Review: Slowing the progress of aging with diet
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 1, 2014
Author Seho Song doesn't share her background so we are left to understand that this is a writer who is genuinely concerned (and knowledgeable about nutrition. The book is very short and Song makes the points brief and memorable. The driving force is the concept that diet pills and supplements and cosmetic surgery are not the answer for avoiding the aging of the body and its integument. The secret is in eating correctly.Healthy foods are vegetables and fruits, the highly nutritious ones being blueberries, leafy green vegetables, tomatoes and carrots, all of which protect the cells of the body, preventing free radicals from harming them. They also provide zinc, carotene, and vitamin C. Other foods in this family are discussed with the specific end target of their healthy effect. Such healthy elements as reservatrol, hyaluronic acid an their sources have been proven to erase fine lines in the skin. Other families of foods that are beneficial include whole grains, fish (salmon, sardines), dairy foods (especially yogurt), nuts, beans and lentils, tofu, cinnamon. Once the good foods are discussed thoroughly, the foods to avoid forma chapter - foods high in fat, salt, sugar.Song talks specifically about skin care through diet as well as topical care. Then come the meal plans for a seven day course - each meal of each day is discussed along with the benefits of each of the ingredients. The importance of sleep and of maintaining the balance of good bacteria (probiotics) rounds out the nutrition course Seho Song offers.There is nothing strange or new about what the author describes, but it is the terse and digestible manner in which the book is written that makes it well worth keeping around as a constant reminder of the importance of diet and anti-aging. Grady Harp, February 14