Do you eat these harmful
foods that AGE you faster? Some are even deceptively marketed to you
as "healthy" by giant food corporations. Avoid or minimize these and
look 5-10 years YOUNGER than your real age.
by Mike Geary - Certified Nutrition Specialist & Catherine Ebeling - RN, BSN
Authors of the best seller: The Top 101 Foods that FIGHT Aging
Due to biochemical reactions in your body that occur with every type
of food you eat on a daily basis, some foods age you FASTER than your
real age, while other foods help to FIGHT aging.
Eat the wrong foods regularly, and you can look and feel 10 or more
years OLDER than your real age (not fun!) ... but eat the right foods,
and over time, you can start to look 5-10 years YOUNGER than your real
age.
Three of the processes that go on inside your body that have a MAJOR impact on your rate of aging are called
"glycation", "inflammation", and "oxidation".
When we talk about aging, we're not just talking about wrinkles on your
skin or how thick your hair is... we're also talking about factors that
you can't see, such as how well your organs function, and whether your
joints are degrading.
Yes, I'm sure you'll agree this is much more important than just how
you look on the surface (although we'll show you how to improve BOTH!)
So let's dig right in and I'll show you how your rate of aging can be
directly related to the foods you might eat every day, and how to
protect yourself...
Food #1 that ages you faster: Wheat (yes, even "whole wheat")
Before I tell you why wheat can actually speed up the aging process
in your body, let's clarify some simple biochemistry in your body...
This deals with "glycation" in your body, and substances called
Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs). These nasty little compounds called AGEs
speed up the aging process in your body including damage over time to your organs, your joints, and of course, wrinkled skin.
So with that said, what is one of the biggest factors that increase
production of AGEs inside your body? This may surprise you, but
high blood sugar levels
over time dramatically increase age-accelerating AGEs in your body.
This is why type 2 diabetics many times appear that they have not aged
well and look older than their real age. But this age-increasing effect
is not just limited to diabetics.
So, let's get back to how
"whole wheat" relates to this...
Here is a little-known fact that's often covered up by the massive
marketing campaigns by giant food companies that want you to believe
that "whole wheat" is healthy for you... but the fact is that wheat
contains a
very unusual type of carbohydrate (not found in other foods) called
Amylopectin-A, which has been found in some tests to spike your blood sugar HIGHER than even pure table sugar.
In fact, amylopectin-A (from wheat) raises your blood sugar MORE than
almost any other carbohydrate source on earth based on blood sugar
response testing that's documented in studies.
This means that wheat-based foods such as
breads, bagels, cereals, muffins, and other baked goods
often cause MUCH higher blood sugar levels than most other carbohydrate
sources. If you don't believe me, here's something you should know... I
ran personal blood sugar tests on myself using a blood glucometer about
45 minutes after eating 2 slices of wheat bread vs eating a bowl of
oatmeal, with equivalent grams of carbs.
The blood sugar test results:
2 slices of whole wheat toast:
45 minutes after consumption: Blood sugar spiked from 86 fasting level to 155.
1 Bowl of Oatmeal (equivalent grams of carbs to 2 slices wheat toast)
45 minutes after consumption: Blood sugar raised from 86 fasting level to 112
As you know now, the higher your average blood sugar levels are over
time, the more AGEs are formed inside your body, which makes you age
FASTER. Clearly, the whole wheat spiked blood sugar MUCH higher than
the oatmeal, and if you don't know, 155 is a massive blood sugar reading
that will certainly contribute to faster aging if you eat wheat
frequently.
You've probably also heard about the potential health-damaging effects of
gluten (another problematic compound found in wheat that can
cause inflammation in your digestive system)
in the news recently, but this blood sugar aspect we just covered is
not talked about that often, and is yet another reason to
reduce or eliminate wheat-based foods in your diet. Your body will thank you by aging slower and looking YOUNGER!
And
losing bodyfat is typically another fun side effect of eliminating or reducing wheat in your diet!
In fact, my own dad, who is in his mid 60's now, just removed 95% of
the wheat from his diet about 3 months ago (aside from a little bit on 1
cheat day per week), and he's noticed that his
chronic joint pain
has completely disappeared! Not only that, he also commented that he's
finally lost those "love handles" on his sides that have been plaguing
him his entire adult life...All by simply reducing his wheat intake!
Yet another problem with wheat-based foods and aging...
As it turns out, baked wheat products contain carcinogenic chemicals called
acrylamides
that form in the browned portion of breads, cereals, muffins, etc.
These carcinogenic acrylamides have been linked in studies to possible
increased risk of cancer and accelerated aging. Note that acrylamides
are also found in high levels in other browned carbohydrate sources such
as french fries or any other browned starchy foods.
Don't worry though... There's a trick that you can use to protect
yourself from these carcinogenic acrylamides, and it has to do with
eating the RIGHT foods that COUNTERACT damage from these nasty
chemicals. I'll show you how to find the
EXACT foods that protect your body tomorrow in my next post! Discover so-called "healthy"
Food #2 that accelerates aging in your body:
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