Get Rid of Wrinkles: The Top 10 Foods That Accelerate Aging

- Did you know that specific foods can actually CAUSE fine lines and wrinkles? What you eat every day plays a massive role in the visible appearance of your skin. You're either eating nutrients that promote cellular regeneration, or foods that promote accelerated aging and lead to fine lines and wrinkles, and it has nothing to do with chronological aging. The good news is that signs of premature aging, such as fine lines and wrinkles that happen in your twenties, thirties and forties, and are caused by diet and malnutrition, are actually avoidable and reversible. A body nourished by whole food macronutrients and micronutrients looks younger and feels younger too than its chronological age. So stick around to learn how avoiding these 10 specific foods and embracing alternatives can be the key to youthful skin at every age. Let's go welcome or welcome back to my channel where I post videos every week empowering you to biohack hormone balance in your thirties and forties. I'm Stephanie Holland, creator of the Body Brain Reset, the ultimate guide to resetting your body and brain and feeling like yourself again in your thirties and forties. It's The Best Friend's Guide to Perimenopause. Tap that subscribe button to stay up to date on all the latest tips and strategies that me and my guests have for you every single week. Today we're talking about 5 food groups and 10 specific foods that cause glycation, an accelerated aging pathway that affects your whole body, including your skin, and causes the visible signs of aging, such as fine lines and wrinkles on that beautiful face of yours. By the way, there's absolutely nothing wrong with wrinkles per se. They're just a sign that your skin needs nutrients. Now, glycation is caused by a diet rich in foods that contain high levels of AGEs (that stands for advanced glycation end products), and they're also known as glycotoxins. AGEs cause cross-linking of the collagen and elastin fibers in your skin, rendering them useless. Now, in my last video, I talked about the 4 fruits that boost boost collagen naturally, and I explained that collagen acts as the skin scaffolding, keeping it firm and propped up, and that elastin is like the mattress springs that provide that kind of elasticity and suppleness and plumpness. So when the collagen 'scaffolding' and elastin 'springs' cross link, they lose their structural integrity and become weak and incapable of propping the skin up, leading to thinner, less pliable, less supple, less firm, and more wrinkled skin. The good news is you can reverse it by actually cutting down on the foods that contain the highest levels of AGEs and instead eating more of the foods that promote cellular rejuvenation. It really is that simple. Theoretically! The bad news is that the food groups that contain the highest levels of AGEs are often the tastiest and they're definitely the most addictive and hard to give up. So AGEs are pre-formed in foods high in fat, and they are magnified by high heat and high fat cooking methods like barbecuing, frying, grilling, and roasting. Yep, I know. Sorry about that. So it'll come as no surprise that the food's highest in AGEs, also known as glycotoxins, that promote accelerated aging are cooked meats, cooked fish oils, cheese cream butter, and cream cheese, and nuts and nut butters. So if you have already shifted to a largely whole foods plant-based diet, then your diet is probably already much lower in AGEs, especially if you eat a lot of fruits which are eaten usually raw, and fruity vegetables like cucumbers, tomatoes, and avocados, also eaten raw, vegetables either eaten raw or steamed, leafy greens like arugula, spinach, and kale, which are often eaten raw in smoothies and salads, as well as raw nuts and seeds that haven't been roasted or heated in some way. Well then, it's likely you've got a diet already really low in AGEs and you're also noticing a positive impact on your skin. You've already discovered one of the secrets to healthy, youthful, and glowing skin. But by the way, you don't have to be vegan to be plant-based. In fact, some vegans are actually pretty unhealthy people because they survive on processed food, powdered proteins and a lot of junk foods. So whether you are omnivore, flexitarian, or vegan, you're only plant-based. If the majority of what you eat comes from up comes from whole food sources of plants. Either way, your diet is your choice. It's absolutely up to you what you choose to eat, whether you are vegan, omnivore or flexitarian or pescatarian. I'm a pescatarian, but 95% of my diet is whole food plants and 90% of that is actually raw. Here are the top 10 foods highest in AGEs based on an analysis of 549 foods. You're