You can prevent and reduce wrinkles by eating these 10 foods that are considered to be antioxidant powerhouses.
1. Cherries, pomegranate, and blueberries
A good source of antioxidant that prevent collagen damages. Vitamin C is also present in this fruit which helps maintain a young-looking skin.
2. Green Tea
Another source of antioxidant which helps in regenerating skin cells and to properly maintain healthy skin cells.
3. Carrots, peaches, and apricots
Dry flaky skin, lines, folds and wrinkles are part of aging or damaged skin. One good source of retinol which helps in the renewal of epithelial cells of the skin is vitamin A or beta-carotene. It prevents dry, flaky, wrinkles from forming. These beta-carotene can mostly be found in orange fruits and vegetables.
4. Tomatoes
Another source of high antioxidant lycopene, believed to prevent skin damage from the sun’s UV rays up to 30%.
5. Olives and olive oil
A common food eaten even in ancient Mediterranean times. It contain antioxidants and vitamin E that fights against free radicals and prevents dehydration of the skin cells.
6. Yogurt and Kefir
For fighting redness and irritation. Studies showed that foods with more probiotics like yogurt is good for the body. This bacterial fermented milk is skin friendly and conditions the whole skin from inside to outside.
Another source of probiotics is Kefir, a cultured milk which has a similarity with yogurt but has 3 times more probiotics.
Studies shows that probiotics have the ability to reduced inflammation and oxidative stress which causes common skin problems like acne, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, and rosacea.
7. Nuts
‘Are you nuts?’ as the silly question goes, but it’s not a joke, it’s actually good for your skin. Nuts also contain good fats like almonds, which contain vitamin E that moisturizes our skin and prevents inflammation that can help in the treatment of psoriasis, eczema and acne.
So if you get hungry and crave for chips, just have a handful of nuts like walnuts, almonds, peanuts and hazelnuts which helps your skin to be smoother than ever.
8. Avocados
A good source of vitamin E which is a good vitamin for the skin. It also has a high content of glutathione, an anti-aging substance that detoxifies your liver and your skin. Studies showed that it also helps in the treatment of cancer.
9. Fish
As a source of omega-3 fatty acids which is good for your heart. It is also good for your skin due to its healthy fat content, that moisturizes the skin inside and out preventing them from drying. Some of the best source of omega-3 are salmon and sardines.
10. Honey
As honey is made from flowers it is healthy for the body. It does not only taste good but is also considered as anti-viral, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory for your skin. Thus today it is commonly used as a face mask that helps in delaying the aging process.
