Feed Your Skin!

You can eat your way to younger looking skin by keeping it healthy! To help your skin maintain a healthy glow,  reach for foods that are rich in Vitamins A, C, E and B5….nutrients that will help soothe and moisturize your skin. 

So pile these foods on your plate. They pack nutrients essential for healthy skin and are proven complexion perfecters!

Avocados are my all time favorite. Not only are they are versatile when it comes to recipes…they give the best skin! The oils in the avocado will work internally by softening your skin. Along with providing free radical protection at a cellular level, the vitamin C in avocados, help maintain firmness and elasticity. Oleic acid is the primary fatty acid found in avocados and has many benefits such as maintaining moisture in the skin.
We have all heard that Olive Oil is holy grail of foods because it has been proven to fight heart disease, osteoporosis, and diabetes. So it's not really all that surprising to hear that it can make your skin beautiful. It's anti-imflammatory properties make it particularly useful....and it's abundant supply of antioxidants help moisturize the skin. Reach for the "extra virgin" or "cold pressed".

Not only do Tomatoes taste great…they are a great source of lycopene which reduce free radicals in the body and help retain moisture. It is also known to protect agains sunburn when consumed daily.

 Eggs are an obvious choice for breakfast, but not necessarily the first food that jumps to mind, when feeding the skin. Believe it or not eating eggs, will make you glow! They are rich in Vitamin A, which influence cellular production in your skin. One large egg provides you with 0.04 mcg of copper which boosts the production of elastin, keeping your skin strong and healthy.

Seeds and almonds are loaded with vitamin E.  Vitamin E contains high levels of antioxidants that protect skin from UV free radicals and guard the outer membrane, resulting in healthy cells. As a consequence those healthy membranes hold water in, keeping the skin hydrated. Walnuts are also a a good choice for feeding your skin. They are a rich source of Omega-3s, which help put shine in your hair and aid in make skin smoother and younger looking. 

Beans and legumes are an excellent protein source. Consuming these will help with cell damage repair. During digestion, protein breaks down into amino acids, helping speed up the repair and regeneration of skin cells and collagen.
So what are you waiting for?  Start feeding your skin…reach for these foods and hydrate your skin from the inside out!