Top 10 Foods for Beautiful Vibrant Skin

Top 10 foods for healthy vibrant skin

By Sheridan Genrich, ND.

Many women (me included) spend numerous hours and dollars striving for clear, vibrant & healthy skin.

While some lotions and potions go a long way to help, the types of food we eat play a big part in our skin quality in the short and long term.

Our skin is a reflection of what is going on inside the body. So if your skin is looking dehydrated there’s a good chance the cells inside also are.

Think you’re already eating pretty healthy?

Well there’s still a chance your diet can be low in key nutrients, essential for good skin.

Here are some of my favourite foods to keep your skin glowing through the summer months:

1. Blueberries and Pomegranates – rich in antioxidants and phytochemicals such as anthocyanins, which help protect you from fine lines and dryness.
2. Dark Chocolate – (when made from raw cacao) is rich in flavonoids to protect the skin from sun damage.
3. Spinach – full of vital nutrients and antioxidants help fight inflammation and free radical damage.
4. Walnuts – rich in omega 3 and vitamin E to make for smoother skin, healthier hair and stronger bones.
5. Yoghurt – contains zinc to help calm skin inflammation and help cell regeneration.
6. Tomatoes – great source of lycopene to protect the skin from sun damage
7. Kiwi fruit – vitamin C stimulates collagen production and repair damage to skin-cell DNA.
8. Edamame – the isoflavones in these Japanese soybeans ease inflammation and slow down collagen breakdown.
9. Sweet potatoes, carrots and butternut squash – the body turns beta-carotene into skin-smoothing retinol.
10. Green tea – rich in antioxidant catechins to help prevent certain cancers and stave off sunburn.

While this list isn’t exhaustive focusing on these main sources will give you a great start.

It goes without saying that the power of at least 6-8 glasses of clean drinking water daily, (ideally purified) cannot be underestimated if you want firm skin.

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