Apparently the key to younger and glowing skin lies in your stomach. Its not just in the skin care products you’re using but in the foods you eat.
So let’s reverse the aging process by adding these foods into your diet:
1. Tomatoes
Tomatoes are rich in lycopene, an antioxidant that protects the skin from sun damage but from the inside. To best absorb lycopene you can eat them with olive oil.
2. Oatmeal
Unprocessed oatmeal are rich with vitamin E and amino acids which helps nourish your skin, counteract aging free radical and combat sun damage. So make this a part of your diet as well.
3. Citrus Fruits
Vitamin C is important in building collagen which helps prevent the skin from sagging. Citrus also contains bioflavonoids which helps prevent cell death by prtecting the skin from UV rays.
4. Walnuts
High in omega-3 fatty acids that helps in reducing wrinkles and responsible for increasing the moisture levels in the skin. You can add this into your salads to
5. Leafy Greens
Green leafy vegetables such as kale, spinach, etc contain lutein. Lutein helps protect the skin from wrinkles and sun-induced inflammation.
Spinach, kale, and other greens contain lutein, which protects skin from sun-induced inflammation and wrinkles.
6. Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potatoes contains beta-carotene which are responsible for its orange color. Beta-carotene also promotes cell turnover, prevents skin dryness and balances the skin’s pH resulting to a smooth and younger looking skin.
7. Wild Salmon
Salmon contains astaxanthin, a pigment responsible for making fish pink. This pigment fights free radicals that are known to damage DNA and cell membranes and which causes our skin to age.
Studies say that eating one serving every five days may help prevent keratoses those rough patches that are considered to be precancerous.
