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How to use food to slow down and reverse aging

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Now we all know how this is, getting over the age of 40, feeling a little under the weather, feeling slower than usual and needing a little boost? Well lets talk about something called ATP's and Polyphenol rich foods.  First up in the wonderland of cell energy called ATP: basically glucose is converted into ATP, which gives the body a little boost through a chemical chain reaction called cellular respiration. Partially the reason people who suffer from diabetes have slow to no energy and bad metabolism is the slowing down of this process. When a cell needs energy it splits off a phosphate group which becomes ADP- adenosine diphosphate, this is used for muscle function and building organic molecules.  ATP - and - ADP act like a battery, when ADP gets low it reconnects to ATP and the process starts all over again. How to build and maintain ATP- more protein and polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fatty acids these are found in lean meats, fatty fish and nuts, unfortunately consuming