Super Foods To Stay Young!

Eat good live long
Add years to your life with these anti-aging superfoods.
Can you add years to your life by making smarter food choices? yes! there are many variables involved in how long you live, but by following a healthy lifestyle, staying active and eating a nutrient-packed diet, you can help slow the aging process and perhaps even stave off age-related diseases, including osteoporosis, diabetes and heart disease.

Start right now by including more of these antioxidant-rich foods to your diet. We've included interesting facts and delicious eating well recipes for healthy aging. Here's to your good health!

1. Olive oil 
Four decades ago, researchers from the seven countries study concluded that the monounsaturated fats in olive oil were largely responsible for the low rates of heart disease and cancer on the Greek island of Crete. Now we know that olive oil also contains polyphenols, powerful antioxidants that may help prevent age-related diseases.

2. Yogurt
In the 1970s, Soviet Georgia was rumored to have more centenarians per capita than any other country. Reports at the time claimed that the secret of their long lives was yogurt, a food ubiquitous in their diets. While the age-defying powers of yogurt never have been proven directly, yogurt is rich in calcium, which helps stave off osteoporosis and contains good bacteria that help maintain gut health and diminish the incidence of age-related intestinal illness.

3. Fish 
Thirty years ago, researchers began to study why the native Inuits of Alaska were remarkably free of heart disease. The reason, scientists now think, is the extraordinary amount of fish they consume. Fish is an abundant source of omega-3 fats, which help prevent cholesterol buildup in arteries and protect against abnormal heart rhythms.

4. Chocolate
The Kuna people of the san blas islands, off the coast of Panama, have a rate of heart disease that is nine times less than that of mainland Panamanians. The reason? the kuna drinks plenty of a beverage made with generous proportions of cocoa, which is unusually rich in flavanols that help preserve the healthy function of blood vessels. Maintaining youthful blood vessels lowers risk of high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, kidney disease and dementia.

5. Nuts
Studies show that those who eat nuts gain, on average, an extra two and a half years. Nuts are rich sources of unsaturated fats, so they offer benefits similar to those associated with olive oil. They’re also concentrated sources of vitamins, minerals and other phytochemicals, including antioxidants.
6. Wine drinking alcohol in moderation protects against heart disease, diabetes and age-related memory loss. Any kind of alcoholic beverage seems to provide such benefits, but red wine has been the focus of much of the research. Red wine contains resveratrol, a compound that likely contributes to its benefits and, according to animal studies, may activate genes that slow cellular aging.

7. Blueberries
In a landmark study published in 1999, researchers at Tufts university's jeanMayerr human nutrition research center on aging fed rats blueberry extract for a period of time that in rat live is equivalent to 10 human years. These rats outperformed rats fed regular chow on tests of balance and coordination when they reached old age. Compounds in blueberries (and other berries) mitigate inflammation and oxidative damage, which are associated with age-related deficits in memory and motor function.

What to eat to protect your skin from sun damage and wrinkles.
As the weather warms and we all start spending more time outside, chances are you're upping your sunscreen usage. But did you know that certain foods also shield your skin from the sun and the damage it wreaks on your skin? it's true (though that doesn't give you carte blanche to ditch the sunscreen!).

Boost your defenses against skin cancer (the most common type of cancer) and help keep your skin looking younger with these 6 foods.

1. Strawberries
A cup of strawberries delivers about 150 percent of the daily recommended amount of vitamin c and eating more vitamin-c-rich foods may help to ward off wrinkles and age-related dryness suggests research.

2. Tomatoes
Tomatoes get their red hue from lycopene, a carotenoid that may help to keep your skin smooth. 

3. Tofu
Tofu and other soyfoods, such as edamame and soymilk may help to preserve skin-firming collagen because it is rich in isoflavones. 

4. Tuna
Tuna and other omega-3-rich fish, such as salmon and sardines may help keep your skin looking youthful and prevent skin cancer. Epa (eicosapentaenoic acid), one of the omega-3 fats in fatty fish, has been shown to preserve collagen, a fibrous protein that keeps skin firm. And EPA in combination with the other omega-3 in fish, DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), helps to prevent skin cancer by reducing inflammatory compounds that can promote tumor growth.

5. Coffee
Drinking a single cup of coffee daily may lower your risk of developing skin cancer. 

6. Cocoa
This one may be the most surprising of all since some people say chocolate gives you acne. Turns out studies have unequivocally shown there is no connection between chocolate and skin problems, and that some types of chocolate, in fact, may even be good for your skin. Cocoa contains a type of flavonoid called epicatechin (so do tea and red wine). In a study of 24 women, published in the journal of nutrition, drinking an epicatechin-rich cocoa beverage daily for 12 weeks improved skin texture. The authors explained that epicatechin increased blood flow to the skin, boosting nutrient and oxygen supply both factors essential for keeping skin healthy. (learn more benefits of eating chocolate, plus drawbacks to being aware of, here.)