subject: Make Your Skin Healthy From Diets [print this page] If we pay attention to our daily diet, our skin will give us reward: it will become flexible, smooth, and delicate, and the wrinkles and pustules will also greatly decrease. Dr. Goldman, the dermatologist from University of California, lists ten kinds of food for us, which can make our skin healthy.
First, broccoli
Broccoli is rich in vitamin A and vitamin C. Eating broccoli can keep the flexibility of the skin, and increase its ability to resist against damage.
Second, carrot
The carotene contained in carrot can promote the metabolism of dry and scaly skin. Eating carrots can reduce the wrinkles on the skin. What's more, orange also contains this kind of biologically active substance.
Third, olive oil
Olive oil is the key to maintain the delicacy of the skin. Eating a teaspoon of olive oil every day is enough to make the dark skin full of vitality.
Fourth, water
Water can provide the skin with essential moisture. Dry skin looks grey and lack of gloss. In addition, drinking plenty of water can also eliminate small wrinkles on the face. It is suggested to drink at least 8 glasses of water every day.
Fifth, salmon
Salmon can relieve the inflammation of the skin. This is because the Omega 3 fatty acid contained in salmon is a kind of biologically active substance, which can eliminate the toxins that cause damages to the skin. Research found out that, people who eat salmon three times a week have healthier skin than other people.
Sixth, berry
Berry contains a large amount of vitamin C, which can cure skin damage, and maintain the tension of the skin.
Seventh, green vegetables
Green vegetables can eliminate the acne on the skin. For example, spinach and cabbage are strong and effective antioxidants, which can cure pustules quickly. What's more, people who often eat green vegetables are not easy to get dark circles.
Eighth, watermelon
Watermelon can make the skin become tender. It contains a large number of biologically active substance--lycopene, which can heal the local damage caused by wrinkles.
Ninth, soybean
Soybean contains a large amount of biologically active substances, which have the same function with estrogen. In addition, it is also rich in vitamin E, which is beneficial to the growth of skin cells.
Tenth, oatmeal
Oatmeal can clear away the toxic substances in the body. So it is very important to keep the skin bright and clean. Moreover, oatmeal also contains a lot of vitamin B, which is very important for the metabolism of the skin.
