Anjula Devi looks like she's in her 30s, right? Well, it turns out this Indian food champion chef and mom-of-two is actually 51 years old. Yes, really.

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Even though Anjula is busy raising two children and running her own cooking and catering business, she still manages to appear completely wrinkle-free. How, you ask? According to Anjula, the secret to looking young is not very complicated at all—that is, if you are a big fan of veggies.

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"I love cooking fresh vegetables and greens and am careful not to use artificial colors and preservatives," she told The Daily Mail

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But using fresh ingredients is only one part of it. Anjula says it's also about spicing up your dishes with cumin, coriander, brown mustard seeds, Kashmiri chillies, turmeric, cassia bark, and green cardamom. Anjula tries to incorporate these seven things into her meals as much as possible. And, as you can see, it seems to be working. 

"I guess the biggest telling sign is that these spices do keep you young and I'm living proof of it," says Anjula. 

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While it may be a bit too far-fetched to believe that these herbs will solve all your anti-aging problems, research has found that there are many health benefits to eating spicy foods. A study from Oxford University, Harvard, and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences found that people who ate spicy food every one or two days had a lower risk of dying from cancer and heart disease. Plus, spices are loaded with antioxidants, which can only mean good things for your skin

Soooo...curry, anyone?

Learn more about Anjula and get some of her recipes here

(H/T: The Daily Mail)

From: Redbook