Antioxidants Make You Skin Glow
If your skin is looking a little dull and tired it could be that your antioxidant level is a little low. Antioxidants have received a whole lot of p...
If your skin is looking a little dull and tired it could be that your antioxidant level is a little low. Antioxidants have received a whole lot of praise recently for the benefits they have on the skin and also in fighting disease. And there is good reason for us to shout about them!
Antioxidants capture free radicals helping eliminate the toxins that make our skin look dull and sluggish. As if we needed any more reasons to harness their power, they may also help protect us from certain diseases!
Doctor Susan M Kleiner, who is a respected nutritionist based in Seattle, says that the best way to utilize antioxidants for glowing skin is to add plenty of them to your diet.
The best antioxidants to focus on that will give maximum results are Vitamin E and C and Beta-Carotene. Follow the Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) and your skin will be dewy and youthful in no time at all!
Men, as well as women need some life boosting minerals. Vitamin E: 8mg for women, 10mg for men. This translates to 1 tablespoon of canola oil or for a tastier alternative up your intake of nuts, seeds and their oils and fatty fish such as salmon, mackerel, halibut, trout and wheat germ. Use canola oil and other vegetable oils in place of butter and margarine when cooking.
Beta-carotene: although there are no set RDA, doctor Kleiner suggests 5-6mg. One carrot is 12mg. You can also obtain it from orange/yellow and leafy green vegetables such as broccoli, capsicum, spinach and Chinese cabbage.
Ultimately younger looking and healthy skin begins inside so it stands to reason that a healthy balanced diet will produce dewy looking skin. Of course if you are struggling to ingest the RDA opt for a supplement but bear in mind it will not be as effective as the real thing.
By making a few changes to your diet and becoming aware of these antioxidant rich power foods your skin will be glowing like a supermodels in no time!
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