5 Common Foods That Can Help You Get Young Skin Again
Katherine Crawford M.S. | January 28, 2010Well, you could lose weight, tone and tighten all the muscles in your body, drink water all day and still have poor looking skin.
Skin is the largest organ on the human body. And having good looking skin is a sign of youthfulness and health. Unfortunately, getting that youthful glow can elude even the healthiest of us.
Thus, without further delay, here are 5 common foods that can help you get young skin again:
1. Tomatoes and watermelon: The key here is the intense red color which indicates high concentrations of lycopene. This substance does a wonderful job at counteracting the negative effects of sun damage because it scoops up oxidized particles. Add some tomatoes and watermelon to your next salad and you are good to go.
2. Fish with selenium and omega-3′s: Most seafood will be loaded with selenium, an extremely powerful anti oxidant that can help scoop up free radicals that damage skin. But why stop with just selenium? Try to eat fattier cuts of fish that will also have omega-3′s.
3. Monounsaturated cold pressed oils: The top choice here is olive oil. You see, olive oil will not break down at high temperatures, has lots of anti oxidants and does a great job at keeping skin oily which gives you the youthful glow.
4. Almonds: Why are almonds good for the skin? Because they pack a lot of vitamin E which can help prevent the degradation of elastin. Elastin is a compound that prevents the formation of wrinkles. And wrinkles are a tell tale sign of aged skin.
5. Extremely dark berries: You see, dark berries are more likely to have collagen, a substance that keeps connective tissue nice and healthy. And healthy connective tissue will keep your muscles and skin tight, the perfect recipe for reducing wrinkles.
There is a lot of information out there on nutrition and your main goal should be to not get overwhelmed by it. Instead, start making incremental changes today and never postpone taking action.
Writer Katherine Crawford, a Harvard exercise physiologist and former arm fat sufferer, teaches women how to start losing arm fat. Learn how to get sexy and toned arms by visiting her website about how to get a skinny arm now!













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