Skin Clearing Foods To Eat
Friday, Aug 28, 2020, 8:02 pm
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1.Wild Salmon
Considered one of the best ways to get your omega-3 fatty acids, wild salmon keeps your skin moisturized and supple. The fish also contains selenium, a skin tightening mineral that helps protect skin from the UV rays of the sun. And, as if that weren't enougt, salmon is packed with vitamin D, for strong bones and teeth.
2.Low Fat Dairy
Low fat dairy is a great source of calcium, which is known for being essential for healthy skin, hair and nails. Yogurt for breakfast or an afternoon snack, milk with some berries, or low fat cheese in a salad, are all skin saving choices that keep the waist trim, and your skin glowing.
3.Berries
The antioxidants in berries protect your skin from premature aging. Blueberries are the number one berry for containing the most antioxidants. For great skin, have a half a cup of berries per day, add to your yogurt, a smoothie, or just on their own. They satisfy your sweet craving, while giving you a boost for your skin.
4.Tomatoes
Tomatoes are packed with lycopene, with reduces skin aging due to free radicals in the ultra violet rays of the sun. To get the most from the lycopene, the tomatoes must be heated, such as you would for a tomato sauce. Lycopene gives tomatoes their red color, but will protect you from turning red in the sun.
5.Tuna
Tuna contains the nutrient selenium, which helps the skin preserve elastin. The result is smoother and tighter skin. Elastin in a protein that works as an antioxidant, stopping free radicals from UV rays. A half a can of tuna a day can help to tighten your skin, and smooth out wrinkles.
6.Sweet Potatoes
Loaded with vitamin C, sweet potatoes hep with collagen production in the skin. More collagen means less wrinkles, and smoother skin. Four milligrams of vitamin C daily is found in just a half of sweet potato, and is enough to boost collagen in the skin over time, and reduce wrinkles by 11%.
7.Green Tea
Most people have heard of using green tea to lose weight, but this little miracle tea does more than that. Containing an anti-inflammatory antioxidant that protects the skin against cancer, it is recommended to drink two to six cups per day to reverse the appearance of skin damage and prevent skin cancer.
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8.Spinach
Well it seems Popeye was onto something. He ate his spinach to grow muscles, but he must have had great skin too, because spinach contains folate that helps repair skin cells. Folate helps cells to renew themselves, which reduces the chance of cancer cells growing. Spinach contains lots of water which plumps the skin, making it appear less wrinkled.
9.Flax Seeds
For your daily does of omega 3 fatty acids, flax seeds will do the trick. What this does is reduce irritation and redness in the skin, keeping your skin better hydrated. The fatty acids attract water to the skin, and the result is a much smoother looking appearance, and it's all natural.
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10.Carrots
Carrots are loaded with vitamin A, which reduces skin cancer cells from developing, which is great for anyone who spends time in the sun. It is also great for your skin as it prevents the overproduction of cells at the skin's outer surface, which typically blocked pores and break outs.
11.Dark Chocolate
The antioxidant, flavonols, in dark chocolate protects the skin against sun damae and also reduces roughness in the skin itself. Chocolate gets a bad name for causing pimples and breakouts, but that's when the chocolate is processed with added sugars, milk and other stuff. Go for the dark chocolate for clear skin.
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12.Almonds
Almonds are great for your skin. They're packed with vitamin e, which acts as an antioxidant, protect skin cells against damage. It is said that almonds actually act as a sun blocker, blocking UV rays from the sun, helping to prevent against sunburn. And did you know that almonds are not a nut, but they are a seed?
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