Wrinkled faces, paining muscles and irritating memory loss can start giving you nightmares. Yes, aging is like an old witch. Just when you think that you are young, you realize with an existential shiver down the spine that the years have gone out of the window and you have become a ‘grand’ old man or woman who has weak authority even over their bodily functions.

Well, facts are facts. We can’t just tie the time in tricky knots and prevent the itchy wrinkles. But, can’t we stay young until the final whistle blows with our lifestyle and food intake habits? Experiments by experts say yes, and let me present some ‘evergreen’ tips on staying young forever.

If you are about to close the window (I mean the window right in front of you), thinking that this advice is just about boring leafy vegetables, behold! Here are some easy tips that you can add to your lifestyle and feel the benefit.

Let me tell you one tip that will certainly surprise you. Drinking red wine and eating dark chocolates helps you to stay young. It is so because resveratrol, which slows aging, has rich presence in red wine. The antioxidants present in dark chocolate helps to prevent aging, high cholesterol and high blood pressure.

Another thing related to the above fact is that having food rich of antioxidants helps a lot to keep your vitality and energy intact. So include berries, green tea, beans, leafy and deeply coloured vegetables and fruits, as well as nuts in your menu.

Well, another food item (that might be yummy news for the non-vegetarians) is the health benefits of eating fish. The Omega-3 fatty acids present in fish are good for your health and skin. (Probably you have heard it before, mm?). Yogurt and beans are also beneficial for your health and well-being. Just add them to your diet and you will see amazing results.

And here is the surprising tip – drink coffee. Coffee is rich in antioxidants. Second to this surprise – drink plenty of water. Though there are not any solid evidences of its anti-aging benefits, drinking water will be a far better choice than depending on soft drinks.

Well, before I conclude this, let me just repeat to you what we all know.

Include more vegetables in your menu. Oh, you have heard it, right? But it is too important a tip to skip. There are many benefits for being Vegan. Well, you may be an avid supporter of the ‘go vegetarian’ campaign but, if your vegetarianism ends just staring at those celebrity stunts, please read more. Vegetables contain anti-aging properties which helps to stay young. Most importantly, including more leafy vegetables into your menu helps you to avoid the danger from diseases like heart disease, cancer and high blood pressure.

Want me to tell you another interesting fact? Well, while it does not particularly relate to food habits, you have to exercise. Yes, you have to exercise and reduce the excess calories to stay healthy and young. Oh, that feels like quite a weighty thing to do. Isn’t it?

About the author: Amanda Kidd is a passionate writer and blogger on health portal. She herself religiously follows a healthy lifestyle and is currently working on finding things essential for bottle feeding for first time mothers.