He is the key culprit for catching colds and aging! Apples and green tea are full of phytochemicals, which help to fight oxidation and boost immunity.

Why am I aging so quickly recently, with my skin deteriorating and my white hair growing like crazy? Why do I often catch colds and get sick recently? Many people have this problem. Japanese nutrition experts say that the key culprit leading to aging and disease is "active oxygen"! Only by taking "phytochemicals" every day that can resist oxidation, inhibit cancer cell proliferation, and enhance immunity can we fight aging and maintain health and beauty. Indispensable phytochemicals include catechins, proanthocyanidins, capsaicin, etc. The recommended foods are green tea, apples, green peppers, etc.

Excessive and deteriorating active oxygen in the human body can easily lead to accelerated aging

We breathe and eat every day... these seem to be natural behaviors, but in fact, active oxygen is naturally produced in the body. If the body has excessive and deteriorating active oxygen, the body's mechanisms will degenerate and fail to function as we age, which will lead to accelerated aging and is the biggest cause of diseases such as cancer. Daily intake of phytochemicals can effectively repel reactive oxygen species, have antioxidant effects, inhibit cancer cell proliferation, enhance immunity, and keep the body young and healthy, making it beautiful from the inside out.

Fruits and vegetables can provide the body with a large amount of phytochemicals, increase antioxidant power and fight aging

Simply by adding some fruits and vegetables to your daily diet, you can provide your body with a large amount of phytochemicals. Yosuo Miyazawa, president of the Japan Society of Nutritional Foods and professor at Tohoku University in Japan, recommends in his new book "The Magic Phytochemical Diet: Eat for a Healthy Body without Fasting or Cutting Out Sugar" that women who love beauty must eat fruits and vegetables rich in "phytochemicals", as well as the accompanying fruit and vegetable juices. In addition to increasing antioxidant power to fight aging and immunity to fight minor physical ailments, it also helps to reduce body fat and maintain a slim figure.

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【Recommendations of Phytochemical Star Foods】

Green Tea: Catechins

The catechins contained in green tea can effectively reduce body fat. Because they can inhibit the increase of blood sugar levels, neutral fat and cholesterol levels, they are also effective in preventing minor symptoms in daily life. In addition, catechins have strong antioxidant properties, and people who want to fight aging can drink them in moderation every day.

The proanthocyanidin contained in apples can effectively help digestion and absorption and reduce neutral fat in the blood.

Apple: Proanthocyanidins

Proanthocyanidin: The proanthocyanidin contained in apples can effectively help digestion and absorption, reduce neutral fat in the blood, and is also very effective in inhibiting fat accumulation. Moreover, proanthocyanidin can effectively fight the formation of spots on the body and inhibit melanin, thereby achieving a whitening effect. Therefore, you can become beautiful just by eating more apples.

Green Chili Pepper: Capsaicin

Capsaicin: Capsaicin contained in green peppers and hot peppers can promote metabolism and activate body fat burning. It can also improve blood circulation, allowing blood to flow smoothly and thus excrete waste from the body, and can also improve symptoms such as cold hands and feet.

Shiitake Mushrooms: Shiitake Purine

Eritadenine, a cholesterol-lowering phytochemical found in shiitake mushrooms, is the most popular phytochemical recently. It helps to enhance immunity and restore your health. In addition, the lenthionine contained in the aroma of dried mushrooms can effectively cleanse the blood. If mushrooms are heated for too long, the nutrients will be broken down, so please pay attention to the cooking time.

Banana: Eugenol

The eugenol in bananas has a unique sweet taste and can increase white blood cells and enhance immunity. If black spots appear on the banana skin after it is ripe, it means that the eugenol content has increased and the flesh is sweet. Bananas also contain beta-carotene, which has antioxidant properties, and tannin, which has a slightly astringent taste.

Ginger, which contains gingerol, a spicy substance, helps increase white blood cells and enhance the body's immunity.

《Ginger》: Gingerol

Ginger, which contains gingerol, a spicy substance, helps increase white blood cells and enhance the body's immunity. After heating, part of the ingredients will change into shogaol, which can increase the body temperature and thus enhance the immune function. These two main ingredients are very helpful in sterilization, stomach care, and relieving coughs or sore throats.

Green Leek: Kaempferol

Green chives contain kaempferol, which can suppress anxiety, relieve pain and prevent

It can treat osteoporosis, and also has antioxidant effects, as well as various other effects such as anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, and anti-allergy. The leek smell, diallyl disulfide, promotes digestion. It also contains allicin, which can help relieve fatigue.

Asparagus: Glutathione

Asparagus contains glutathione, which can strengthen liver function and help detoxification. It is also very effective in anti-oxidation, whitening and inhibiting systemic aging. Asparagus roots contain asparagine, which can enhance immunity, restore cells to normal physiological state, help the body eliminate excess water, detoxify and eliminate fatigue.

As long as you make nutritious fruit and vegetable smoothies every day and blend "vegetables + fruits + water" thoroughly, you can get complete phytochemical nutrients. The following are recommended to supplement anthocyanins: "Kyoho grape, blueberry, purple cabbage smoothie", "celery, celery, kiwi smoothie" for lutein, and "red pepper, tomato, apple smoothie" for lycopene:

By adding some fruits and vegetables to your daily diet, you can provide your body with a large amount of phytochemicals. Increase antioxidant power to fight against aging, increase immunity to fight against minor physical ailments.

【Kyoho grape, blueberry, purple cabbage smoothie】

Ingredients (2 servings): 10 grapes, 20 blueberries, 60g purple cabbage, 50ml water.

【Celery, Celery, Kiwi Smoothie】

Ingredients (for 2 people): 1 stalk of celery, 1/4 stalk of celery, 1 kiwi fruit, 50ml of water.

【Red pepper, tomato, apple smoothie】

Ingredients (for 2 people): 1/4 red pepper, 1/2 apple, 1 tomato, 50ml water.