Find Your Food Cure
Many impressive foods, besides being delicious, can also keep you healthy for the long haul. "Blueberries are a great place to start," says Dr. Frank Lipman, integrative and functional medicine physician and founder of Eleven Eleven Wellness Center. "They provide one of the most concentrated sources of flavonoids, a class of polyphenols, which may help improve vision, memory, and concentration, and also slow down aging. They also contain other polyphenols that have been shown to have anti-bacterial qualities and tannins, which reduce inflammation in the digestive system. Blueberries also have a high fiber content, and much of that fiber is pectin, which is soluble and helps lower cholesterol levels."
Another great anti-aging ingredient? Antioxidants, which you can get through a wide variety of fruits and vegetables. Of course, there are heavy-hitters like dark, leafy greens, but according to nutritionist Lauren Schmitt, those aren't your only option for adding a free-radical fighter into your diet. “I always tell people not to worry so much about a specific color, but be concerned about getting a rainbow of colors. Even light-colored cauliflower has antioxidants that are different from what you’ll get in other vegetables," she says.
