Foods for your skin

Here are some diet tips for looking after your skin:- 

• Green tea has anti-inflammatory properties.  It works as an anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory agent and will help to fight off bacteria and free radicals.  Free radicals result in the deterioration of collagen and elastin in the skin and therefore results in the ageing effect.  You can count green tea as part of your daily water intake.

• Cottage cheese is a useful protein and great for snacking on. It contains calcium essential for healthy bones and also contains selenium.  Selenium is also found in brazil nuts and liver.  Selenium improves the elasticity of skin and helps to fight skin infection and acne.  It helps to fight those nasty free radicals in the body.  Along with all the other benefits selenium improves the hair and nails so should form part of our daily diet.

• People often avoid them because we hear that they contain fat but avocados have many nutritional benefits.  Firstly they are rich in B-complex vitamins and essential oils and help to soothe irritates or blotchy skin.  They also act as an anti-inflammatory agent.  The fat contained in avocados is the healthy fat required by our bodies.  Avocados go great in a salad, mixed with banana or try them with yoghurt and berries. 

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