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Want Healthy SkinTry These Foods

Healthy skin is the dream of every woman. Healthy and glowing skin looks and feels beautiful. If you have gorgeous looking skin, you won’t have to do much to look gorgeous. Yes, when you have beautiful skin that glows, you can easily and quite effortlessly strike an impressive presence no matter where you go.

 

Getting healthy skin is not about great makeup. It is about being beautiful and healthy from within. When your body gets the right nutrients, it shows with a glowing skin. While a healthy and a balanced diet is a basic for a healthy you, here are the top five foods that are particularly good for giving your skin a healthy glow.

 

Feed your skin right

 

If you want a beautiful, young and flawless skin, you could actually stop by your favourite grocery store. Instead of spending several dollars on beauty treatments and cosmetic products, you can actually get better results with some tasty and healthy foods. This may come as a surprise to a few of you but this is true; the foods mentioned below have been found to have a wonderful effect on your skin. Try them and be amazed by the results yourself.

 

1. Strawberries

 

Strawberries

 

An American Journal of Clinical Nutrition stated that women who consumed more of Vitamin C were less prone to have age related dullness and dryness on their skin. Strawberries are a rich source of Vitamin C and also contain other antioxidants that prevent signs of ageing.

 

Strawberries are great whether you eat them or smooth them on your face. You can blend the strawberries with some vanilla yogurt and a couple of teaspoons of honey and have it as a smoothie. You can leave back a little in your glass and apply it on your face for a gorgeous looking skin.

 

2. Olive oil

 

Olive oil

 

Olive oil is abundant in antioxidants and also contains anti inflammatory compounds. This makes it a great diet enhancer. You can add a few drops of extra virgin olive oil on your salad to up the nutrition content or even opt for a Mediterranean style diet that uses a lot of olive oil. This will keep you healthy from within.

 

Olive oil can be used for topical application too. It is great for dry skin and parched lips. Dab a little olive oil on your dry skin before bed and let your skin absorb the oil overnight. You’ll have smooth and lovable skin the next morning!

 

3. Green tea

 

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Uploaded on December 29, 2015