How Eating The Right Foods Will Help Prevent Age Pigments

By Jennifer Lucas


I:0:JDo you like the thought of having liver spots, or age spots, in the next few years? Probably not. Are you doing anything to prevent them? No, because you, along with many others, do not think that there is a darn thing you can do to prevent this. It is something that just happens, right? Wrong. Thanks to research and all the information a person could ask for, we can prevent this horrible effect of aging.

Studies from the past decade has taught the world something. Something I want to make more well known. Do you want to know what that is. It is the simple fact that you can prevent age pigments. How? By changing your diet, of course.

What are age spots? Age spots are only a formation of darker pigments in your skin that are made of oxidized unsaturated fats that have lots of iron. By telling you that, you should already know what to do. However, I will not leave it to chance. I am going to tell you how exactly how your diet can effect your looks. I am going to reveal what you should or should not eat to be a much younger and more beautiful looking person in the coming years.

How can we change our diet to prevent liver spots? The first step that you need to take is to cut out as much unsaturated fat as possible. Coconut oil, animal fat, and butter are okay. Seed and nut oils, margarine, and vegetable oils are bad. That is the general rule. As for olive oil, try not to heat it as it becomes more likely to be oxidized at that point.

What about iron? This is the next most important part of your food that you need to watch. Too much iron leads to darker age spots. If you take multivitamins, you are probably consuming way to much iron when it comes to age pigments. Try to cut down on your iron intake. If for some reason you still feel the need for your multivitamins, try consuming more coffee during your meals to prevent absorbing as much of the iron that you eat.

Now that you have those basic tips down, you will need to move on to a more advanced step. Balancing out your hormones will greatly reduce liver spot formation in the long term. Increased levels of estrogen cause your body to form age spots quicker, as well as cause you to absorb more iron. That being said you can see how important it is to keep normal hormone levels. Taking the pill will increase estrogen levels in many cases. Other factors that increase estrogen levels in your body are stress, the lack of protein, and improper liver detoxification.

Also, did you know that eating more dark chocolate will lower the amount of iron that you absorb? It is true. Dark chocolate, shellfish, and liver are all copper-rich. Increased copper intake leads to decreased iron intake.

The only other tip that I have, as far as your diet is concerned, is to include a larger amount of antioxidants in your daily diet. Antioxidants have the power to prevent free radicals. Free radicals are one of the most common causes of age pigment formation. You can increase your consumption of antioxidants by eating more fresh fruits and vegetables.




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