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When considering anti-aging, there are certain foods that are credited with slowing down the negative effects of growing old. Interestingly enough, most of the foods recommended are healthy for anyone to eat, regardless if the person’s goal is to slow age progression or not. Good anti-aging food choices are those that are low in calories and saturated fat and low in salt and processed sugar content. These foods are also high in vitamins and minerals. Experts say to eat foods, in moderation of course, from each food group and to keep your diet diverse.

Nutritionists recommend several items to fight the effects of time on the human body. Avocados are a great source of healthy fat and vitamin E, which maintains firm and moisturized skin. Berries are a good source on antioxidants and green vegetables are great at combating toxins in the body and include healthy enzymes when eaten raw. Other foods include garlic, ginger, nuts, whole wheat and many others. If you have a proper diet, you have an anti-aging diet as well.

Another recommendation found in anti-aging literature is to stay 5 to 10 % below one’s ideal body weight. Being too thin is obviously not what they are endorsing, however, being a little below ideal is supposed to allow fluctuation room while still remaining healthy. However, depending on who you ask, 10% below ideal weight is underweight, which is not always healthy. This weight loss should be discussed with a doctor as there are various factors that constitute healthy what healthy weight means for different people.

Perhaps anti-aging is just a pretty name for being healthy. It may be more attractive then telling people to, simply, be healthy and make healthy choices and it is probably more appealing because women are obsessed with looking and feeling young. It seems that anti-aging medicines, creams, foods and lifestyles are just aimed at helping someone to be healthy.

Anti-wrinkle creams seem to be at the top of the list when talking about anti-aging. Older women are the target audience for all of the ads and campaigns surrounding wrinkle reduction. What is interesting is that companies will tell women anything to get them to buy their creams and lotions, when in reality wrinkles are caused by genetics, too much sun exposure, and even by what you put (or don’t put) in your body, such as healthy foods.

There are websites and articles telling women that if they do certain things they can reduce their chances of getting wrinkles on their faces. Such recommendations include, “Don’t read in bed or look down at a computer because these cause neck wrinkles and double chins…” and “Don’t frown or squint.” These things may reduce chances of getting lines but probably don’t make a huge impact.

What is more important than buying into all of these false statements is to make sure you are healthy from the inside out, not the other way around. Eat healthy, get plenty of vitamins and antioxidants, wear sunscreen, get your eight hours of sleep, and drink plenty of water. Then, if a wrinkle or two still pop up because of your genetics, embrace them. Wrinkles used to be a sign of wisdom and knowledge.