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Anti Aging Properties of Avocados
Avocados are one of the best foods around for anti aging and longevity. Why? First of all, they are delicious -- but more importantly, avocados are filled with healthy fats and other nutrients to help your body live longer and work better.
Mental Health as Anti-Aging Technique
Mental health can be a great anti-aging technique. Seniors who had a strong, positive sense of meaning in their lives had less age-related disability than those without this mental health factor.
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Bitter Melon for Diabetes Management
Bitter melon has been shown to help rats process insulin more effectively. It could be, in the near future, that extracts from the bitter melon will help with the management of diabetes.
Anti-Aging Properties of Walnuts
Walnuts are a great anti-aging food because of the amount of omega-3s in just a handful. These omega-3 fatty acids are real longevity tools -- they prevent dementia and keep your brain young while fighting off heart disease by improving your cholesterol. Make walnuts part of your day, everyday.
Anti-Aging Properties of Melons
Melons are a delicious source of vitamins and other nutrients. Watermelons and cantaloupe are easy-to-find and inexpensive sources of great anti-aging foods. Add melons to your daily foods for a big healthy boost to your diet.
Anti-Aging Properties of Beans
Beans are a great anti-aging and longevity food. They provide healthy protein without all the fat that you find in animal products. Beans also provide a big supply of antioxidants that prevent damage by free radicals. Work beans into your weekly menu for their anti-aging properties.
Anti-Aging Properties of Berries
Berries are a great source of antioxidants and other nutrients. Eat more strawberries, blueberries and blackberries to help with anti-aging and longevity. Not only do berries fight free radicals that cause damage to your body, they also provide other essential nutrients. Work berries into your weekly diet.
Anti-Aging Properties of Water
Water is a multi-billion dollar industry. There are many claims that water can be healthy and even "detox" you body. Most of these claims are not fully backed by research. However, it seems obvious that drinking lots of water is a good thing -- even if it is only because you are not drinking other sugary beverages.
Anti-Aging Properties of Vegetables
Vegetables are a great source of nutrients and antioxidants. Not only that, but vegetables also help you lose weight. Eat 5 to 9 servings everyday to help your body make repairs and live longer.
Introduction to the Healthy Eating and Weight Loss Tips
No one teaches basic eating skills. What we see in our culture encourages fast, mindless eating. Go through these skills to reprogram your eating habits. You may find yourself losing pounds without really trying.
Do Nothing But Eat During Meals and Snacks
Doing anything other than eating while you are eating increases your calorie intake. Do not read, talk, watch TV or do anything else when eating. Try to make meals (and snacks) a special time of the day to just eat.
Watching TV and Eating Adds Extra Calories
Watching TV while eating can add hundreds of calories to each meal. When we are watching TV, you're not paying attention to how much you eat. Turn off the TV while eating and save yourself calories.
Slow Down and Pay Attention By Using Chopsticks
Slowing down and paying attention to your foods can help you eat healthier. Chopsticks make you do both of these things. Try using chopsticks for a week and see if your eating habits change.
Food Thoughts Make You Hungry
Thinking about food can literally make you hungry. While food is everywhere, do your best to eliminate any picture of images of food from your environment. Try not to think about food and if you do, use a breathing exercise to redirect your thoughts.
Convince Yourself That Unhealthy Food Tastes Bad
Too often we get excited for unhealthy food and expect it to be delicious. Change this expectation and you will eat unhealthy food less often. Visualize the food clogging your arteries. Picture yourself sluggish and tired after eating it.
Move Your Food Around to Remind You About Your Goals
Rearranging your food in the pantry and refrigerator can shake you out of an automatic habit of eating and snacking. Move your food around so when you reach for it, it won't be there. Use that moment to remind yourself that you have a goal of eating less.
Make It a Challenge to Get to Your Food
Food is everywhere and too easy to obtain. Make food inconvenient and you'll need more motivation to get it. Move your food around. Put the cookies on a high shelf. Make it difficult to get to snacks.
Increase the Variety of Healthy Foods
By increasing the variety of healthy foods, you will eat more of them. Instead of having just one vegetable at a meal, try having two or three. You'll eat more vegetables.
Only Eat One or Two Things Each Meal
hen there are a variety of foods on the plate, you tend to eat more. Keep meals to a 1 or 2 types of foods and you will be satisfied with less.
Avoid Using Food as Reward, Punishment, or Comfort
Avoid using food as a reward, a punishment or a source of comfort. Make food about nourishing and taking care of your body.
Stop When You Are No Longer Hungry
Many people are used to eating until they can eat no more-- otherwise, they eat until they are "full." This point of "satisfaction" needs to be reset. Don't eat until you are full; eat until you are no longer hungry. This approach will reduce your daily calories and help you maintain a good weight for healthy aging.
Make Unhealthy Food Look Bigger
You can trick your brain into thinking you have eaten more. Make your food look bigger on the plate and you will feel satisfied with less.