Want younger skin? Hold out the dinner plate or haul out the blender, experts say. The best skin care products can be found in your refrigerator
2009-05-25
The best skin care products are in the refrigerator and certainly boil down to those same healthy foods that are good for everything. But within that healthy food cart, a few items are particularly effective in bringing the glow of youth back to skin.
These foods nourish the skin in a way that vitamin supplements can?t. Here is your basic list:
? Low-fat yogurt and other low-fat dairy products rich in Vitamin A, which maintains and repairs skin tissue. Many green vegetables are also good sources of Vitamin A.
? Blueberries, blackberries, strawberries and plums that have high antioxidant content. The berries are lethal weapons in your body?s battle against free radicals, organic molecules responsible for aging and tissue damage. Oranges and mangoes are also good sources.
? Salmon, walnuts and flaxseed, which deliver essential fatty acids, maintaining cell membranes to keep out toxins and allow in water and nutrients.
? Green tea rich in antioxidants and polyphenols with anti-inflammatory properties.
? Water. It?s important to stay hydrated ? cells look plumper when hydrated. Many experts call for a half-gallon a day, about eight glasses. The water helps move nutrients into cells and move toxins out.
