Leslie Levine

Consumers increasingly are seeking food and beverage products that promise to promote "beauty from within."

Eating healthfully, especially for women, can be challenging. From age 20 to 100, choosing foods with the right ingredients can improve one's health through all life stages.

With aches and pains on the rise, many Americans are looking to incorporate inexpensive and accessible ingredients into their diets that may alleviate some of these problems or prevent these pains from starting at all.

Comparatively, the men and women of the 45-65 age group are healthier and more active than when their parents were the same age. While this is good news, they also are beset in record numbers by unfortunate health issues, such as obesity, diabetes, cancer, arthritis, and heart disease. To help resolve this dichotomy, nutrition experts recommend eating more nutrient-rich food and beverage products to help fill the gap. Enjoying better foods and beverages can allow many Boomers and X-ers to live longer, happier, and healthier lives.