Thursday, May 3, 2012

Best Foods for Healthy Skin


Men and women don’t want to look old. Besides maintaining physical fitness through exercise, you should eat the right nutritious foods to get a healthy and beautiful skin.

Here are the best anti-ageing foods for the skin:

1. Berries
Kinds of berry fruit known as a source of antioxidants and vitamin C. Gooseberries are also able to smooth blood flow and provide mineral and salts that required to maintain and protect the body against ageing and free radicals.

2. Avocado
Avocado is a fruit that has an alkalising effect and a rich source of vitamin E. It is able to prevent the ageing of the skin. Avocados also provide potassium that prevents high blood pressure and helps in fluid retention that body needed.

3. Watermelon
Besides having an alkalising effect, watermelon also contains selenium, vitamin A, B, C, and vitamin E, essential fats and zinc, which  provides essential fluids for the body.


4. Green Vegetables
Green vegetables such as broccoli, spinach, lettuce, salad leaves act as great antioxidants and are a good source of Vitamin C. For this reason these are highly beneficial for the body. They also contain lycopene and beta-carotene which help block UV rays to prevent ageing. Not only do they help keep the body weight under control but also help fight toxins and avoid all kind of diseases.

5. Nuts
Consuming a healthy amount of nuts such as almonds, cashew, and walnuts on a daily basis helps fight ageing and supplies the body with immense energy.

6. Yogurt
Yogurt has excellent anti-fungal properties. It is good for skin. Yogurt contains important minerals such as potassium, calcium, protein and vitamin B. And most important, it contains bacteria which helps in absorption of nutrients in the intestines and stabilises the immune system.

7. Salmon
Salmon is a perfect and complete food for people who don’t like eating vegetables. Salmon is rich in protein, it is also rich in omega-3 fatty acids which make the skin healthy.


8. Garlic
Garlic is an important ingredient of our daily foods. There are many benefits of this ingredient as it helps prevent cell degeneration, keeps the blood thin and also prevents heart diseases. It also acts as an excellent antioxidant and thus helps in backward growth of abnormal cells to prevent ageing.

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