Simple dietary changes can make your skin glow
Recommendations have long held that you should consume a minimum of 5 servings of fruits and vegetables per day to get essential vitamins and minerals and stay healthy. But what types of those foods you eat can also determine your skin tone and improve your complexion. Increasing your fresh produce consumption is definitely good for you health, especially if it replaces processed or fatty food. Doing so on a regular basis can clear up complexions and keep them looking good. Including fruits and vegetables high in carotenoids will also change your skin tone over a period of time. In other words, you can bake your veggies, not your skin and get similar results. And those results may make you more attractive in the long run, according to a new study in England. Certain fruits and vegetables contain carotenoids, which are not only good sources of vitamin A, but also protects cells from the damaging effects of free radicals, and improves immune system function. Carotenoids are what give fruits and vegetables their distinctive colors in many cases. Good examples are orange-colored fruits and vegetables (carrots, apricots, mangoes, pumpkins, and sweet potatoes) and dark green, leafy vegetables (spinach, kale, and collard greens). Carotenoids, in the form of lycopene, can be found in tomatoes, guava, and pink grapefruit. The best way to extract the full benefit of carotenoids from these foods is to eat them raw or lightly cooked. Long steaming, boiling, or baking can decrease the amount of carotenoid available for your body to process.
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