How to Fight Aging

Here is from one of my favorite sites Webmd:

1. Produce - Fruits and vegetables especially blueberries and leafy greens like spinach. Berries are full of vitamin C and anti-oxidants, keeping your skin smooth while protecting your cells cancer, heart disease, and diabetes to Alzheimer's, arthritis, and osteoporosis. Dark leafy greens. These veggies are prime sources of lutein and zeaxanthin, plant pigments that protect your eyes from the harmful effects of ultraviolet light and they are rich in vitamin K which helps reduce boneloss.

2. Protein - Muscle mass which is a key component in boosting your metabolism can be maintained by getting enough protein from skinless chicken and turkey breast, lean beef and pork, eggs, beans, dairy, and seafood. Calcium also cannot build bone without enough protein.

3. Omega-3-Rich Fish - If you don't like fish, omega-3 can also be found in walnuts and flaxseed. They fight chronic inflammation while improving mood and attitude among healthy people.

4. Whole Grains - Found in whole wheat, oats, and brown rice, bread, cereal, and others made from them. They fight against diabetes, heart disease, stroke, colon cancer, high blood pressure, and gum disease due to the vitamins, minerals, plant chemicals, and fiber that work together and promote health.

5. Exercise - It maintains muscle mass, boosts metabolism, and keeps your heart and lungs strong. The recommendation? 30 minutes or more of moderate aerobic activity 5 days a week plus twice a week of strength training to maintain your muscle mass.

6. Red Wine and Other Drinks - Red wine has resveratrol, which is a potent antioxidant, inflammation damper, and artery protector. Limit yourself to one glass per day. Coffee fights type 2 diabetes, Parkinson's disease, and heart disease. Tea can lower heart attacks, strengthen your immune system, protect tooth enamel, and help fight memory loss.

7. Nuts and Dark Chocolate - Suggested as "snack" items. Nuts have protein and keeps you full which helps you eat less later on. 20% of its fat and calories don't absorbed by the body. Fi you're craving for something sweet, try Dark Chocolate have anti-oxidants.