WRINKLE FREE

A healthy balanced diet is crucial to healthy skin and the reduction and prevention of wrinkles.  Particular foods, vitamins, and other agents can reduce wrinkles more so than others.

 

Water

Drink 4 to 6 liters of water per day depending on weight and perspiration.  Water keeps the skin hydrated and helps to carry needed nutrients to the skin.  Decrease the amount of soda and caffeinated drinks.  Dehydrated skin is less plump exaggerating  every tiny line and wrinkle.

 

Orange Seafood  

Orange seafood such as salmon and lobster reduce wrinkles and promote overall healthy skin.  They are rich in protein and omega-3 fatty acids, which keep the skin plump, and astaxanthin, an anti-oxidant that helps the skin to repair itself.

 

Soy

Research has shown that soy may help not only to prevent sun damage but heal sun damage as well.  In a recent study skin became firmer and smoother in six months.

 

Sugar

Consuming refined sugar causes collagen to harden weighing the skin down and making it sag.  Decrease refined sugar intake and add cinnamon to foods and drinks that have refined sugar in them.  Cinnamon helps to reduce the effects of refined sugar.

 

Chocolate

Chocolate contains flavonols which makes skin look smoother.  Recent research suggest that the flavonols in dark chocolate may help to protect from sun damage.

 

Fruits and Vegetables

Fruits and vegetables are rich in anti-oxidants which fight damage caused by free radicals helping the skin to be healthy and younger-looking.  Spinach, cabbage, asparagus, and kale contain lutein which improves skin’s elasticity.  Red produce such as tomatoes, beets and red peppers along with citrus fruits increases collagen production.  The food that has the most anti-oxidants is prunes, blueberries are at number two.

 

Vitamin and Mineral Rich Foods

Niacin reduces dark spots and increases collagen production.  Foods rich in niacin are lean meats, fish, eggs, dairy, and poultry.

Vitamin C helps skin to retain elasticity, increases collagen production, and aids in skin healing.  Foods rich in vitamin C are citrus fruits, kiwi, peppers, cantaloupe, broccoli, and tomatoes.

Copper aids the skins ability to produce collagen, copper rich foods are mushrooms, oysters, crab, mussels, avocado, filberts,and cashews.