Hello Gorgeous! Top Foods for Beautiful Skin!

Keep your friends guessing at how you stay so gorgeous by feeding your skin from the inside out with these top beauty-enhancing foods.

1. Strawberries

Strawberries are high in Vitamin C – a potent antioxidant and natural wrinkle fighter. Vitamin C protects your cells from free radical damage and is an important component in collagen – the molecule that makes our skin firmer, smoother, and younger looking.

One cup of strawberries is only about 45 calories but provides more than 100% of your daily value of vitamin C.

Other Vitamin C stars: Citrus fruits (such as oranges, grapefruit, lemons), kiwi, papaya, mango, red peppers, tomatoes, and surprisingly broccoli.

2. Salmon

Salmon is a great source of the healthy fats Omega-3 fatty acids. These fatty acids can’t be made by the body and must be taken in from food. Omega-3 fats help keep you keep you looking great as their anti-inflammatory properties fight wrinkling of the skin, help protect against sun damage, and support cell membranes to keep water and nutrients in.

Other Omega-3 stars: Other oily fish (such as tuna, sardines, and mackerel), flaxseeds, walnuts, canola oil, omega-3 enriched eggs, and soybeans.

3. Pumpkin

Pumpkin is high in the antioxidant beta carotene which is converted to vitamin A in the body. Vitamin A is important for healthy skin as it aids cell growth and helps to prevent premature aging from cell damage by neutralizing free radicals in the skin.

Other beta carotene powerhouses: Carrots, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, kale, and spinach.

4. Almonds

Almonds are a great source of the powerful antioxidant Vitamin E – another skin-saving vitamin that protects your cells against free radicals and sun damage.

Other Vitamin E sources: Wheat germ, sunflower seeds, and vegetables oils, such as sunflower and safflower.

5. Green Tea

Green tea is another superfood that helps fight fine lines and wrinkles as well as prevents skin cancer. The secret of green tea lies in the fact it is rich in polyphenols, especially epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). Polyphenols are substances found in many plants and gives some flowers, fruits, and vegetables their color but also have powerful antioxidant activity. Recent studies have shown that adding a generous squeeze of vitamin C packed citrus, such as lemon, to green tea helps to increase the absorption of these antioxidants in the body.