Author: Brenda Skidmore
Article:
Take a more in depth look at what the positive effects are to
eating more color rich, dense plant 'super foods', and in eating
more of the health enhancing properties of good 'super food' fat
foods.
'Super Foods' are a classification of certain types of whole
foods (minimally processed whenever possible) that are believed,
and have been shown, to be good for you. If you begin to make a
conscious effort to include more of these super foods into your
weekly diet, and commit to understanding why they are good for
your body, then you will be living a healthier life inside your
body.
Of Course, you should know fresh and raw is best but, whether
canned, frozen, or minimally processed, it is far better to eat
them this way than not to eat them at all. Eating these health
enriching 'super foods' will help you look and feel your best,
and younger. They will, also, help you lose excess weight and
maintain it, reduce your risks of life long diseases, give you
longer lasting energy, and a feeling of full satiation after
eating them. So let's get started on some of the best super
foods you need to be eating to reach your healthy body goals.
What plant super plant food is good for helping to soften your
skin? Pomegranates.
Pomegranates are loaded with an antioxidant vitamin, vitamin C.
Plus, the juice from the seeds contain ellagic acid and
punicalagin. The first substance fights free radical damage; the
second substance may increase your body's ability to preserve
collagen. Collagen helps keep skin looking moist, young, and
soft.
What super plant food helps smooth fine lines in the skin?
Blueberries.
Blueberries have become notoriously known for their antioxidant
power. They have more antioxidants than almost any other plant
food. Blueberries help protect your skin, and acts as a natural
sunscreen to protect skin against sunburning, strengthens
overall brain functioning, and helps you fight emotional stress.
What super plant foods help firm skin, giving it more
elasticity? Kale and spinach.
These two veggies, and many others, have high levels of the
antioxidant vitamins A, C, D, E, and K. and other compounds
known as phytonutrients. These natural plant food substances
help guard against sunburning the skin, strengthen heart
(cardiovascular) health, and helps protect you from developing
cancer.
What cold water fish sources, also known as super foods, helps
keep skin, hair, and joints healthy and properly lubricated?
Sardines, salmon, mackerel, tuna, and other small ocean fish
species.
Do not care for the taste of fish? Well, you can still get your
omega-3s in smaller amounts in flaxseed, walnuts, almonds,
grass-fed beef and free range poultry meats and eggs. Omega-3
fats are great for sharp mental functioning, reduces risk of
developing heart disease, cancer, and lowers the risk of
developing behavior and mood disorders (depression).
What super plant food helps control brown age spots on the skin?
Green, black, and white teas.
These healthy brews contain a substance called catechins. This
phytonutrient helps prevent skin damaging sunburns. Another
substance found in green, black, and white tea leaves is another
phytonutrient known as polyphenols. This nutrient chemical may
possibly help to reverse, or prevent, brown age spots on the
skin.
Both of these phytochemicals have also shown to help protect us
against heart disease, cancer, and stroke.
Tea contains half the amount of caffeine than coffee. Black tea,
in particular, has been shown to improve oral mouth health. Teas
can be drank either hot or iced, and can be used as a flavoring
agent in marinades and other dishes.
What healthy fat oils help maintain a rosy skin glow? Olive oil,
coconut oil, and lean animal saturated fats such as grass-fed
beef and free range poultry meats and eggs.
Olive oil is mostly a monunsaturated fat. It also contains a
small amount of polyunsaturated fat, so do not over use it.
Extra virgin olive oil has a higher level of the antioxidant
vitamin, vitamin E. Olive oil also activates the secretion of
bile in the gallbladder, and regulates pancreatic hormones
better, and more naturally, than prescription drugs.
Consequently, it also lowers the incidence of gallstone
formation.
Coconut oil increases energy levels by boosting your metabolism.
It is mostly a saturated fat food source (60%), to a lesser
degree, it has a small amount of monounsaturated fat oil, and a
trace amount of polyunsaturated fat.
I would suggest cooking with both of these healthy fats,
alternating their use in specific dish recipes, for example;
coconut oil for stir frying and frying meats and vegetables,
olive oil for salad dressings and meat marinades.
Lean sources of poultry and animal fats come from mostly grass
fed, free range livestock. As mentioned earlier, these healthy
proteins and fat food sources are higher in omega-3s than
conventionally, mostly grain fed, meat sources. Omega-3s improve
blood circulation, leaving skin with a rosy, supple look and
feel.
What dietary fluid substance helps to better distribute all of
these healthy food nutrients to where they are needed throughout
your body? Why it is water, of course.
No other fluid solvent does this more efficiently than pure
water. Water will, also, carry away toxic body wastes, hydrate
all body cells, and consistently lower and maintain a more
desired body weight, naturally.
Would I kid you here?
No, I absolutely would not. After all, this is a chosen area of
serious passion for me. This strategy does work, and I might
add, eating more as nature had intended for us to eat has
brought me out of a state of ill health, to enjoy a much
healthier body and lifestyle today!
You can do it this way too, and be most successful at
eliminating, or easing, many different health challenges that
you are currently, and frustratingly, tolerating at the moment.
At the very least, it should make you feel better knowing that
you are actively trying to do something to improve your dismal
situation.
About the author:
Brenda Skidmore has actively spent the last four plus years
researching natural health care alternatives. She can attest to
the many positive results natural practical cures and preventive
strategies bring to human health. Along with the many medical
professionals whose public works she has studied, it is her
sincere desire to empower others by sharing this important
information. To improve your health today visit:
http://www.mywater4life.com