9 Eat Yourself Younger Strategies to Slow Your Aging – and a Recipe!

9 Eat Yourself Younger Strategies to Slow Your Aging – and a Recipe! Prepare to cook – Develop the mindset of I can do this and get delighted... Say - Thousands of people do this all over the world and so can I. Then arm yourself with the right tools and the right plan for you. Really feel that, “Fresh is fantastic”. Then find ways to indulge in eating more fresh food. Set up a rhythm of eating – Plan to eat 2, 3, or 5 time per day. I eat 5 times per day. Breakfast. Snack. Lunch. Tea and Dinner . Have a specific market day or hour. Beware of Fad Diets. A fad is transitory. Your mind and brain pick this concept as something that is not lasting without an enduring capacity on your part. Consequently, you will not experience what you hope for, which is lasting change or a situation that you would not conceive of returning to. Consider the Glycemic Factor as you age. Of all the foods that are readily available, foods that are high in sugar will cause you the most grief. Follow a daily pattern of eating certain ingredients – Only eat sweet foods at tea time. Be aware that change is not immediate. Believe you can do it! A Votre Santé Muffin We are all aware that muffins can be the ultimate “lead you astray” food. It is quite easy to get half your daily saturated fat and sugar from one breakfast muffin, and lose your goal for balance. And who wants a muffin that is healthy but tasteless? To keep the balancing act going, these tasty muffins are low in refined sugar, but get some sweetness from the raisins or dried fruit of your choice. Dried apricots, cranberries, fresh ripe bananas, apples or strawberries can be used to replace white raisins. The wheat germ provides fiber, as well as age-retarding vitamin E and folic acid for quick cell renewal. Make this muffin a habit and you might never need to take a calcium channel blocker. The magnesium from almonds and soy milk provide natural calcium channel blocker activity for veins and arteries. Added to this, almonds contain electrolyte potassium to aid your heart and perfect nerve transmission. Canola oil is used to help you start the day with your fair share of low-density lipoproteins (LDL). The LDL health benefits of this oil can now be claimed on food labels as aiding in reducing the risk of coronary heart disease. Ingredients 1 ½ cups whole wheat flour ½ cup wheat germ or ½ cup freshly ground flax seeds 2 tsp. baking powder ½ tsp. salt 1/3 cup brown sugar 2/3 cup sultana or white raisins ½ cup sliced almonds 1 tsp. apple pie spice and ½ tsp. freshly grated nutmeg 1 large egg and 1 large egg white ½ cup canola oil 1 cup low-sugar, calcium-fortified soy milk 1 tsp. almond extract Steps Preheat the oven to 400 F. Grease muffin pans with spray vegetable oil. Into a large bowl sift together the flour, wheat germ or ground flax seed, baking powder, spice and salt. Spray the raisins with water and plump in a microwave oven for 15 seconds and add to the flour mixture. Add the nuts to the bowl. In a blender mix the egg, oil, milk and almond extract for 10 seconds. Make a well in the dry ingredients in the bowl and add the wet ingredients. Gently fold wet ingredient into the dry until just mixed. Spoon the mixture into greased muffin tins and bake 25-30 minutes. Serve warm or cool. Can freeze for up to 1 month. Makes 8 regular-size muffins. Serving size is one muffin.