Aging Gracefully

My grandma always says that the key to aging gracefully is to not smoke, not drink and use Oil of Olay, but it appears there is a new trend against the relentless effects of aging: eat healthy foods. Healthy foods may not only keep weight, blood pressure and cholesterol down, but they may also have beauty benefits. While antioxidants are now well known in the health food and supplement arena, they are also being promoted for specific functions such as warding off wrinkles, increasing satiety and improving memory. These functional foods are having a huge growth in the American market and who is leading the consumer pack? Baby Boomers! They are holding onto both fitness and vitality, and looking better, longer. Foods and beverages containing antioxidants, collagen and other skin-improving compounds have been gaining in popularity amongst boomers and a growing proportion of spending is going towards products that meet that desire for vitality. So, although grandma may have in site into younger looking skin, she never made me eat my vegetables.