Diet antioxidant
anti-aging Food
For many, skin look soft, smooth and beautiful is very important. In addition to face creams, body and beauty treatments that there are several currently on the market, we can achieve this goal tending our food. Making a food or other can affect the level of oxidation in our bodies and therefore influence the state of our skin.
The direct consequence of the effect of these free radicals and thus the oxidation is that there is a cellular aging, ie it generates an erosion of the organs and skin. Therefore some care must be taken with excessive oxidation since, as the expert warns, it "increases the risk of degenerative diseases such as cancer or dementia. "
Our body is very wise and has its own defenses against this process. To neutralize, generates daily antioxidant enzymes. However, "if there is excessive free radicals our body is unable to neutralize all", explained the specialist. The best solution then is to use certain nutrients that act as antioxidants and can be found in many foods we have at our fingertips.
are many vitamins and nutrients that fight the aging of our cells. The expert describes the most important to us, "like vitamins C and E, minerals such as selenium, copper or zinc and phytochemicals as beta-carotene or pro-vitamin A, flavonoids and isoflavones. "Each one of them can be found in any food: vegetables, fruits, fish, oils, etc.
really can not say that a single the best antioxidant food is possible. The key is to eat all your diet to keep your body balanced and far from free radicals. The resource list detailing where we can see which foods contain vitamins and elements mentioned:
• Vitamin C:
found in fruits (kiwi, citrus, mango, pineapple, persimmon, melon, strawberries) and vegetables and and raw vegetables (berries, peppers, tomatoes, cabbage, etc. .)
• Vitamin E:
wheat germ, soybean oil, olive oil, vegetables green leaf and fruit dry .
• Selenium:
We found in meat, fish, seafood, cereals grain, eggs, fruits and vegetables.
• Copper:
rich foods are fish, shellfish, liver, vegetables green and cereal grains.
• Zinc:
Found in meat, offal, fish, eggs, legumes and cereals complete.
• Beta-carotene
green vegetables (spinach) or red-orange color- yellow (carrots, squash , etc.) And certain fruits (apricots, cherries, melon and peach .)
• Isoflavones:
are present in soy and some of its derivatives.
• Flavonoids:
are found in the cabbage family, green leafy vegetables, citrus fruits red and purple fruits.
antioxidant diet does not require any sacrifice. All you have to do is eat anything and avoid some harmful behaviors, such as snuff, which also enhance cellular aging. This will get your body is perfect inside and out.
Thanks to Marta González Caballero, dietitian-nutritionist.
