The Top 50 Anti-Aging Foods

Featured Article, Healthy Aging, Healthy Recipes and Nutrition, Nutrition
on February 14, 2013
  1. Almonds: anti-inflammatory; heart healthy; lowers cholesterol; boosts energy
  2. Apples: cancer fighter; promotes digestive health; lowers cholesterol
  3. Artichokes: high in antioxidants, good for digestive health and gallbladder function, promotes liver health.
  4.  Asparagus: brain- and memory-booster, cancer fighter
  5. Avocados: cancer fighter; regulates blood pressure; lowers cholesterol, promotes smooth, healthy skin
  6. Beets: lowers blood pressure, eliminates toxins, promotes sexual health
  7. Bell peppers: promotes healthy eyes and prevents cataracts; improves brain function.
  8. Blueberries: anti-inflammatory, promote heart health, improve brain function and memory, preserve eyesight
  9. Broccoli: cancer fighter; promotes healthy bones, skin and heart
  10. Buckwheat: boosts heart health, controls blood sugar, prevents diabetes
  11. Carrots: protects eyes from macular degeneration and cataracts, lowers risk of heart disease and stroke, fights cancer
  12. Cauliflower: protects against arthritis and diabetes, fights cancer, detoxes liver
  13. Cherries: boosts heart health, anti-inflammatory, pain reducer, eases gout and arthritis
  14. Chicken: promotes thyroid health, boosts heart health, prevents bone loss
  15. Chili peppers: boosts metabolism, fights cancer
  16. Dark chocolate: boosts HDL cholesterol, regulates blood sugar, anti-inflammatory.
  17. Cinnamon: anti-inflammatory, promotes digestive health, pain reliever, prevents diabetes
  18. Coconut oil: lowers cholesterol, antibacterial
  19. Cranberries: promotes heart and oral health, cancer fighter, prevents urinary infections
  20. Edamame: anti-inflammatory, regulates blood sugar, lowers cholesterol reduction
  21. Eggs: breast cancer fighter, promotes eye health
  22. Flaxseed: promotes heart and brain health, cancer fighter, lowers cholesterol reduction
  23. Garlic: anti-inflammatory, promotes heart health, regulates blood pressure
  24. Ginger: ovarian cancer fighter, anti-inflammatory, pain reliever, promotes good digestion
  25. Grapes: lowers cholesterol, promotes kidney, eye and heart health
  26. Green tea: boosts metabolism, cancer-fighter, anti-inflammatory, boosts brain and heart health
  27. Honey: sore throat soother, cough suppressant, anti viral, supports immune system.
  28. Kale: cancer fighter, lowers cholesterol, boosts eye health
  29. Lentils: promotes heart health
  30. Lemons: boosts immunity, supports good digestion, promotes skin health
  31. Oatmeal: lowers cholesterol, controls blood sugar
  32. Olive oil: lowers cholesterol, cancer fighter, regulates blood pressure
  33. Onions: prevents ulcers, cancer fighter
  34. Miso: promotes breast health, boosts immunity, promotes digestive health
  35. Pistachios: promotes heart and skin health, boosts immunity
  36. Pomegranate: anti-inflammatory, boosts heart, prostate and brain health
  37. Potatoes: promotes brain and thyroid health, lowers blood pressure
  38. Pumpkin: promotes eye health and lung health
  39. Quinoa: good for blood sugar regulation, heart healthy
  40. Raspberries: fights cancer of the skin, lung, liver, and esophagus; anti-inflammatory
  41. Red cabbage: good for skin and brain health; fights cancer
  42. Red kidney beans: good for brain and digestive health
  43. Salmon: fights cancer, promotes brain, heart, joint and eye health, fights inflammation
  44. Spinach: fights cancer, boosts brain health, supports immune system
  45. Strawberries: fights cancer, promotes skin health
  46. Sweet potatoes: good for blood pressure regulation, boosts immunity, promotes heart and skin health
  47. Tomatoes: fights cancer, reduces cholesterol, promotes skin health
  48. Tuna: good for cardiovascular, eye and brain health
  49. Walnuts: good for heart and skin health, fights breast and prostate cancer
  50. Yogurt: supports healthy immune system, promotes colon and bone health