Antiaging:
Is it really possible?
Although
it is obviously not possible to turn the clock back entirely, we
can take many steps now to ensure that not only do we slow down
the aging process, but we can also reverse many of the signs of
aging that we may presently be experiencing. The biggest key in
the fight against aging is of course our diet and nutrition. The
old adage, "you are what you eat" is absolutely true!
It is impossible to expect to be healthy and vital if we are not
eating the nutrients we need to keep our bodies performing at its
best.
I truly
believe that the increase in lifestyle diseases that we are presently
seeing is in great part due to poor diets and junk food. It is very
important to try to increase the amount of whole foods that we eat
and decrease the amount of processed foods that we eat.
Processed
foods have almost no nutrients left in them ... they are considered
"empty calories". But even worse than that, the preservatives,
additives and chemicals that are in these processed foods interfere
with many bodily functions including hormones. These chemical toxins
are called "xenoestrogens" and they often trigger a condition
called "Estrogen Dominance".
What
is Estrogen Dominance? Simply explained, it is when the ratio of
Estrogen and Progesterone get out of whack and you have higher levels
of estrogen, compared to progesterone. There are many things in
our modern society that contribute to this imbalance including birth
control pills, caffeine, alcohol and xenoestrogens (which are caused
by external toxins and pollutants like detergents, pesticides, plastics
etc.), as well as impaired liver function and even stress!
The
hormonal imbalances caused by Estrogen Dominance have many negative
effects on the body and can make you feel a lot older by triggering
many symptoms like poor memory, "foggy brain", weight
gain and difficulty losing weight, increased facial hair, decreased
sex drive, vaginal dryness, darkened skin pigmentation, water retention
and much, much more. Estrogen Dominance also increases the risk
of many lifestyle diseases like cancer, fibrocystic breasts, breast
cancer, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and much more.
Estrogen
Dominance is much more common than people think, thanks to the world
we live in. And it is happening to women at younger and younger
ages, even to women in their twenties or thirties! So how do you
combat estrogen dominance? One of the most important changes you
can make is losing weight if you are overweight, since this triggers
a vicious cycle of hormonal imbalances and weight gain, especially
in the abdominal area.
But
of course, how you lose weight is just as important, if not more,
than just losing weight. If you lose weight following unhealthy
weight loss diets, you could be unbalancing your hormones even more.
The better method is to lose weight in a slow, steady fashion by
eating healthy, nutritious food and NOT starving yourself.
If instead
of following an unhealthy diet, you follow a healthy eating program
you will not only lose weight, but will have many health benefits
as well. Check out these little-known, powerful anti-aging benefits
you get from eating a healthy, balanced diet:
1) Eating
a healthy diet decreases free radical production through proper
nutrition, which is a powerful anti-aging technique, as well as
decreasing the risk of developing different types of cancer 2) Eating
healthy also helps to promote anti-aging by lowering cholesterol
and triglycerides to healthy levels 3) When you follow a healthy
diet and do not skip meals or starve yourself, you actually speed
up your metabolism and increase fat burning capabilities. Dieting
is one of the best ways of slowing down your metabolism, which of
course makes losing weight very difficult. Yo-yo dieting is a good
example of this. Each time you lose weight and gain it back, you
are slowing down your metabolism so that each subsequent diet gets
harder and harder to lose weight. 4) It is also possible to make
a few simple changes to your diet so that the food you eat stabilises
your blood sugar levels and reduces insulin and improves insulin
resistance ... ultimately decreasing the risk of Diabetes. And did
you know that Insulin is a major culprit in weight gain? 5) And
here is a very powerful anti-aging secret: eating a healthy, balanced
diet supports your liver! If your liver works better, your body
detoxifies more efficiently, which improves all areas of your health
(including cellulite reduction the natural way), as well as supporting
your immune system which is of course very important for good health
And
not only do unhealthy diets unbalance your hormones, one thing that
many people don't think about when they decide to lose weight following
unhealthy fast weight loss diets: the faster you lose weight, the
bigger the chances that you will be left with loose, sagging skin!
A healthy eating program decreases the chances of having loose,
sagging skin, because you lose weight in a slow, steady way, which
gives your body a chance to firm up your skin. There are also many
foods you can eat that promote healthy, firm skin tone.
So what
healthy weight loss program can you follow to promote these anti-aging
benefits, without hunger, food cravings or starving yourself on
endless diets? The "Diet Free ... At Last!" Weight Loss
Program teaches which foods promote anti-aging and also which foods
you can eat to help to improve skin tone and prevent loose, sagging
skin, and much more. It even includes a free e-book on how to reverse
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