Longevity & Anti-Aging [Part 2/3]

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Posted by John Brackett | Posted in Longevity, Optimal Nutrition | Posted on 04-02-2010

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Alright – we’ve had some time to get clear and specific on our reason to live (cherishing our close relationships and doing what we love). Now, it’s time to get even more specific about how to keep your body in a state of peak physical performance (read “younger” and vibrant).

One of the easiest-to-implement tips out there – that’ll actually make a dramatic difference worth taking action on – is to make bright, colorful fruits and vegetables a regular part of your diet. Again, it’s simple and many people have heard it mentioned at least several times in their lives…but are you actually doing it? Are you actively purchasing a healthy variety of colorful fruits and vegetables every week when you go grocery shopping, and working them into your meals religiously? If not, there’s a divide between the knowledge you have and the actions you’re taking. Get to it!

The reasons are far and many, but among the top that resonates with people is the ability of the flavonoids found in these foods to help keep your skin young, elastic and radiant – never a bad thing! In fact, the condition of your skin – a vitally important organ and line of biological defense – is paramount to your health and longevity. The nutrients found within these colorful fruits and vegetables not only keep your skin healthy and glowing on the outside, but work from the inside-out. This is the difference between trying to “save yourself” and cover up from the outside-in with lotions and oils, and taking the time to eat the right things that work from the inside-out to deliver incredible internal health that works its way all the way back to the skin!

These same foods are also loaded with carotenoids and antioxidants, which will help keep you healthier and more energetic for years to come – as well as far less likely to suffer from many types of diseases. These foods not only give you exactly what you want in terms of quality of life and longevity, but in fact help to keep at bay the things you don’t want in your life! Not everything in life is a win-win combination, but this is one of those things.

So this week, load up your cart with colorful, vibrant fruits and vegetables and start enjoying the kind of life you deserve to live…for years longer than you thought you could!

Unleash Your Vitality,

John Brackett

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Comments (2)

Hi, John,

Thank you for some very good advice on eating well. Keep up your great job.
Thanks a lot.
Marlene

Thanks for reading!

– John

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