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6 foods that will make your skin look younger

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Good eating habit is the foundation for a healthy body, powerful mind, and the energy required to get you through your day. So many foods are known for their ability to build strong bones, improve cardiac health and maintain optimal blood level.

These are all great and necessary aspects of good health. But you may wonder what you can do to nourish and protect the skin that houses the whole package that is your body.

Research has proven that our diet contributes to the health of our skin as well as other body organs.

Here are 6 foods you can eat to keep that fresh and glowy skin.

1. VEGETABLES

Green vegetables contain powerful antioxidants that can contribute to healthier, younger and glowy looking skin.

Many vegetables contain vitamin C, vitamin A, and zinc, which are important for healthy skin. Studies show that a diet rich in the phytonutrients from plants can help protect skin against damage from sun rays.

Choose vibrant vegetables like dark green spinach, bright orange sweet potatoes, and collard greens for a healthy body and younger-looking skin.

2. OLIVE OIL


Olive oil is a good source of vitamin E, which protects tissues against any form of damage. Olive oil contains polyphenols that also prevent heart damage, cancer, and other types of inflammation.

Moreso, it is advisable to always eat foods made with olive oil.

One can also apply olive oil as a moisturizer or rub it into fingernails to revive dry, brittle nails.

3. ALMOND

Almonds are tiny powerhouses packed with fiber, healthy fats, and antioxidants.
It also contains manganese, magnesium, and a massive 37 percent of the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) of vitamin E.

Almonds provide nutrients that revitalize your skin throughout.

Additionally, almonds are included in products such as topical lotions, moisturizers, lip balms, bath gels, and other cosmetic products.

4. FRUITS


Fruits are rich in antioxidants as well as nutrients such as potassium, folate, and vitamins A and C. Diets rich in potassium may help to maintain healthy blood pressure. This simply means that not only will your skin be protected from the ravages of free radicals, so will your heart and your brain.
The fruits which are very rich in antioxidants are those that have vibrant colors. Colorful blueberries, strawberries, purple grapes, shiny red apples, and raspberries all contain powerful antioxidants.

5. GREEN TEA

Green tea is a type of tea made from Camellia sinensis leaves and buds that have not undergone the same withering and oxidation process used to make oolong teas and black tea. Since the leaves have not been oxidized, they are powerful storehouses of the antioxidants that prevent cellular damage.

It also means green tea can help your skin retain the youthful glow and strength that indicates good health.

6. WATER

Many will not consider water a type of food when it comes to nutrition, but water has some great amount of antioxidants which helps in the maintenance of the human skin.
A large percentage of the body is made up of water, so are the skin cells.

When the skin cells become dehydrated, your skin becomes dry, tight, and loses its elasticity, it clearly shows one’s skin needs water.

Health authorities commonly recommend that we drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water, which equals about 2 liters every day to maintain optimal blood pressure and healthy skin.

As the popular saying goes, ‘Water is Life’, this clearly explains the necessity of water to every part of the human body.

It is said that a healthy body outside begins from a healthy body inside, and this can only be achieved through good nutrition.

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