21 August 2009

Can I Look 10 Years Younger In 10 Days?

By Susan M Adams

How to look 10 years younger in 10 days is a skill most of us would like to know. It almost sounds too good to be true. However, according to Dr. Oz and the world famous Dr Perricone it is possible. All you have to do is to adjust your diet slightly to incorporate what they refer to as the "super foods".

Just what are super foods. Are they an unrecognizable combination of different chemicals, enzymes and tree bark? Do you have to seek out specialty new age health foods stores to buy these super foods? Are these age defying super foods expensive? The answer to all of these questions is a resounding no! The super foods are very common and inexpensive foods that could easily be found in your Grandmother's pantry.

The anti aging super foods include: seeds and nuts, barley, sprouts, hot peppers, acai berry, beans and legumes, green foods such as wheat grass, yogurt, buck wheat, and an assortment of herbs and vegetables within the allium family. You probably ate a super food yesterday without knowing it.

"Is that it?" you ask? Well, as simple as the super foods diet seems on the surface, it runs much deeper. The key is that you move towards a diet containing these foods, and they will replace the bad foods in your diet. Another key is that these foods be eaten naturally - ie, roasted honey barbecue nuts with double the salt but aspartame to reduce calories does not count for nuts. Remember, eat the foods for the foods - that is where you will receive the benefit. Cut out the chemicals, the added sugar, the added salt, the fried in saturated and trans fats.

Think about how you can include these foods in your meals. Salads can be much more than just lettuce with a few garnishes for color. Why not try making a salad which is 3/4 vegetables (cucumber, heirloom tomatoes, avocado, red and green peppers, zucchini and Juline carrots) and 1/4 greens. Make your salad with spinach or a greens mix (rather than iceberg lettuce). And then sprinkle nuts or seeds on top. Top with a dressing of olive oil, apple cider vinegar and a bit of Bragg or soy sauce. This salad will be super healthy as well as filling, so you will eat less of the the bad processed foods that you normally fill up on.

Another way to get a good helping of super foods is to eat hummus. Hummus, as you might be aware, is of Middle Eastern origins and is a delicious blend of garlic, garbanzo beans, lemon juice, salt, and Tahini paste. In my opinion, it might just be natures most perfect food combination. Tahini paste is crushed sesame seed butter. Therefore, this mouth watering dip includes beans, seeds, and garlic which means 3x the super food power.

If you are looking for a quick fix to combat natures evil aging plan, the best place to look is your diet. Dr. Oz and Dr. Perricone say that you can look 10 years younger in just 10 days. If you make a concerted effort to incorporate the superfoods into your diet, and rid yourself of the bad foods, at the very least you will be improving your health, and will probably lose some weight at the same time. And that will definitely make you look younger!

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