Your skin’s quality is determined by genetics and your diet. A healthy and all-inclusive diet is essential in reducing aging signs and keeping your skin elastic and fresh.
Avocados
Given its complete nutritional balance of vitamin C, E and K, avocados are enrich the body with collagen that is essential for keeping the skin firm and wrinkle resistant giving you that youthful appearance. Other than consuming avocado as a vegetable, you can also purchase avocado-rich oils that will work on the skin directly. The vitamin E is known for its antioxidants properties that offer protection to the skin against environmental stressors.
It is evident that we all are familiar with this green leaf.
It is essentially among the few natural multivitamin that we take in daily. It is high in vitamin A, an element that supplies the body with retinol (improves the appearance of a finer skin by getting rid of wrinkles).
Spinach
Essential for clearing and moisturizing the skin
It is rich in vitamin A, with its values already discussed above. It not only has high amounts of iron (essential for the development and maintenance of a healthy skin via improved excretion) but also rich in fiber (promotes timely digestion of food and in return, you get a glowing skin). It is also high in omega-3 fats that clear and moisturizes the skin. Most detergents are made out of omega 3-fats to help prevent the skin from cracking.
Fennel
Despite the fact that few individuals are familiar with fennel, it has an incredible nutritional value. You should get to know it. It is a liquorice-flavoured root veggie that aids digestion and reduces swelling in the body. Its skin related benefits are evident from its properties of flushing out excessive fluids and toxins from the body, thereby preventing acnes from forming. It can be taken as a tea or its roots roasted.
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June 14, 2017 - 8:14amThis Comment
Hello evanxl,
Welcome to the EmpowHER community. Thank you for sharing the benefits of including avocados, spinach and fennel in our diet to maintain healthier skin.
Regards,
June 13, 2017 - 8:13amMaryann
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