5 Foods to make you look younger

[ladyscorpio]

Sweet Potatoes
Beta-carotene, which makes these tubers orange, balances your skin's pH, helps combat dryness, and promotes cell turnover, all resulting in smoother skin.

Wild Salmon
The pigment that makes the fish pink, astaxanthin, is a powerful foe of free radicals, rogue molecules that damage cell membranes and DNA and cause skin to age. A study found that eating one serving every five days can prevent actinic keratoses—ugly rough patches that are precancerous.

Tomatoes
The fruit's red pigment, lycopene, is a potent antioxidant that shields skin from sun damage—like sunscreen, but from the inside out. To best absorb lycopene, eat tomatoes with olive oil.

Citrus Fruits
Vitamin C is essential to building collagen, a vital component of young-looking skin, which starts breaking down in your twenties. Citrus also contains bioflavonoids, which protect skin from UV rays and help prevent cell death.

Leafy Greens
Spinach, kale, and other greens contain lutein, which protects skin from sun-induced inflammation and wrinkles.

Stay Away From White Foods

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[Mo-Better]

Great thread now if only we can convince people to at least modify their diets.

 

[Cleopatra_J]

GOOD POST. I'm happy I have a lot of these in my diet. Yay me!

I have been wanting to try kale. I've heard many different ways to prepare it, but still haven't committed to it.

I enjoy either diced tomatoes in my omelet in the AM or sliced on a wheat english muffin with a fried egg. Both topped with salsa makes for a great after gym meal.

Citrus has other great benefits too, like helping your immune system. People who don't eat a lot of citrus , I've found get colds and things more often.

 

[onyxfemme]

Good post indeed!!!!!!!!

 

[RepostKing]

good post

 

[M.H.C.]

 

[MCP]

LS.

This is some useful information. Keep up the good work. Thanks.

 

[melonpecan]

I hate salsa but I guess something new for this year will be to put more tomatoes in my diet.

Good post.

 

[doggish_098]

White food won't hurt you up to 90 minutes after you work out

 

[doggish_098]

I hate salsa but I guess something new for this year will be to put more tomatoes in my diet.

Good post.

The pineapple one from trader joes or the mango one from Costco you won't taste the tomatoes

 

[Cleopatra_J]

I hate salsa but I guess something new for this year will be to put more tomatoes in my diet.

Good post.

Santa Barbara is THEE best salsa. Found in the dairy section. It tastes the most homemade of any salsa I've had store bought...

The pineapple one from trader joes or the mango one from Costco you won't taste the tomatoes

Or she can make her own! Salsa is soo easy to make!