Good nutrition is essential for preventing premature aging and that includes the health of your cells, tissues, internal organs and skin. Eat your way to everlasting youth with these three(3) superstar vegetables that scavenges harmful free radicals, boosts the immune system, maintains cells health and reverses the aging process.
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| Red bell pepper (image by canva) |
Red bell peppers: Also known as "tatase" in Yoruba Language. Red bell peppers are rich in vitamins C, E, K and A. They contain more carotenoids and ascorbic acid than their green and yellow counterparts. With these vitamins, they effectively boost the body's immunity by fighting off disease-causing germs and bacteria, lowering inflammation in the body, thereby reducing the risk of cancer, diabetes, heart problems and other degenerative diseases. Bell peppers are packed with carotenoids, which improve eye health. They also keep your skin looking young and healthy. The vitamin C in them, spurs your skin's production of collagen and prevents wrinkles. Include some bell peppers in your soups and stews today.
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| Red tomatoes |
Tomatoes: Tomatoes are rich in lycopene. Lycopene is an antioxidant that can reverse signs of aging by combating the activities of free radicals. Free radicals attack and damage healthy cells and tissues and breakdown your immune system. The lycopene in tomatoes may be essential in preventing breast, stomach, prostrate and colon cancer.
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| Green garden eggs |
Garden eggs: They come in different colours - green, white and purple. Their deep colour is derived from nasunin, an anti-aging nutrient that keep your cells and skin healthy and young. This antioxidant-rich egg plant slows down the aging process by protecting the brain from degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, preventing the onset and development of cancerous cells and keeping your skin smooth and supple.
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