Healthy foods for a beautiful you

 

Healthy foods for a beautiful you

Every one of us wants to look beautiful. On our quest to look beautiful we try out whatever lotions and creams we can lay our hands on at the supermarket. And when it comes to weight loss we diet, exercise or sometimes go for cellulite creams. Along with these techniques, there are also a lot of foods that can make you healthier, beautiful and confident.

 Avocado (L) and Almonds (R)

Almonds

The wonders of almonds are many. The plus factor being the high amount of Vitamin B complex which plays a significant role in skin cell restoration. If eaten in small handfuls every afternoon, almonds in the long run will help lessen premature wrinkling. Almonds are also known to be good for the hair.

Avocado

The fruit is packed with mono-unsaturated fats and eating the fruit once or twice a week will help improve your skin tone.

Brocolli (L) and Asparagus (R)

Broccoli and spinach

Both the vegetables have high Vitamin C content. It has been found that Vitamin C prevents age spots caused by clumping of pigments and red lines caused by damaged capillaries.

Asparagus

The wonder vegetable has very high levels of Vitamin E which plays a major role in skin cell restoration. Consumption of asparagus helps make your skin more firm and clears blemishes on it.

(L-R) Tuna, Eggs and Salmon

Salmon and tuna

Both the fish are rich in Omega-3 fatty acids which bring about a reduction in the level of triglycerides and thereby increase the amount of good (or HDL) cholesterol in the body. These fish are also rich in Vitamin D which is a great tonic for the skin.

Eggs

Eggs are good for the eye because the carotenoid content in them lessen chances of cataract and macular degeneration that leads to blindness. The sulphur, mineral and vitamin content in eggs makes play a significant role in improving the health of hair as well as well as nails.

Papaya (L) and Carrots (R)

Carrots

Carrots have constituents like carbohydrates, protein, fat, calcium, iron, fibre, vitamins B1, B2, B6, C, K, biotin, potassium and thiamine which together provide the body important enzymes, vitamins and minerals. Carrots also contain beta carotene that slows down the process of ageing.

Papaya

The papain in papaya is known to promote skin cell restoration and skin renewal which is why papaya is often used as a skin softener. Papain also plays a big role in skin whitening. Papaya is also a good moisturizer, it has vitamins A, C and E and also amounts of anti-oxidants that provide moisture to the skin. Like in carrots, the beta-carotene helps in thwarting early ageing.

Aloe Vera

The most popular among all beauty foods, this magic herb contains adequate amounts of amino acids (20 of them), calcium, sodium, magnesium, enzymes, vitamins, nitrogen and more. Capsules of aloe vera help among other things in blood circulation which in turn boost s the appearance of the skin.

While most of the above information has been collated from authentic sources, we recommend you take a second opinion from a dietician.

Source: India Syndicate