| Your body is your temple, and what you give | | | | eat to avoid aging significantly, a diet that |
| it nutritionally can have a vast impact on | | | | is high in both fruits and vegetables is |
| your health. As the body ages, many changes | | | | recommended. Those who indulge in these types |
| take place, and by taking in the proper | | | | of foods often are found to have lower rates |
| vitamins and minerals, you can minimize the | | | | of disease as well as higher levels of energy |
| negative health effects that you experience | | | | and a healthier appearance. There are many |
| as you grow older. In this article, we'll | | | | reasons that these types of foods are |
| mention some of the important nutrients that | | | | recommended; most fruits and vegetables have |
| one needs to intake as they age to help keep | | | | no cholesterol, fat, or sodium, which are |
| in proper health. | | | | three harmful compounds that have a negative |
| | | | effect on health. In addition to the lack of |
| As you age, your body's ability to properly | | | | bad substances found in fruits and |
| process the vitamins that you eat decreases. | | | | vegetables, they are also rich in the |
| For that reason, it is important to increase | | | | vitamins and minerals that your body needs. |
| the amounts of vitamins that you intake. | | | | Practically every essential vitamin and |
| Since osteoporosis occurs in those of an | | | | mineral can be found throughout the fruit and |
| older age, it is of the utmost importance to | | | | vegetable world, and a minimum of five fruits |
| ensure that your body gets enough Vitamin D. | | | | and vegetables per day are recommended by the |
| While those in their twenties only need to | | | | National Cancer Institute. |
| take in 200 IUs of Vitamin D per day, those | | | | |
| aged 60 and above are recommended to take in | | | | Anti-oxidants are also important when it |
| about 600 IUs. The B-Vitamin Complex is also | | | | comes to aging; this type of compound is |
| an important vitamin that our body loses the | | | | useful in the way that it helps the body to |
| ability to process over time. A lack of B | | | | protect itself against the harmful effects of |
| vitamins can lead to a risk for heart disease | | | | free radicals, which are rogue cells that |
| and possible memory loss, and for that | | | | attack the cell membranes of your body, |
| reason, those of an older age need to make | | | | causing premature cell death. Many fruits and |
| sure that they get all the B vitamins that | | | | vegetables include anti-oxidants, including |
| they can get. Calcium is also a particularly | | | | carrots and tomatoes. |
| important nutrient when it comes to aging; | | | | |
| along with Vitamin D, it helps the bones to | | | | Following these basic principles is a great |
| mineralize properly, warding off the effects | | | | way to get your health on track as you age, |
| of osteoporosis. | | | | helping you to ensure that you will live a |
| | | | healthy life. |
| When it comes to actual foods that you should | | | | |