The Right Food Can Add Years to Your Life
June 6th, 2008
When we think of aging we used to think of little old pink haired ladies hobbling along with a cane. We may even think that depending on when our parents died or other relatives and what their health was like we will be like them. However we can control more than 70 percent of how well and how long we live.
In the Costco Connection June 2008 one article points out those Eating foods rich in flavonoids, (that was a new word for me) vitamin-like substances that have been shown to decrease the rate of arterial and immune aging. It went on to say a flavonoid-rich diet can knock 3.2 years off your age eating 31 grams a day. Here is a list of such foods:
•Apples (1 cup), Broccoli (1 cup), cranberries (8 ozs.), Cranberry juice (8 ozs.)
•Grape juice (5 ozs.), Oats (1 cup), Onions (1 small), Strawberries (1 cup)
•Tomato juice (8 ozs)
Remember the saying “an apple a day keeps the doctor away”? It looks like there is some truth to that. As I organize seniors the idea of aging meaning a little old pink haired lady is certainly not true anymore. They are organizing just like anyone else, sorting, purging and either making their homes less cluttered while giving their treasures to those they want to have them and not waiting for someone else to make that decision for them.
Do you have a favorite flavonoid-rich food? I think mine is an apple with a chunk of cheese.