sauté up some spinach for dinner.
Lose the butter and add heart healthy oils instead. Olive, canola or walnut oil are your best choices because they are high in heart-healthy unsaturated fats while butter is loaded with saturated fat. However never use too much because these oils are good for you but they are high calories so a little goes a long way.
Mask sure your personality isn’t the only colorful thing you have. Research shows that people who eat blueberries, plums, purple cabbage, eggplant and purple grapes or any fruit or vegetable that is blue or purple have a reduced risk for high blood pressure and lower HDL cholesterol. The study shows that anthocyanins, the compounds that give blue and purple foods the color, are responsible for the benefit. Unfortunately this colorful option make up about 3 percent of the average American’s fruit and veggie intake, so you have to work a little harder than average.
Almonds should become a snack of choice. The Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry performed a study that showed one ounce of almonds provides as many flavonoids— the ingredient that fights free radicals and reduces inflammation—as a one cup serving of broccoli or a cup of green tea. So make that handful about 24 almonds go the distance for you.
As we age we all could use a little more fiber in our diets so add these three fruits to your daily intake: pears, raspberries, and apples. Each can supply over 3 grams of fiber per serving.
Finally you may feel good but you want to look good too. Right?
Take up the battle against wrinkles with antioxidant-rich foods! One study suggests eating a diet Rich in antioxidant foods helps your skin age just a bit more gracefully. For over 175 people in the study the research showed those who ate the most vegetables, legumes and olive oil had the decreased levels of skin wrinkling. The thought is antioxidants inhibited a portion of free-radical damage (some caused by the sun’s UV rays) that accelerates skin aging.
SO there you have it. NO major changes just simple techniques. Now walk to the store and pick up some of the items from the above list.
Don’t you feel better?