Are Anti-Aging Foods Available?

Are Anti-Aging Foods Available?

Dear Doctor,

I have heard there are foods that can help to slow down aging though it appears it's just a hoax. What do you have to say? I am 70 this year and hope to go on for a couple more decades or so. Is this notion really credible? If so, what are these foods and are they available locally? Please reply

Jejelogba Babalosha, Mushin, Lagos

Dear Pa Jejelogba Sir,

"Foods that fight the effects of aging", by Brian Good, found in MSN Men's Health and Fitness excites me because it contains 6 recommendations; five of which are very easily obtainable locally. To complete a perfect seven, I'll introduce a last one I very much recommend. But first, let;s listen to Brian--

"The Sex-For-Life Diet ---If you plan to have great sex for the rest of your life, you want to look good doing it, right? Add a couple of servings a week of these fountain-of-youth foods.

1. Sunflower Seeds

These salty wonders have the highest natural vitamin E content of any food around. "Vitamin E is one of the most important nutrients around for looking younger," says Barry Swanson, Ph.D., a professor of food science at Washington State University. "No antioxidant is more effective at fighting the aging effects of free radicals."

2. Spinach (Vegetables) and 3.Beans

Researchers in Australia, Indonesia and Sweden studied the diets of 400 elderly men and women, and found that those who ate the most leafy green vegetables and beans had the fewest wrinkles. The reason? Spinach and beans are full of compounds that help prevent and repair wear and tear on your skin cells as you get older.

4. Grape Juice

Besides providing protection from heart attack and stroke, grape juice can also help keep your middle-aged skin from sagging. "Grapes are filled with antioxidant polyphenols that help to keep your skin flexible and elastic," says Swanson.

5. Sweet Potatoes

Overexposure to the sun is one of the primary reasons men age prematurely. But sweet potatoes may help to fight sun damage. European researchers recently found that pigments from beta-carotene-rich foods—like sweet potatoes and carrots—can build up in your skin, helping to prevent damage from ultraviolet rays.

6. Cheese

No wonder rats always look so young. "Cheese is one of the best foods you can eat for your teeth," says Matthew Messina, D.D.S., an American Dental Association spokesman. "It's a good source of calcium, to keep your teeth strong. Plus, eating cheese can lower the levels of bacteria in your mouth and keep your teeth clean and cavity-free," he says. Dr. Messina recommends eating at least two servings of block cheese every week."

7. And what is my seventh recommendation? Carrots --as you can see in the article!!! Now, let me share a secret with you -- first, look again at number one – that’s Vitamin E, right? Here's the secret-- there's this super-anti-oxidant from Nigeria made from Sorghum bicolor which is 1590 times as powerful as Vitamin E as an anti-oxidant!!! --And it is made from millet-- that's Sorghum bicolor --if you didn't know. Anyone who wants to access this wonder anti-oxidant --already available as a food supplement -- and thereby tackle aging-- can write us for further help to obtain it. Just title your mail, "Anti-Aging Food Supplement"

Cheers