What foods slow down the aging process

31.03.2023 08:25

If you want to stay young and healthy as long as possible, you should not only give up bad habits and remember about a healthy lifestyle.

You also need to pay special attention to your diet. There are still products that provoke aging. Most often, we are talking about sweets, pastries, pickles, fried foods and fast food.

But there is another category of products – those that slow down aging.

Gastroenterologist Anna Karshieva said this, writes Prime .

She noted that, first of all, a lot depends on the immune system and the state of the intestines.

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More attention should be paid to food with dietary fiber, cellulose. It is believed that if you eat 25 grams of fiber per day, you can reduce the risk of heart disease, colon disease and diabetes by almost 30 percent.

Where to look for fiber? It's very simple. You need to start cooking whole grains. This can be bulgur, brown rice, whole oats. You can include seeds, beans, nuts, fruits and vegetables.

The list of healthy foods doesn't end there.

According to Karshieva, fermented foods are important. These can be sauerkraut, pickled apples, pickles.

Olga Kotova Author: Olga Kotova Internet resource editor