Aging is an inevitable and natural part of growing old. However, you can surely choose to Grow older in a healthy and nutritious way. After all, aging is not just limited to your outer appearance but also your inner agility. So, what can you do to slow down this process and age healthily? Shift your focus towards fruits and vegetables! “The rate at which you can slow down the ageing process by the power of fruits and vegetables available to us is astonishing,” Anjali Mukerjee, a nutritionist, wrote on Instagram.
She explained that this is more significant for those individuals who do not eat a single serving of fruit or vegetable in a day. Fruits and vegetables [especially the deep-coloured ones] They are packed with many known and unknown antioxidants that can enrich your cells with health-promoting nutrients and delay the aging process,” she added.
Here’s how you can make this “anti-aging juice” in just a few simple steps.
Ingredients
*1 small amla
*1 cup of pomegranate
*1 cup of black grapes
*Chaat masala, to taste
*Black salt, to taste
Method
*Wash all the fruits.
* Blend them in a food processor.
*Sprinkle some chaat masala and black salt as per your taste.
“Since the juice involves crushing the (deep coloured) fruits like amla, pomegranateand black grapes, the healing properties substantially enhance,” the nutritionist wrote, sharing the wonderful health benefits of these fruits.
Black grapes help reduce blood pressure levels in aged people (Source: Pixabay)
Amla
Calling it “one of the most powerful rejuvenating agents”, Mukerjee shared that amla is an excellent source of vitamin C. Earlier, Ayurvedic expert Dr Rekha Radhamony said, “Amla is one of the top Rasayana herbs in Ayurveda – rejuvenating and anti-aging. It is a great source of vitamin C and is good for the skin, hair, eyes, heart, pancreas, liver, kidneys and stomach, among others.”
Pomegranate
Pomegranate, on the other hand, is a rich source of antioxidants. vitamin A, vitamin E, potassium, folic acid and iron. It “protects you from premature aging, diseases like Alzheimer’s, heart problems, arthritis and also aids in smooth and healthy skin,” she said.
black grapes
Sharing the many health benefits of black grapes, the expert said that it helps fight cancer, induces relaxation of the blood vessel walls and also reduces blood pressure levels in aged people.
If you are planning to try this healthy juice, ensure that you drink it within 20 minutes of its extraction, Mukerjee said.
Agreeing with the benefits, functional nutritionist Mugdha Pradhan, Founder and CEO, iThrive said, “Amla, black grapes, and pomegranate help immensely in slowing down ageing. Amla is potent in Vitamin C, and it helps to produce collagen in our body, maintaining our skin’s elasticity. Black grapes are high in polyphenols, especially resveratrol. Pomegranates are high in tannins, anthocyanins, and ellagic acid.”
All these molecules are antioxidants and help combat oxidative stress. Heightened oxidative stress slows down the turnover of cells resulting in signs of aging. Fruits are proven to maintain the cell’s replenishment rate and slow down the aging process. The fruits help combat the early signs like wrinkles and dark spots as well as the internal shifts that we experience as we age,” she added.
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