Vitamin C - Best Anti Aging Vitamin

Super Nutrients for Skin and Health
Vitamin C otherwise known as pure L-Ascorbic Acid is one of the most studied antioxidants in science. Its is a prominent factor in reducing inflammation which as in other organ systems, plays a role in skin health, It has been shown to help prevent heart disease and some forms of cancer, and high blood levels have been inversely associated with all cause mortality. All antioxidants communicate with Vitamin C in one way or another.

Anti Aging - Vitamin C For Skin Repair
There is just no escaping the fact that as you get older you face a gradual decline in the factors that give your skin the young healthy glow. However, there is evidence that eating a healthy diet and in some case applying topical skin creams can help to repair the fine lines and wrinkles that come with time. Anti aging treatments have come a long way but there is no denying that as old as time is, eating healthy always shows.

Rid Your Skin from Free Radical Damage
Skin is your largest organ system so it is wise to know a few things about it. One important fact is that Vitamin C is naturally found in skin tissue. Once inside the skin, this amazing vitamin helps to neutralize free radicals that are formed by exposure to UV rays. When the skins;s supply of Vitamin C is depleted from sun exposure, pollution and smoking, the skin's ability to prevent and repair free radical damage is compromised. Resulting in age spots, wrinkles and uneven darkening of the skin.

Vitamin C Study on Topical Skin Creams
In 2003 a double blind study study was conducted to see if Vitamin C could help to lighten sun damaged skin. Participants had topical Vitamin C applied to half of the face and a placebo to the other side The results were astonishing as the side where the Vitamin C was applied has a significant improvement. This is because the Vitamin C helps to boost the production of collagen. Which as we all know as we age the collagen production slows down. And as this is so important in keeping skin toned and smooth we need to remind our skin to keep on producing this essential protein. Otherwise we are left with saggy skin that is uneven in color.

Benefits of Vitamin C
Because of all the benefits of Vitamin C has for your skin remember to bring it into your diet and skin care regimen as it can and will help you look younger and feel better. Bottom line this is one vitamin that is sure to help reduce the look of wrinkles and improve your skins tone and over quality.

Beets The Red Spinach

Beets Superfoods Source of Vitamin C

Summertime Superfood
One of the best Summer-time SuperFoods that have been starting to get the respect it needs is beets — known around the world as beetroots, BEETS are incredibly anti-aging nutrient-rich. Loaded with supernutrients and phytochemicals. Beets are high in folates and Vitamin C and boast the highest natural sugar content of any vegetable. And it is the sugar beet that accounts for roughly 30 percent of sugar production in the world. As far as I know this gem of a superfood has been an underrated root vegetable.

"Chioggia" Beet

Beets In Color
You can find this earthly fresh beets in a colorful spectrum of jewel tones ranging from the familiar deep purple-red to pink to the distinctive candy-striped Italian beet known as Chioggia the beet from an Italian coastal town situated on a little island at the southern entrance to the Venetian lagoon as well as shades of orange and yellow. The sweet earthly tastes delicious no matter which color variant you choose.

The Juice of the Beet
Beet juice is rich in natural sugar, sodium, sulphur, chlorine, iodine, copper and vitamin B1, B2, C and bio flavonoids. Some holistic practitioners believe that beet juice combined with other juices like carrot and cucumber are excellent for cleansing the kidneys and gallbladder and for restoring health to these organs. Beets are a rich source of folate as well as natural red pigments that may be cancer fighters.

How to Eat Beets

Beets can be served hot or cold, pickled, roasted, juiced, deep fried, pulverized or eaten raw. Whichever way you choose to eat this superfood, fresh, raw or grated into a salad just remember that heating beets decreases the antioxidant power.

Best Time For Beets
You can buy beets all year-round but they are in their prime from about June until October.

Beets are a Source of:
Vitamin C
Potassium
Manganese
Folate
Beta-Carotene

Beets Get No Respect
Often I think that people who think they dislike the vegetable have never tasted freshly prepared beets. If you have only tried the canned or pickled versions you are really doing yourself an injustice as these beets are inferior and nothing like the real thing.

Did You Know:

• Mythology says Venus, the goddess of love, ate beets to enhance her beauty.
• Lore has it that beets are good for your blood, literally and figuratively.

Blueberries - Summer Superfoods

Blueberries
Berries have been known as an anti aging 'superfood' because of its many health benefits and they contain disease-fighting properties. Berries are good for the brain. Researchers have found that blueberries can help to protect the brain against oxidative stress and inflammation, both of which play important roles in brain aging.
Blueberries are a source of :
Synergy of multiple nutrients and phytonutrients (Resveratrol)
Polyphenols
Fiber
Folate
Vitamin C
Vitamin E
Potassium
Magnesium
Iron
Niacin

Blueberries have polyphenols which are a great for your anti-aging skin health

Blueberry Sidekicks

• purple grapes
• cranberries
• boysenberries
• raspberries
• strawberries
• fresh currants
• blackberries
• cherries

Blueberies are Low in Calories

Best of all Blueberries are Delicious!

SuperFoodDude Dr. Steven Pratt knows that a Superfood that is Rich in antioxidants phytonutrients Blueberries are a great anti-aging superfood

Try to Eat - 1 to 2 Cups of Blueberries (or any of their sidekicks) Daily (1 to 2 baseballs)