Choose Foods That Maintain Your Body Beauty: Part Two

So let’s keep talking about those foods that maintain your body beauty. Green tea, nuts, cold-water fish, citrus…what else?

5. Rejuvenate your skin cells and keep your body in top form with tomatoes. Tomatoes are full of a red pigment known as lycopene, which appears to act as an antioxidant. This antioxidant helps to neutralize free radicals before they can cause damage and this can benefit good skin health; it can also protect the skin from ultra-violet (UV) stress. Tomatoes are also full of fiber, which also helps keep your body in great shape. Cooked tomatoes can provide access to more nutrients than having them raw but either way, cooked or raw, these fruits will do you a world of good. I cook tomato soup every two weeks. It’s so simple that you can even cook this soup with closed eyes—just throw (literally “throw”!) tomatoes and the other what-so-ever vegetables or meats into boil water, then it’s done!

6. Reduce your sugar consumption. Also known as "white death", sugar isn't really what our bodies have in mind when it comes to good nutrition. Sugar plays an unfortunate role in causing skin to sag and wrinkle; it does this by attaching itself to the collagen and elastin in the skin, causing it to become brittle and to break. Another beauty slam from sugar is the creation of dark, under-eye circles.

7. Reduce skin inflammation with cucumbers. Cucumbers are often used as the base in both commercial and home-prepared beauty products such as face masks, gels, and toners. Cucumbers have soothing and cooling properties as well, and their high water content provides a great source of hydration for skin that leaves skin looking softer and plumped.

8.Boost your immune system. Blueberries, goji berries, and other berries are also loaded with vitamin C and immune-boosting antioxidants that stimulate collagen production that keeps skin smooth and supple.

Be sure to get adequate vitamin K and zinc. These nutrients help your skin to repair itself and zinc is known for its ability to prevent acne and improve the immune system. Oysters are one high source of zinc.