Familiar with the expression “You are what you eat”? What goes into our bodies can make a difference on how we feel and how we look. A healthy diet, along with exercise and sleep, fuels a healthy body, plain and simple.
Improve your skin by focusing on eating a diet rich in fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Overall, choose whole foods that have been minimally processed and limit your intake of added sugars and sodium.
Next time you go shopping make sure foods with these eleven key nutrients are included in your grocery cart:
1. CATECHINS
May reverse the effects of sun damage by neutralizing the changes that appear in sun-exposed skin.
Foods include: dark chocolate, green tea, cherries, blackberries, raspberries, plums, raw apples & pears…
2. FLAVONOLS
May reduce roughness in the skin and protect against sun damage.
Foods include: dark chocolate, blueberries, black & kidney beans, soybeans, eggplants & tomatoes
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