Beauty-Foods
Beauty-Foods ~ Super Skin Care
Beauty-Foods People will go to great lengths to look more beautiful. That's probably an understatement but that quest can be expensive and painful. The key to beautiful skin could very well be in your next meal. We pick … pluck … and apply. But the real beauty secret may not be what you put on your face … but what you don't put in it! Sugar is linked to dull and wrinkled skin. When the sugar in your bloodstream attaches to proteins in your skin, molecules called "AGEs" form. It actually makes the skin move less well. It makes it more brittle and more rigid. The more sugar you eat, the more "AGEs" you develop. One of the most interesting sugars that actually causes a lot of "AGEs" in the skin is high fructose corn syrup and fructose syrup. These syrups sweeten many of the foods you love like yogurt, cereal and cookies. In 1900, we were consuming only about five to eight pounds of sugar a year per person, and now, we eat about 156 to 160 pounds of sugar per year. But don't worry! There are beauty-foods you can eat today to counter-act the damage to your skin. Antioxidants and vitamin-C improve collagen in the skin. Berries are one of our favorites. Besides the fact that they're delicious, berries are loaded with antioxidants, and they’re loaded with vitamin-C. Sulfur-bearing foods like garlic, cabbage and broccoli help support the skin and cell walls. Carrots are awesome because they’re loaded in beta-carotene, and beta-carotene is a phenomenal antioxidant, fantastic for the skin. We’ve also found that vitamin-B(6), which is in avocados and bananas, will help clear up acne. Eating lemons will activate your liver. Healthy liver, healthy body, healthy skin. And healthy skin could mean a happier you! We also need to mention that heating your food quickly at high temperatures produces AGEs, so avoid microwaving or deep frying your food. See this article;
Is Your Food Too Cooked
A healthy and balanced diet can shield your insides from all sorts of bad health mojo. But it can also protect your outside. The right beauty-foods, such as vegetables, nuts, seeds, oils, fish, teas and chocolates can shield your skin from the ravages of the environment, time and even cancer. To address every skin woe, from wrinkles, to acne, to dryness, continue reading. And prepare yourself, bartenders might start asking for your ID more often. Almonds Skin boost: Sun Blocker Almonds are stuffed with vitamin-E, which helps defend against sun damage. Volunteers who consumed 14 milligrams of the vitamin per day (about 20 almonds) and then were exposed to UV light burned less than those who took none. And because vitamin-E is an antioxidant, it also works to keep your arteries free of dangerous free radicals. Beauty-foods & Flaxseeds Skin boost: Wrinkle Fighter These little seeds offer a payload of omega-3 fatty acids, which erase spots and iron out fine lines. The British Journal of Nutrition reported that participants in one study who downed about half a teaspoon of omega-3s in 6 weeks experienced significantly less irritation and redness, along with better-hydrated skin. Beyond flax, salmon is an omega king. Cooked Tomatoes 
Skin boost: Sun BlockerLycopene, the phytochemical that makes tomatoes red, helps eliminate skin-aging free radicals caused by ultraviolet rays. Cooking tomatoes helps concentrate its lycopene levels, so tomato sauce, tomato paste, and even ketchup pack on the protection. So does a piece of lycopene-rich watermelon. Beauty-foods & Sweet Potatoes Skin boost: Wrinkle Fighter They're loaded with vitamin-C, which smoothes out wrinkles by stimulating the production of collagen. A recent study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that volunteers who consumed 4 milligrams of C (about half a small sweet potato) daily for 3 years decreased the appearance of wrinkles by 11 percent. Try papaya and carrot, too. Spinach Skin boost: Cancer Defender In a study published in the International Journal of Cancer, people who ate the most leafy greens had half as many skin tumors over 11 years as those who ate the least. The folate in these veggies, which helps maintain and repair DNA, may reduce the likelihood of cancer-cell growth. Safflower Oil Skin boost: Natural Moisturizer The omega-6 fatty acids found in safflower oil can be the ultimate moisturizer for people who suffer from dry, flaky or itchy skin. They keep cell walls supple, allowing water to better penetrate the epidermis. Scientists have found that this oil may even help people who suffer from sever conditions such as eczema. Beauty-foods & Canned Tuna Skin boost: Skin Tightener Your favorite deli sandwich has a little secret: Selenium. This nutrient helps preserve elastin, a protein that keeps your skin smooth and tight. The antioxidant is also believed to buffer against the sun (it stops free radicals created by UV exposure from damaging cells). Carrots Skin boost: Blemish Blaster Think of carrots as orange wonder wands, good for the eyeballs, and good for clearing up breakouts. No magic here, though, just plenty of Vitamin-A, which prevents overproduction of cells in the skin's outer layer. That means fewer dead cells to combine with sebum and clog pores. Plus, vitamin-A reduces the development of skin-cancer cells. Green Tea Skin boost: Cancer Defender Green tea releases catechin, an antioxidant with proven anti-inflammatory and anticancer properties. Research found that drinking 2 to 6 cups a day not only helps prevent skin cancer but might also reverse the effects of sun damage by neutralizing the changes that appear in sun-exposed skin. (The tea's antioxidants degrade as it cools, so drink it while it's hot). Beauty-foods & Dark Chocolate Skin boost: Sun Blocker Flavonols, the antioxidants in dark chocolate, reduce roughness in the skin and provide sun protection. In a study from the Journal of Nutrition, women who drank cocoa fortified with a chocolate bar's worth of flavonols had better skin texture and stronger resistance to UV rays than those who drank significantly few flavonols. 
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