Anti Aging Hormone Balancing Diet
Diseases of Aging, Hormone Diets
Here is a list of the foods you should eat everyday on a hormone diet which is also healthy and anti aging at the same time. What we really mean by anti aging is that it promotes your health as you grow older and is healthy in that it fights cancer, heart disease, diabetes and other common diseases associated with aging. Eating these kinds of foods will also help to balance your hormones.
Eat a handful of nuts every day – the best choices are walnuts and almonds.
Eat five to seven portions of fruit and vegetables per day.
Choose to eat whole grains and whole grain cereal. Don’t get confused between whole wheat and whole grains. Choose whole grains. Whole grains are antioxidants which are vital for anti aging and can reduce blood pressure, cholesterol and help prevent, cancer, diabetes and heart disease. Try whole grains such as steel cut oatmeal, quinoa, spelt, and bulgar. Whole grains also help get rid of fat, cholesterol and excess hormones such as estrogen. We need about 25 grams of fiber and eight glasses of water a day to stay healthy and regular. Most people don’t get enough fiber. Fruits with a high fiber content include raspberries, blackberries and grapefruits. Choose some vegetables with a high fiber content you can eat on your hormone diet. Vegetables such as soybeans, lima beans and artichokes.
Eat fish three times per week: your healthiest choices for fish include mahi-mahi, tilapia, flounder, cod and salmon. Fish are a great source of low fat high protein. Some types of fish are known to contain environmental toxins and mercury but eating mahi-mahi, tilapia, flounder, cod and salmon are safer choices. We should eat fish three times per week and eat less meat for staying healthy.
One of the best foods for anti aging, hormone balancing which you must include on a hormone diet are tomatoes. They are known to help prevent cancer, decrease the risk of heart disease stroke. Tomatoes are so beneficial to us because they also help fight such problems of aging and hormone imbalance which include memory loss, impotence, arterial aging and wrinkles. Cooked tomatoes are better for us – in something like a tomato sauce. Why are tomatoes so good for us? They contain lycopene which is a known preventer of cancer.
Moisturize your skin from the inside out: Drink 8 glasses of clean water per day.
One glass of red wine per day – good for your heart. Red wine contains rezveritrol, a very strong antioxidant.
Drink milk or a milk substitute. Low fat milk is rich in Vitamin D, another wonderful anti-cancer supplement. Or you can drink orange juice which is enriched with vitamin D and calcium.
Take two baby aspirin on a daily basis. This is good for thinning the blood and your heart.
Foods to avoid when trying to combat menopause weight gain include:
Anything with corn, high fructose syrup, anything that is “white” and processed such as white breads, pastries, donuts, pasta, and rice.
Because so many factors destroy the necessary vitamins and minerals you need for optimum health, you should take nutritional supplements. A quality multi vitamin pill which includes folate and 400 international units of vitamin D. We need about 800 micrograms folate per day and this can also be found in orange juice, spinach and other leafy green vegetables.
You should also make sure you get enough calcium and magnesium per day. You need to consume 1,200 per day. Magnesium is found in such foods as raisins, dates, beets and soybeans. These foods are also good for keeping your body regular. If you don’t get enough magnesium in your daily diet, you can take a supplement.
By eating fish, you are helping your body to get Omega 3 fatty acids, but you can also eat hazelnuts and walnuts to get the Omega 3s.
There are also many health benefits to drinking green tea and coffee. However, as far as coffee is concerned, don’t drink too much of it. Coffee has been found to help fight memory loss, liver cancer and preserve brain functioning.
You will find these diet and nutritional recommendations in any of the best hormone diets around, including Dr. Turner’s, Dr. Oz, Suzanne Somer’s Somersizing and/or by following the Mediterranean diet.
For the exact nutritional supplements you need to take to stay healthy, balance hormones and combat the signs and diseases of gaining, you should consult a naturopath or your doctor. A naturopath is probably your best option because they have specialized in the study of nutrition and supplementation in greater depth.
Eating a healthy hormone diet is not that difficult and doesn’t require a greater expense or amount of effort to prepare these foods. Where you can, try and eat organic foods as much as possible. You will find there are plenty of cookbooks which can give you recipes to prepare a delicious health meal, seven days a week.
admin @ November 16, 2009