On Healthy Living

Not only does what we eat affect our body, but also our skin. What we put on the inside can make our skin dull or give it a bright and healthy glow. Making the right choices can offer good results and at the same time you can enjoy delicious foods.

Some foods to add to your diet for healthy skin:

Fish - salmon, sardines and trout are said to help maintain and repair skin at the cellular level. Salmon contains an anti-oxidant with powerful anti-inflammatory elements.

Berries - most everyone likes berries because they taste so good, but berries such as raspberries and blueberries are also rich in compounds that can ward off UV damage.

Red, orange and yellow fruits and vegetables - lemons, tomatoes and the like, have carotenoids, which are cancer-fighting antioxidants.

Honey - it isn’t just sweet tasting, but contains a good amount of antioxidants and antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties. A wound-healing product has been approved from the FDA that contains Manuka honey, which is a dark variety from New Zealand.

Olive oil - there are bad fats and fats that are good for you. Olive oil is one that is good and contains oleic acid, which helps keep the outer part of our skin supple.

Yogurt - yogurt contains a form of beneficial bacteria that can help calm inflammatory skin conditions. It’s best to stay away from sugary types of yogurt and sweeten with honey or fruit.

Chocolate - dark chocolate contains anti-oxidants that protect skin and can also increase skin hydration and decrease roughness

Nuts - almonds contain vitamin E, walnuts are rich on omega-3 oils and peanuts contain a cancer-fighting antioxidant.
With so many good-tasting choices, it should be easy to include foods that will help your skin be more healthy.

Kathy Dove wrote this on April 18th, 2008 and filed it under Healthy Living, Healthy Eating, Women's Health, Health Foods, Men's Health, Children's Health |