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Food for beauty
There is no doubt that all of us want to look beautiful,
slim and fit. One has to exercise sufficiently to look
good. But it is important to eat the right kind of diet
to look beautiful. There are a number of beauty foods
that are healthy and help in enhancing your looks. Given
below some foods that you can add to your diet if you
want to look beautiful.
- Apple Cider Vinegar: This vinegar has a number
of healing properties and it makes the skin soft and
supple. Apple cider vinegar is concentrated with enzymes
and these help peel off dead skin cells. It breaks
down fat and helps food digest properly.
- Carrots: Help to maintain the outer layer
of the skin to prevent premature aging. It works just
like Retin A.
- Cheese: Make a slice or two of hard cheese
a part of your diet. Cheese helps to prevent bacteria
from growing in the mouth and prevents cavities. Choose
between Swiss, cheddar or Gouda.
- Citrus Fruits: These fruits hold the skin
cells together by forming collagen. Collagen cannot
be added to the skin topically and hence fruits and
juices must be made an integral part of your daily
diet.
- Cranberries: These berries keep the urinary
tract lining healthy.
- Garlic: Helps to combat wrinkles and restores
tissues.
- Nonfat Yogurt: Is high is calcium and helps
to keep your smile white and your teeth cavity-free.
- Sweet Potatoes: These potatoes are full of
vitamin A and vitamin A is known for being an anti-wrinkling
agent. The result of eating this vegetable is smoother
skin.
- Tomatoes: This vegetable does wonders to
your skin. Tomatoes are rich in vitamin A, vitamin
C and potassium.
- Wheat Germ: To get rid of pimples efficiently
include two or three tablespoons of wheat germ in
your diet. You add this to your cereal, yogurt and
cottage cheese.
Here are some general tips about a beauty diet:
- Vegetables: you should have three to five
servings of vegetables daily. Include one serving
of raw, leafy greens. Do not have more than three-ounce
servings a day. Take off all the fat. Try to include
two servings of turkey or chicken and a serving of
fish a day is ideal.
- Fruits: Have two to three servings everyday.
½ cup of chopped or sliced fruit is one serving.
- Dairy: Have at least two servings daily.
One serving is eight ounces of milk or yogurt.
- Fats: Salad dressing, cooking oil, butter
and mayonnaise should be limited to two servings a
day.
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