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Getting older is natural for everyone, but you can slow how you age. There are ways to stop the signs of aging. This is through the food we eat. As per experts some foods that contain antioxidants and healthy fats can help maintain a youthful and healthy skin.
Watch Your Weight
It is important to keep your weight in check as overweight leads to faster aging. Obesity increases one’s biological age by several years and predisposes individuals to various diseases.
Healthy eating habits
Olive Oil
Extra virgin olive oil which is a good fat may be used to avoid several age related ailments. Furthermore, it has anti-inflammatory properties thereby keeping you looking younger while taking care of your skin.
Porridge
This kind of meal has lots of roughage which feeds friendly bacteria in your intestines hence bettering the condition of your skin leading to elasticity.
Green Tea
Green tea contains very many antioxidants that can salvage collagen found on the skin from degradation while at the same time working against inflammation, diabetes among other diseases.
Fruits and dark chocolate
Berries and dark chocolate have abundant amounts of antioxidants that shield the body against sun damage, thereby enhancing overall skin health.
Salmon
High in omega-3 fatty acids, an improvement in skin health while retaining moisture levels can be accomplished with salmon.
Lots of Orange Vegetables
Essential for healthy skin, orange vegetables such as pumpkin and sweet potatoes contain beta-carotene.
Flax Seeds
Guarding your skin from the sun, flaxseed oil is capable of softening it.
Tomatoes
Lycopene content in tomatoes is high; a characteristic that can lower risks to heart diseases and shield it against harmful rays of the sun.
Avocado
Fats that are good for your body and vitamins that combat inflammation and protect the skin from solar radiation are contained in avocados.
Pomegranate
For example, pomegranates have anti-inflammatory properties which prevent complications resulting from high blood sugar levels and also help guard against sun damage.
Spices and Herbs
Collagen production may increase while age-related alterations within dermal cells decrease when cinnamon or ginger are administered.
Bone Broth
Skin elasticity improves, keeps moisture content up, reduces wrinkles – all thanks to collagen available in bone broth.