WANT TO SLOW DOWN YOUR AGING ? AVOID THE FOLLOWING AGE-ACCELERATING FOODS
Do you eat these harmful foods that age you faster ? Some are even deceptively marketed to you as healthy by giant food corporations . 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 , but if you eat the right foods 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 talking about factors that you can ’ t see , such as how well your organs function and whether your joints are degrading . Food # 1 that ages you faster : wheat or whole wheat Before we tell you why wheat can actually speed up the aging process in your body , let ’ s clarify some simple biochemistry in your body like glycation 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 . It can affect everyone . 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 of giant food companies that want you to believe that whole wheat is healthy for you . The fact is that wheat contains a unique type of carbohydrate ( not found in other foods ) called Amylopectin-A – which has been found in 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 . 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 . 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 . There is 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 bread , cereals , muffins , etc . These carcinogenic acrylamides have been linked in studies to increase risk of cancer and accelerated aging . Note that acrylamides are also found in high levels in other browned carbohydrate sources such as french fries , BBQ meats , and any other browned starchy foods .