Taking care of your health becomes increasingly important as you enter your 40s as this is a pivotal decade where preventative measures and lifestyle choices can have a big impact on overall well-being. Maintaining a balanced diet full of nutrient-dense foods is key to providing your body with much-needed fuel and fighting age-related health issues. Advice on how to take care of fitness in your 40s, what are the health risks (Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash) {{^RegisteredUser}} {{/RegisteredUser}} {{^RegisteredUser}} {{/RegisteredUser}} Regular physical exercise becomes even more important as it…
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I’m a Nutritionist: Add 14 “superfoods” to your diet to ward off the silent killers
We all know there is a lot of truth to the saying “You are what you eat.” But knowing exactly what to eat can be confusing, especially when it comes to so-called superfoods. Experts share the superfoods you should add to your diet to reduce diseaseCredit: Alamy Stock Vector These ingredients are nutrient-dense and full of vitamins and minerals. And while a well-balanced diet full of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins, and healthy fats is vital to sustaining our bodies on a day-to-day basis, there are some amazing foods…
Read MoreReclaiming Rice Cakes: How Reimagining 90s Diet Foods Is Helping Heal My Relationship With Food
I remember the taste of my first diet: milk chocolate and metal. It would be about a year after my body catapulted into puberty and I became increasingly mortified by the way it was changing. I made the decision in the locker room at the local ice rink as I gently ran my fingers along the elastic waistband of my shiny putty tights. The older girls had always joked that one of the trainers, a five-foot-tall blonde named Barbie, whose voice had the characteristic rasp of a lifelong smoker, would…
Read MoreDiet guru Dr. Michael Mosley shares the best “anti-aging” foods, including almonds
Beauty aficionados are knowledgeable about the best creams and serums to help reduce the visible impacts of aging, but not many people realize that the food they’re eating could be having an impact, too. Diet guru Dr. Michael Mosley, famous for creating the 5:2 meal plan, has spoken to leading scientists in a new documentary about how to slow, or even reverse, the aging process. Experts have revealed that genetics play a relatively small role in how we age. They have been told that eating for gut health, the microbiome,…
Read MoreEating foods rich in flavanols may improve brain health, a new study suggests
If apples, pistachios, cocoa, and tea don’t appear often in your diet, consider incorporating them into your regular menu. Thanks to their flavanol content, this can mitigate age-related memory loss. That’s according to new research from Columbia University and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School. Here’s what to know about the study, plus the best foods for increasing your daily intake of flavanols. What are Flavanols? Flavanols belong to the flavonoid family, a large group of more than 6,000 protective plant compounds found in fruits, vegetables,…
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