We take the classic evening band of free-to-air television broadcasters, but not only, and we notice all the advertisements that promote top nutrition for the over 50s. Supplements, multivitamins, meal replacement proteins, energy products and immune system reinforcers. Valid, practical, but often not exactly cheap. We can dedicate ourselves to following a correct diet in all phases of the “door”, even with a series of precautions to be taken at the table. But always remembering the guidelines for our well-being: physical activity, balanced diet, low stress and limitation of smoking and alcohol.
The best nutrition after 50
All national and international research and prevention associations emphasize the goodness of the Mediterranean diet. And, we reiterate this in virtually all of our health and wellness articles. But, the top nutrition for the over 50s must also go through these precautions:
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- try to eliminate, or considerably limit, prepackaged foods. In fact, since they contain a lot of animal fats, they are the basis of an incorrect diet;
- we pay attention to elaborate foods, to particularly tasty and salty dishes, to fried foods. Yes, because all of these types of food slow down our digestion considerably. And, its metabolism, which we know to lose intensity over the years.
Top fruit and vegetables for over 50s
Winter is leaving, to make way for spring and summer. The periods in which we will be able to take advantage of a lot of seasonal fruit and vegetables. Real mines of well-being for our body. We recall, in fact, that i multivitaminici and the supplements mentioned above, are abundant in minerals, fibers and vitamins, which are the basis of fruits and vegetables. And, the summer must also lead us to choose to go to the fruit and vegetable markets at zero kilometers. The local and weekly ones, on whose counters, we often find fruit and vegetables of homegrown production, with a controlled supply chain and limited cost. When we think about the benefit of fruit and vegetables, let’s not forget that freshness and correct conservation represent the best way and keep their healthy properties intact.
Extra virgin olive oil ally of age
But, analyzing the top foods on the table of over 50s, we cannot omit the importance of extra virgin olive oil. Raw, as a condiment for our dishes, with its exceptional nutrients, it represents our number 1 ally in the fight against aging of cells and tissues. We are among the countries that produce it of excellent quality, let’s take advantage of it to use it, perhaps buying it directly from the farmers.
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Combining these foods is bad for digestion
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