going to be so shocked at four of these because they're actually marketed as health foods. So here we go. Fried bacon, whipped butter, sesame oil, margarine, Parmesan cheese, olive oil, frankfurters, raw pine nuts, Philadelphia cream cheese, and extra virgin olive oil. If like me, you're surprised that sesame oil, olive oil, extra virgin olive oil and pine nuts are on the list of foods that cause accelerated aging, just remember that nutrition and health and research is fueled by the commercial interests of billion dollar industries, not by true health outcomes. What we're told is healthy by brands and online influencers often isn't. And I've actually added the AGE published research in the resources below so that you can see for yourself. Now, let's talk about what to eat instead. When it comes to cooked meats and cooked fish, you don't have to become vegan, but if you want beautiful skin, you can start by eating less meat and fish and get your healthy protein, carbs, and and fats from fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts, seeds, and legumes instead. Protein is in all plant foods, absolutely all of them, and you need less protein than you're led to believe and more carbohydrates than you're led to believe. It's actually the glucose from carbohydrates that fuel every single cell in our body and brain. The Eat Lancet Report, also linked below, recommends minimal meat consumption. This includes no more than 98 grams of red meat, 203 grams of poultry, and 196 grams of fish every week. So plants, my friends, are your best allies. They contain all the essential amino acids needed for protein building and beautiful skin. So why eat the cow that eats the plants when you can eat the plants directly? Why eat the fish that eats the algae and sea minerals when you can eat the algae and sea minerals directly? Skip the middle cow, skip the middle fish, go directly to the sources of protein building essential amino acids plants. When it comes to oils. I know this is absolutely crazy. We've been sold the lie that oils are so good for us, but in this case, I simply invite you to switch to whole food oils like the whole avocado and the whole olive to get your healthy fats. One of the things I dreaded the most was eating salad without the salad dressing. So I'm going to put a link to my five favorite oil- free salad dressings in the resources below. I went oil-free about four years ago, and these oil-free salad dressings are packed with plant-based sources of protein, carbs, and fats, and they make everything taste delicious. When it comes to cheese, cream, butter and cream cheese, well, there are plenty of dairy-free alternatives for every dairy category. All you need to do is swap out dairy for delicious dairy alternatives like almond milk, oat milk, and rice milk, and there's a plethora of vegan cheeses like cashew cheese, almond ricotta, and coconut Gouda to choose from. You really are already spoiled for choice. When it comes to nuts and nut butters, buy raw nuts and seeds and soak them before eating them. You don't actually need to eat a lot of nuts and seeds to get your Omega-3 and Omega-6. One tablespoon of soaked chi seeds provides me with 162% of my daily requirement of Omega-3 and three Brazil nuts provide me with 338% of my daily requirement of Omega-6. So really, I probably could just eat one Brazil nut! But anyway, nuts and seeds are important, but they're so potent you don't actually need to eat that much of them. Nut butters on the other hand, you could cut them out. You could simply stop buying them to remove temptation or you could keep a jar around like I do to have as a treat occasionally. I'm a huge almond butter lover, and I keep this as an indulgent treat. I actually have it on sliced banana sometimes as a dessert, and I love it. So here are the secrets to youthful skin. One, avoid foods high in AGEs and instead eat healthier alternatives, and fill your plate with nutrient rich foods that promote cellular regeneration, fruits, vegetables, leafy greens, nuts, seeds, and legumes. Two, you have the power to control your skin health with every bite you take. Every bite either promotes accelerated aging or cellular rejuvenation. And three: whole food plant foods not only provide essential nutrients, but they also promote cellular regeneration. They promote the healthy function of your collagen 'scaffolding' and your elastin 'springs' to keep your skin youthful and vibrant and plump and nourished and radiant. So be mindful of your diet and choose foods that nourish your body from within for radiant, youthful skin. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell for more tips on biohacking your hormone balance and boosting natural beauty. I'll see you next week.