10 Foods for Better Skin

 Feed Your Face: 10 Foods for Better Skin

You Are What You Eat

You can’t expect to eat that large order of fries and even larger coke that you have accompanying your double cheeseburger and maintain flawless skin simultaneously. Clear and healthy skin takes work.  And discipline. However, our friendly neighborhood Mother Nature has some antidotes that can possibly undo our years of neglect, pollution and stupidity. Here you go.

When it comes to your health, the outside reflects the inside. A dull, dry complexion is a blinking neon sign that you’re not eating right. 

Lucky for you, you can put your best face forward with a better diet. Here’s how: 
Face Food #1: Avocados
This creamy, green fruit is abundant in essential oils and B-complex vitamins that nourish your skin, inside and out.

Niacin (vitamin B3) is especially important for healthy skin, and avocados contain lots of it. Niacin, an anti-inflammatory, soothes irritated skin and red, blotchy skin. One avocado has 3.8 mg niacin – 27% of your daily need. Especially awesome for dry skin.

Face Food #2: Mangoes

Mangoes have more than 80% of your daily requirements for vitamin A, which is why they’re such a great face food. Vitamin A maintains and repairs skin cells.
As an antioxidant, vitamin A also fights free radical damage that can age the skin. And with fewer than 70 calories per serving, this succulent fruit is the perfect pick for your figure, not just your face.

Face Food #3: Almonds

 With 150% of your daily need for vitamin E, going a little nuts has never been this good.
Vitamin E's rich oils moisturize dry skin, and its antioxidants protect against skin damage and premature aging.

Face Food #4: Cottage Cheese

Dairy is good for your bones and face. But it’s the selenium in cottage cheese, not the calcium that makes us want to stuff face.
Selenium, an essential mineral, teams up with vitamin E as a powerful free radical-fighting antioxidant duo. Plus, it also fights skin cancer and dandruff. 

Face Food #5: Acerola Cherries
 One Acerola Cherry can supply 100% of your daily allowance for vitamin C, which is great news for your skin. 
As an antioxidant, vitamin C fights skin damage and wrinkles. It also plays a central role in the production of collagen, the structural protein in your skin.

Face Food #6: Oysters

Whether they're aphrodisiacs or not, Oysters love your skin long time. 
Their Zinc content battles acne, as the mineral affects sebum production.
Zinc also helps boost elastin production with vitamin C.

Face Food #7: Baked Potatoes

 Eat one baked potato (with the skin) to get 75% of your daily copper need. 
This essential mineral works with vitamin C and zinc to produce the elastin fibers that support skin structure. Too little copper in your diet can reduce your skin’s ability to heal and cause it to become rigid and lifeless.

 Face Food #8: Mushrooms 
This type of fungi (also lovable yet persistent impedance between Mario and his beloved Princess) isn’t just for pizza toppings; it’s rich in riboflavin, a B vitamin that’s vital to your skin. Riboflavin (vitamin B2) is involved in tissue repair, and improves skin blemishes caused by rosacea. This vitamin is so important for skin repair that the body uses large amounts after sustaining a burn or wound, or undergoing surgery.

Face Food #9: Flaxseed Oil
it’s no secret that omega 3s are great for your skin, but did you know that flaxseed oil is one of the best sources of this essential fatty acid?
 A teaspoon of flaxseed oil per day provides 2.5 grams of omega 3s which, in turn, replenish the skin. Essential fatty acids also dilute sebum and unclog pores that otherwise lead to acne. 

Face Food #10: Wheat Germ
Don’t let the “germ” scare you – it’s actually just the embryo within a grain of wheat, and it’s great. Wheat germ is a good source of biotin, a B vitamin that's crucial to skin health. A mild biotin deficiency can cause dermatitis, a condition characterized by itchy, scaly skin. 
Look up a recipe for Wheat Germ Muffins to treat your skin to a little something special.

The formula to healthy skin is food, water and exercise. It’s not rocket science.
Eat well. Eat right.
Drink plenty of water to flush whatever trash is in your system that makes you look like it.
Exercise. Shake what your momma gave you.