 It has been proven that human body is self-regenerating. After cells grow old and die, they are replaced with new cells exactly the same as the ones they replace. Each part of the body is complexly renewed on its own schedule. The skin, for example, is replaced about every three weeks. Bones need the longest period of time to be renewed, just over a year. Still, nerve cells don't reproduce. Consider this. In other words, you become almost a totally new person, nearly every year. It turns out that you could live forever if something didn't go wrong. That something is called aging.
When a cell is damaged, it will be substituted by a damaged cell just like it. Cells can become damaged through accident, disease, or abuse, but in most cases by free radicals. Free radicals are inevitable as they are generated by the body's normal activity. Nevertheless, the production and the effects of free radicals can be neutralized by healthy living practices like good nutrition, and by avoiding harmful things like alcohol, tobacco, drugs, and overexposure to the sun. Antioxidants are very helpful in combating free radicals.
Antioxidants absorb free radicals through a process of chemically combining with them, and thus neutralizing the free radicals inside the body.
Antioxidants and other supplements those are helpful in slowing the aging process:
- B complex,
- B6 (pyrodoxine),
- beta-carotene
- C
- calcium & magnesium
- cysteine
- D
- E
- folic acid
- omega-3 fatty acids
- potassium
- selenium
- zinc.
Helpful herbs and other healing foods: alfalfa, apple cider vinegar, beets, blueberries, broccoli, brown rice, chamomile, citrus fruits, cranberries, echinacea, evening primrose, fish, ginkgo, ginseng, garlic, green tea, horsetail, milk thistle, mushroom, nuts, oatmeal, onion, olive oil, peanuts, peppermint, pomegranate, pumpkin, purslane, rosemary, sage, thyme, tomato, turmeric, willow, wheat bran, and wheat germ.
In order to keep the body's processes running smoothly, and to slow the production of free radicals, you should avoid the following things: alcohol, unhealthy fats, fried foods, grilled foods, meat, processed foods, salt, stress, sugar, sun overexposure, tobacco smoke, toxins, and white flour. Also try to limit protein.
You should drink at least 8-12 cups of water daily. In addition to this you should perform moderate exercise; they are very good for the body. But you have to note that aerobic exercise can actually increase production of free radicals. Get 7-9 hours sleep daily. Maintain a healthy weight. Try to consume a high nutrition, low calorie diet. Eat lots of fruits, vegetables (especially raw), and whole grains.
Remember aging is a fact of life and you can't stop it. You do, however, have the ability to quicken it, or slow it down. You must make that choice daily.
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