Discover a list of the best foods that will help you live longer, ideal for its nutritional richness and antioxidants, beneficial for taking care of your cardiovascular health.
There is no doubt that following a healthy and healthy diet, based above all on a varied and balanced diet, is essential when it comes to taking care of our health and preventing a good number of diseases and disorders related to both excess weight and poor weight feeding. And indeed, following a diet of this type also helps in a very positive way when it comes to living longer.
Why? Very simple, by following a varied and balanced diet, rich in fresh fruits and vegetables as well as other rich foods from a nutritional point of view, we are providing our body with all the invaluable nutrients that it needs every day to not only function properly. Optimal, but to enjoy good health: vitamins, minerals and trace elements, proteins, carbohydrates, healthy fats, antioxidants, water…
If we look at a recent scientific study published a few days ago, we can even talk about a series of foods that will allow you to live longer, as long as you include them in your diet regularly, do physical exercise and at the same time avoid unhealthy habits such as tobacco and alcohol. Here we talk about the most important ones:
- Olive oil: there is no doubt that it is the natural product par excellence of the Mediterranean diet. It is rich in monounsaturated fats, which help reduce the risk of stroke or heart disease.
- Dark chocolate: although considered as a dessert or a sweet, its richness in antioxidants make it an excellent food when it comes to reducing the risk of heart disease.
- Blue fish: such as salmon, trout, mackerel or sardines, these are fish that are especially rich in Omega 3 fatty acids, ideal for reducing the risk of heart disease. In addition, they also provide vitamins A and D, ideal for our immune system.
- Teas: green tea stands out above all, although the vast majority of all varieties of tea stand out for their incredible qualities and benefits. In the particular case of green tea, it is a natural drink especially rich in flavonoids, which improve blood pressure, reduce high cholesterol, strengthen the immune system (find out more about how to increase defenses ), and improve our cardiovascular health.
- Fruits and vegetables: they are especially rich in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, therefore essential in our daily diet.
