I make sure to eat lots of foods high in:
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sulfur (arugula, watercress, mustard greens, garlic, onion, radishes, cabbage, kale, broccoli, etc)
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silica (oat grass [we grow it in trays like wheatgrass & juice it], horsetail [tea], nettles, cucumber, bell peppers, radishes, etc)
Sulfur (especially in conjunction with vitamin C) builds collagen and connective tissues. This facilitates elasticity & flexibility of the skin, makes the skin look youthful.
I also supplement with the best supplemental sulfur out there--
MethylSulfonylMethane (MSM). This has so many health benefits that they could fill a book... in fact, they have. The best books I've read on the topic are
The Miracle of MSM and
MSM: On Our Way Back to Health with Sulfur.
But for this discussion, MSM works wonders for the skin, thick hair growth, & flexibility... all markers of youth.
Silica also helps to build collagen, helping to maintain the elasticity & suppleness of the skin. It also strenghthens hair, nails, teeth, and bones. YOUTH, YOUTH, YOUTH. Silica is called, by many, the beauty mineral.
Silica is considered a marker of youth because with age, silica goes way down while calcium goes way up. This is one of the major reasons that we lose flexibility with age, we stiffen with calcium. Calcification is also the culprit in many more fucked up conditions. Check out
The Calcium Bomb for more on this.
I also use a silica supplement. The best I've found, and have been using for years, is
Orgono Living Silica.
I use adaptogenic herbs, as they help to minimize the physiological effects of stress, nourish the adrenals, and keep cortisol low.
Eat the cleanest foods I can get. This entails eating as-close-to-100%-as-possible organically grown/non-sprayed foods. It helps that I live in Southern California, the Mecca of ecologically conscious farmers.
Qi gong, yoga, meditation
Eat a diet catered to minimizing estrogen toxins (xenoestrogens) and maximizing androgens (this is MAJOR for youth maintenance)
I do a SERIOUS detox (7 - 14 days) at least twice a year... oftentimes four.
LOTS OF BARELY LEGAL PUSSY.