You are what you eat especially your skin shows it! What nutrition is best to affect healthy skin? I share what science has proven are the superfoods that are capable of helping your skin – the largest body organ. These foods also help our internal organs. Ensure your young loved ones start enjoying these foods.

Super Nutrition For Your SkinThe results of incorporating more nutrient-rich foods into your diet, you’ll see in the mirror!

Hear me out, please, Never too many orange & yellow fruits & vegetables on your plate- think not just carrots, but mango, cantaloupe, sweet potatoes, and pumpkin. Rich in vitamin C and A, carotenoids, and other antioxidants as well as magnesium.

Vitamin C impacts collagen think firmness youthful-looking skin. Vitamin A found to decrease sebum production reduction great for us with oily skin or acne-prone. Those carotenoids and other antioxidants in the orange and yellows help prevent UVA/B sun damage and keep our skin healthy and moisturized. Then there is the magnesium, content that’s important for relaxing, improved sleep, and decreased muscle and joint discomfort.

Other rich in Vitamin C (antioxidant) foods esp. kiwis, guava, blueberries, red peppers, and strawberries will attack free radicals. Free radicals are not good! That translates to less sunburn, wrinkles, and age spots.

Yes, don’t forget the legumes, a category (think grown as a crop) that includes peas, beans, lentils, and peanuts. They are an excellent source of zinc in your diet and have healing properties, help fight acne and other inflammatory skin problems.

Tomatoes are one of the only foods to have all of the important carotenoids like lycopene, lutein, and beta carotene. As mentioned above they shield against UV damage and yes wrinkles! Bonus, they also contain lots of vitamin C.

Broccoli is packed with so many things good for your health.  From vitamins A, C, and K for collagen production to lutein, and beta carotenoid it is chockfull of important nutrients for the skin. PLUS it also contains sulforaphane, which is believed to reduce the risk for specific kinds of cancer by limiting the damaging effects of carcinogens and triggering your body’s immune system to respond appropriately to cellular damage that can lead to cancer. Sulforaphane on the skin level protects against UV damage and helps maintain lifelong collagen production.

To be complete do not forget plain yogurt esp. Greek. Why Greek? More protein and less sodium and, because all lactose goes out with the whey, less sugar and carbohydrates. Added bonus, its thick consistency keeps you full longer. Yogurt’s probiotics have anti-inflammatory properties, think-less breakouts, and flareups like acne and psoriasis. Of course, it will promote hydration and smoother skin. And we all know how it helps good bacteria in our gut.

Yes, dark chocolate is also good for skin health. Antioxidant-rich will help with hydration making your skin less likely to sunburn, also improves blood flow. Any antioxidant makes it easier for nutrients to get to skin cells.

We’ve talked about the good and now the bad. 

A good rule is that food bad for your health is also bad for your skin. Processed food, foodstuff containing refined sugars, complex carbohydrates are going to accelerate or age us and can make any skin problem worst or cause a flareup.