Healthy diet and food for our body
Are you fighting against physical flaws, extra kilos and dull skin? Or against ageing problems? Maybe you have a wrong diet. Nutrigenomics is the medical approach to food that evaluates its preventive ability on health, its ability to strengthen muscles, bones and organs, besides its anti-ageing functions. It shows, in fact, how the quality of food and the choice of the right diet influence our health but also our beauty and the physical good looks.
Yes, you have understood perfectly! We are talking about the ability of foods to make us stay young fighting against the first sign of ageing, the physical decline tied with the years, their power to make us beautiful and healthy. So, a specific and controlled diet can affect our external appearance and our health.
The nutrigenomics advise to be beautiful and healthy thanks to the food
Which are the main allies of beauty and health? Even if the whole diet is able to affect out physical appearance, there are some foods in particular, with specific functions, that can help us to stay healthy. Here you can find 5 specific foods:
1. Prevent with cherries
A study carried out by USDA-ARS Western Human Nutrition Research Center and published on the Journal of Nutrition showed that cherries have a strong power in contrasting the progress of diseases as arthritis, diabetes and cardio vascular illness thanks to the high quantity of melatonin and vitamin C.
2. Stay young with red blueberries
All the wild berries (raspberries, blueberries and blackberries) are real elixir of long life thanks to their richness in anti-oxidants. The American red blueberry won above all, it is a real cure-all food to reduce the organic inflammations; it reduces the blood pressure and defeatd the oxidative stress that quicken the ageing.
3. Extraordinary sight and healthy eyes thanks to oranges
Oranges are not only hypo caloric, detox and draining, but also rich in vitamins C and Polyphenols. Recently, however, there has been a piece of news: a study carried out by the Karolinska Institute of Stockholm showed the ability of oranges to reduce the arise of cataract, highlighting thus, the power of anti-oxidants to preserve the sight and the wellness of the eyes.
4. Mango for a bright skin
Recent studies affirmed that a frequent consumption of mango gives a high count of Vitamins A and C, fibers, folic acid and anti-oxidants that contributes to keep under control the levels of sugar in the blood and the body weight, besides reinforcing the skin that looks brighter and healthier.
5. Whole grains for your shape
It is possible to stay in shape without giving up to carbohydrates! But it is better if you stay away from refined ones and white flours. Whole grains have a lower glycaemic index, thus they don’t raise the glycaemia as the refined ones that are without fibres. It is better to choose grains like whole rice, spelt, amaranth, brown bread and non-refined flours.
Source: cues taken from http://www.filippo-ongaro.it/
