Here are 9 very fresh things you can eat to substantiate your desire to slow your aging, feel great and look good now.
Eat more greens.
Start a green revolution cooking fresh greens like kale, spinach and Swiss chard.
You will be rewarded with a bounty of antioxidants at a fraction of the cost it takes to buy them in pill or capsules form.
Resolve to eat your greens from the vegetable aisle instead of the supplement aisle of the super market.
Give yourself a 9 week head start and watch you wellness reach new and improved limits Greens naturally bring cancer protective properties coming from the chlorophyll; known for detoxifying the liver and kidneys as well as improving red blood cell production.
Greens are easy to cook.
They can be steamed in a steamer 5 - 10 minutes or cooked in the microwave in less than 4 minutes.
Add a dash of olive oil, and balsamic vinegar or fresh lemon juice, salt and pepper and you are ready to chow down.
Another easy food to add to your menus is the avocado.
Rich in beneficial fat, Vitamin E and glutathione what every aging body cell is seeking.
This no fuss fruit will assist you to manage your cholesterol and protect your heart as you age.
Instead of costly cosmetics for your skin, eat more avocado and the benefits of these oils will help you look and feel years younger.
Avocadoes should be eaten fresh in salads or as a spread or dip like guacamole.
This food is good for the whole family, even your baby.
Buy walnuts from the bulk food sections of the market and add it to your salads.
Walnuts improve brain function giving you power over senior moments.
What can be easier than popping a few of these in your mouth at snack time? Resolve to add fresh or frozen berries to your diet.
Make berry smoothies with yoghurt, strawberry, blueberries and raspberries often.
The berries will increase your antioxidant load.
The yoghurt will add protein and natural friendly bacterial probiotic protection for your colon.
No one wants an irritable bowel.
You might even get rid of belly fat.
Give parsley the respect it deserves and put this inexpensive Vitamin C packed green food in your smoothies.
In return you will get immune system protection and even more chlorophyll.
Vitamin C is easily destroyed by heat.
Make a parsley pesto with garlic, pine nuts and oil in your blender or food processor but resist adding parsley to food as it is cooking.
Add sliced kiwi fruit to your salad greens.
Kiwis are extremely high in Vitamin C.
This will give you maximum protection from colds and flu during the winter.
Vitamin C will support your immune system while reducing the formation of inflammation that contributes to aging bodily aches, pains and arthritis.
Seek out yellow vegetables like carrots, sweet potato and butternut squash and fruits like mango and papaya.
They have beta carotene and lutein.
These are powerful antioxidants.
You will get good news at the eye doctor, while others are hearing the words macular degeneration.
The only danger here is if you choose to make recipes with lots of sugar like carrot cake and sweet potato pie.
I sneaked a peek at a national favorite mango sorbet and it has a massive 36 gm.
of sugar per serving.
An apple a day...
this is simple and as ancient as Eve but the pectin and fiber is still worthy of your appreciation.
You can eat an apple anywhere any time.
However, I get the most joy out of baking them in the microwave in 3 - 5 minutes with a dash of apple pie spice.
The cinnamon in the spice is almost spontaneous enjoyment and protection from high blood sugar at the same time.
Consider fresh beets.
They are versatile and can be eaten raw or cooked.
This is one time I use a pressure cooker, because it takes just 4 minutes before you have its buttery texture in your mouth.
Do you ever look at restaurant menus and get bored with the salads offered? The most tasty and memorable salad I had while eating out had very thing strips of raw beets, fresh red grapefruit and sliced avocado.
With a well balanced citrus dressing all nestled on a bed of fresh salad greens.
This is the most delicious and nutritious I have eaten in a restaurant salad to date.
Beets have betacyanin, an antioxidant known for its anti-cancer activity.
How's that for protection to slow aging? With this fresh food attitude you might never have to fight disease, and 2009 could just be your best year ever!