Surprisingly Good Skin Foods

Chocolates

Are you a chocoholic? Well, chocolates may not at all be bad for you. Of course, milk chocolate or other chocolate candies are packed with sugar, and high in calories and fat so you should always control your intake. You can opt for dark chocolate. It is lower in fat and rich in flavonoids that can help give your skin protection against the sun. In addition, it has been reported that dark chocolates help lower blood pressure and cholesterol.

Green Tea

Antioxidants have great skin benefits and they are abundantly present in green tea. Drinking a cup or two in a day can help flush toxins that make skin look dull.

Nuts

Nuts such as walnuts and almonds are a good choice if you feel like snacking. Walnuts and almonds contain Vitamin E among other protective nutrients that give you great looking skin. Vitamin E helps lock in moisture and keeps skin soft and supple.

Eggs

Eggs is a power protein that helps repair damaged skin cells. There is no need to make homemade egg white masks. Whether poached or boiled, eggs provide a variety of benefits especially for the ladies.

Coffee

Coffee has antioxidants that can help prevent premature skin aging. Even coffee grounds can be used as face scrub to exfoliate skin and remove get rid of dead cells.

Red Wine

Red wine is packed with antioxidants such as flavonoid, resveratrol, and tannin that are great for the skin. Resveratrol, particularly, protects the skin from free radicals (a big contributor to fine lines and wrinkles).

Peanut butter

Is peanut butter really good for the skin? Peanut has Vitamin E that is good for the skin, but it should be part of a healthy diet. It also has an antioxidant called coumarin, which is reportedly good for acne.

Yogurt

Yogurt is good for your gut and your skin. It has zinc that helps reduce inflammation caused by acne. It has lactic acid that makes exfoliates and moisturizes dry skin. It has calcium that facilitates skin renewal. It has B Vitamins that keep skin glowing and hyrdrated.

Eating these foods along with a well-balanced diet can give you the essential nutrients needs to give your skin a glowing complexion.

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