There's an important connection between what you eat and how you look. Learn which foods help you look your best.
A balanced diet is an essential prescription
for healthy and vibrant skin. The good news is that the foods that
happen to be good for your skin are also good for your overall health.
Many people find that the appearance of aging
skin — wrinkles, thickening, discoloration, and decreased elasticity —
is one of their biggest beauty concerns. While genetics largely
determines when your skin starts to show these signs of aging, and the
extent to which it shows them, environmental damage to your skin, as
well as damage you cause yourself through lifestyle choices, can greatly
accelerate this process. Skin damage occurs as a result of oxidation, a chemical process in which unstable molecules called free radicals steal electrons from healthy cells. The most damaging oxidative stressors that we expose ourselves to are smoking and sunlight.
