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8 Essential Foods for Beautiful Skin

Compiled by Amy Zerello from readersdigest.com | June 10 2009
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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.

3 Recipes to Try:
Chilled Leek and Avocado Soup
Avocado-Turkey Wraps
Avocado 'Sushi' Salad

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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.

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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.

See the 10 best antioxidant fruit sources and the 10 best antioxidant veggie sources.

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

3 Recipes to Try
Salmon with Tarragon Mayo
Salmon Cakes with Creamy Tomato Sauce
Roasted Salmon with Lemon-Parsley Dressing

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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.

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

See 5 more ingredients that combat collagen break down.

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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.

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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.

Food Cures offers detailed nutrition prescriptions for more than 57 common health problems.

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Your Comments

  • http://www.sjch.us/for-patients-and-visitors/accepted-insurance- Morgan Humble

    Everybody wants beautiful skin, right? Well, achieving it by means of natural elements is easy. Who wouldn’t want to eat those! They are just delectable and delicious, and are perfect for desserts. Surely, those would be enjoyable to eat. Yummy!

  • http://www.sjch.us/for-patients-and-visitors/accepted-insurance- Morgan Humble

    Everybody wants beautiful skin, right? Well, achieving it by means of natural elements is easy. Who wouldn’t want to eat those! They are just delectable and delicious, and are perfect for desserts. Surely, those would be enjoyable to eat. Yummy!

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    Eating
    the right kind of food doesn’t just keep our body healthy.  They also  make our skin beautiful. 
    Although, sometimes, it’s alright to deviate yourself in eating
    healthy foods but we should limit our intake of unhealthy foods.  It is also best to use
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    I love avocados. It seems a great shame to put them on your face!

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    Great list, its better to know about the natural resources for skin care.

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    Tomatoes are also good for our skin.It prevent our skin from getting wrinkles that we get as gift from old age.

  • Anonymous

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  • rahel

    that is very good 8 essential from avocado, i want give a skin care tips.
    avocado’s also good to solve the dry skin, with make avocado as a mask :
    1. Split the avocado into two 
    2. Shaved part of flash fruit
    3. Then blend the avocado until it smooth.
    spread to your skin face, and then wait 3-5 minutes until it
    dry. after that clean you face with warm water then rub with ice crub.
    for the maximal results, better you do every morning and evening before sleep
    let’s try and good luck