How to eat for longevity, look younger and reduce the risk of disease (Good food / Good health)
The body’s energy consumption does not require a lot of food, but it must have enough energy.
If we eat less or do IF (Intermittent Fasting), it will cause the body to undergo an autophagy process, which is to eat dead cells -bad cells (Cell Death), which will make it healthy. You can live longer.
Let's first get to know the foods that cause inflammation in the body:
- Sugar
- Fried foods
- Soft drinks
- Refined flour
- Lard, margarine
- Red meat Processed meats
Choosing good foods makes you healthy.
- Choose to eat colourful fruits and vegetables, because fruits of different colours will have different antioxidants and vitamins, such as:
- Eggplant: purple colour provides anthocyanin which will protect skin pigment making it strong.
- Tomatoes: Red ones contain lycopene. Tomatoes must be heated to produce lycopene, which helps prevent prostate cancer in men.
- Carrot, Pumpkin: Yellow vegetables contain carotenoids.
- Green vegetables: Will provide alpha-carotene
- Good protein is protein from fish, eggs, nuts, mushrooms, seaweed. Chicken eggs, if eaten correctly, boiled, steamed, or poached, and not fried, not stir-fried with a lot of oil, will not result in higher cholesterol levels in the body.
You should not eat the same food repeatedly, because it will give us the same nutrients and repeated vitamins. causing insufficient nutrition and lack of other essential vitamins
- Eat healthy fats such as avocados, olive oils and nuts.
- Eat alkaline foods such as green leafy vegetables to make cells work more easily,
- Avoid processed foods such as hot dogs, sausages, bacon, ultra-process foods, as well as sweetness substitutes, as they increase the risk of depression and anxiety by up to 49%.
Anti-inflammatory foods to eat:
- Tomatoes contain lycopene, which is a very good antioxidant. It reduces the risk of cell degeneration.
- Fish, especially high-fat fish. Omega-3 fatty acids in fish help reduce inflammation including inflammation of the blood vessels.
- Green vegetables Chlorophyll found in leafy greens is very good at treating cell wear/injury.
- Turmeric is more than just a herb. Research shows that turmeric helps prevent dementia and many types of cancer.
- Various types of mushrooms helps in revitalizing cells on a smaller level. Mushrooms are the true elixir of longevity.
- Red grapes are antioxidants (phenolic acid, anthocyanin, etc.).
- Olive oil or rice bran oil, both of which contain antioxidants.
- Avocado Rich in nutrients and antioxidants
- Ginger helps reduce muscle inflammation and arthritis.
- Garlic is rich in antioxidants, and garlic also has antiviral and antibacterial effects.
