Certain foods can help protect the skin by providing tools to strengthen and build healthy tissues.
Here is the list of foods you can eat to have a healthy Skin:
Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potatoes are excellent sources of beta carotene which help keep your skin healthy by acting as a sunblock. It prevents sunburn, wrinkled skin and cell death.
Broccoli
It is a good source of minerals, vitamins and carotenoids. It helps prevent Skin cancer and keeps the skin from sunburn.
Red/yellow bell peppers
It contains plenty vitamin C and beta-carotene which are important to create collagen and keep the skin strong.
Walnuts
It contains omega-3 fatty acid which can help prevent skin cancer
Avocados
It helps to absorb fat-soluble vitamins that helps to keep the skin from sun damage.
Tomatoes
Lycopene is the major carotenoid in tomato and it is a good source of Vitamins. It protects the skin from wrinkling and sun damage.
Red grapes
It contains resveratrol, which slows the skin’s aging process by impairing harmful free radicals that damages the Skin.
Green tea
The catechins found in green tea are powerful antioxidants that helps protect the skin from damage and aging.
Soy
It helps improve collagen, skin elasticity, wrinkle, skin dryness and protects your skin for UV damage.
Carrots
It contains beta-carotene and vitamin A, an antioxidant which prevents the over production of cells in the skin’s outer layer. It plays an essential role, in reducing the development of skin-cancer cells.
Turmeric
It can protect the Skin against cancer. It reduces pain and redness of the skin. It can also be used to lighten dark pigmentation or scars.
Papaya
It contains papain which can remove blemishes and can also be used to treat acne. It helps in muscle definition.
Salmon
It contains anti inflammatory substance that protects the integrity of the cell membranes. It functions to keep the face firm.
Safflower oil
It keeps cell walls supple and allows water to penetrate the epidermis. It can also be used to treat ezcema.
Eggs
The yolk is rich and helps the proper cell function. It helps protect skin from acne, rashes and even dryness.
Spinach
It contains folate which is an essential B vitamins that helps to repair and maintain the DNA.
Oats
It helps to brighten up the skin. It strengthen and firms up the body tissues.
Blueberries
It helps boost the strength of collagen in the skin.
Almonds
It contains Vitamin E. Vitamin E helps to repair damaged cells and help keep the body free of dangerous free radicals.
Flax seeds
It contains omega-3 fatty acids which can erase spots and reduce irritation and redness of the skin.
Dark chocolate
It contains Cocoa. Cocoa contains antioxidants that may protect the skin’s thickness, skin’s texture and helps blood flow.
Oysters
It contains minerals that are antioxidants and lessen the formation of cell-damaging free radicals. It protects the cell and gives the cell support.
If you regularly take some of this healthy foods you will be amazed at the outcome of your Skin!
Stay blessed!
Wunmi Oyesanya
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