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    8 Foods to Eat For Beautiful Skin

    Compiled by Amy Zerello

    Discover how avocados, salmon, eggs and other foods and nutrients help enhance your complexion.

    1. Avocados
    Avocados are not just for eating! A good source of biotin, avocados help to prevent dry skin and brittle hair and nails. When applied topically, they can hydrate parched skin.

    A tip from 1,801 Home Remedies:
    Create a moisturizing mask. Pit the fruit, puree the pulp, and pat it on your face. The oil acts as an emollient. It also contains beneficial vitamin E.

    2. Green Tea
    Sip your way to healthy skin.
    Green tea's high on the list of skin-friendly beverages thanks to its impressive storehouse of polyphenols. Aim for four cups throughout your day. See 3 more green tea benefits.

    PLUS: Find out how green tea could help you lose weight

    3. Tomatoes
    Reach for tomatoes. A German study found that lycopene-rich tomato paste helped participants prevent sunburn when they combined it with olive oil, daily for ten weeks. Besides being a great source of the antioxidant lycopene, tomatoes are considered a high-carotenoid fruit. These nutrients may help slow down cellular damage from free radicals.

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    PLUS: 10 Best Antioxidant-Rich Fruits and the 10 Best Antioxidant-Rich Vegetables.

    4. Salmon
    Slow down aging with salmon. Salmon contains astaxanthin, a carotenoid that improves skin elasticity, so you'll have fewer fine lines.

    5. Eggs
    Crack open some eggs. Protein helps repair cells that have suffered free radical damage. Eggs, a complete source of protein, also contain biotin, an essential vitamin that protects against dry skin.

    Learn more about what makes eggs the gold standard when it comes to protein.

    PLUS: 11 Healthy Ways to Load Up on Lean Protein

    6. Pomegranates
    Put pomegranate on your list. When applied topically, this antioxidant-rich fruit may help skin create more collagen, while speeding healing.

    7. Walnuts
    Try walnuts. Looking to add Omega-3 fatty acids to your diet but not a fan of fish? Walnuts are a rich source of Omega-3s, which help put shine in your hair and aid in making skin smoother and younger looking. See 4 more nonfish sources of omega-3 fatty acids.

    PLUS: 10 Recipes to Try With Walnuts

    8. Beans
    Build better skin with beans. Another protein source, legumes help repair cells that have suffered free radical damage. During digestion, protein breaks down into amino acids, the building blocks of cells. Amino acids help to speed the repair and regeneration of skin cells and collagen.
    From: Food Cures

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    25 comments

    • BIGBang Mania  •  2 years 2 months ago
      NiCe =)
    • deborah  •  2 years 2 months ago
      does anyone rub their skin w/the avocado pit?
    • Cathy  •  2 years 2 months ago
      avacados are the key to a younger healthier better looking life! I eat avacado on almost everything. I bring a whole wheat grey poupon swiss cheese and tomatoe sandwich everyday to work, yum
    • Marta  •  2 years 2 months ago
      Hola a todos, tanks for tihs great information about food that keep us healty, I agree with it and also want to encourage people to drink Aloe Vera, put in the nlend with condense muilk and a egg, blend and drink for seven days every six month. Martha Richard Costa Rica.
    • Tish  •  2 years 2 months ago
      son of a
    • Marta  •  2 years 2 months ago
      Hola a todos, tanks for tihs great information about food that keep us healty, I agree with it and also want to encourage people to drink Aloe Vera, put in the nlend with condense muilk and a egg, blend and drink for seven days every six month. Martha Richard Costa Rica.
    • Lady L  •  2 years 2 months ago
      I love all those foods and eat them regularly. They're great for overall health.

      Not to contradict this, but some people have great skin (my mom) and eat junk food. A lot of it has to do with genetics also. My friend gets complimented on her skin a lot and she eats fast food nearly everyday. Sort of sucks. But I know all that stuff can't be good for her heart. Heart disease is a big problem for women especially - not something to take lightly.
    • ijeoma  •  2 years 2 months ago
      great information becouse l like good skin
    • Joe  •  2 years 2 months ago
      Forgot one food Raw Organic Sunflower seeds are both best for Hair and Skin. This is a complete food. A Parrot can live his whole life just on sunflower seeds with nothing else, and Parrots live till 80 years old. If you were on a desert Island and only had one food you could eat. Be it all the eggs, all the steak, all the fruit, all the vegetables, all the salmon, or whatever, only all the Sunflower seeds would make you live the longest without getting malnorished and getting sick with a disease especially if you also sprouted them as then they also create Vit C and turn into a vegetable etc People should eat sunflower seeds everyday.
    • Katerina  •  2 years 2 months ago
      Tomatoes are not fruits, they are vegetables))))).
      • Fritz Gerald 7 days ago
        Tomato is classified as fruit, according to science it's not a vegetable........ ok better ask professional in your place to get exactly what I'm talking about....
    • ninac  •  2 years 2 months ago
      i love articles like this one, to remind us something that we knew but forgotten as times goes by. some people dont know it yet that tose kinds of food is so healty for our body or if they know it they dont know why these products are so healthy.
      so thanks for make it more clear for the interested viewers.
      nina
    • N  •  2 years 2 months ago
      I LOVE avacados and Green Tea! I use avacados as a substitute for mayo on my sandwiches, add slices to my salad and burgers. I even puree it with coconut milk for an AWESOME deep conditioner for my hair, that leaves it soft, shinny and thick. I also drink Green Tea regularly and the improvements in my skin and hair have been amazing. Plus it keeps me hydrated thoughout the day!
    • GENEVIEVE  •  2 years 2 months ago
      i love to eat all those foods,thanks alot for articles lyk this,it will help alot to those people who are healthy conscious.i love reading it,thanks a lot.
    • Helen  •  2 years 2 months ago
      yeah, thanks a lot for articles like this, I just love reading it. I am a health buff, so this really helps a lot.
    • Theresa  •  2 years 2 months ago
      Love the articles for a healthier you, I try to eat better . I eat yogart, pasta, tomatoes, vegetables and fruits and love salmon and catfish. I also heard that Aloe Vera juice is good for Diabetes.
    • S  •  2 years 2 months ago
      These are foods that people should eat to be healthy anyway.

      Some of the reasons given for the above items are retarded by the way. Beans are good for the skin because they contain protein? Well then, any lean protein source would be good for the skin - what makes beans special?
    • Rima  •  2 years 2 months ago
      i will try to eat thanks 4 d information
    • Eleonora  •  2 years 2 months ago
      Food for beauty ---
      http://www.cosmopolitan.com/hairstyles-beauty/beauty-blog/love-potion?click=cos_new
    • Imogene  •  2 years 2 months ago
      These are the foods that one should be eating everyday to stay healthy. They protect your heart from heart attacks, strokes etc. Beans are a source of protein if you are a vegetarian.Peanut butter, almond butter are also protein.
    • Ali  •  2 years 2 months ago
      hi

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