In the quest for eternal youth, many turn to skincare products and treatments, but the key to looking younger might just be hiding in your kitchen. Incorporating certain foods into your diet can nourish your skin from the inside out, promoting a radiant and youthful appearance. Here are seven age-defying foods that can help you turn back the clock on your skin.
1. Tomatoes
Tomatoes are rich in lycopene, and antioxidant that protects the skin from the sun damage but from the inside. To best absorb lycopene, you can eat them with olive oil.
2. Oatmeal
Unprocessed oatmeal are rich vitamin E and amino acids which help nourish your skin, counteract aging free radical and combat sun damage. So make this a part of our 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 help prevent cell death by protecting the skin from UV rays.
4. Walnuts
High in omega-3 fatty acids that help in reducing wrinkles and responsible for increasing the moisture levels in the skin. You can add this into your salads too.
5. Leafy Greens
Green leafy vegetables such as kale, spinach etc. contain lutein. Lutein helps protect the skin from wrinkles and sun-induced inflammation.
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 pigments fights free radicals that are known to damage DNA and cell membranes, 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.
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