5 Foods to Make You Look Younger and 5 That Age You
- Dietitian.Lauren Hmede
- Apr 26, 2019
- 3 min read
5 Foods to Make You Look Younger and 5 That Age you:
There are several food that age you while other let you look younger. Health inside reflects beauty outside.
Let's start with the best foods for your hair, skin, nails and overall youthfulness.
1. Cheese
Cavities and unhealthy teeth can make you look years older than you are. Some studies suggest that nibbling on cheese after a meal can bring some bling to your pearly whites.
First, the calcium in the cheese helps build strong teeth, and second, a bit of cheddar can counteract the acid left behind after a meal, making it the perfect choice for an after dinner snack.
2. Tomatoes
These healthy fruits are rich in lycopene, an antioxidant with natural sunscreen properties.
3. Olive Oil
It's been shown to help boost your memory and keep you looking youthful. The Olive Oil Source website suggests moisturizing your skin with it and using it on your hair as a conditioner and dandruff controller.
Even extra olive oil amount leads to weight gain but you can enjoy the taste and have benefits from a moderate amount like 2 tablespoon. It helps keep skin moisturized and reduces inflammation. Fats like extra-virgin olive oil are rich in antioxidants, to help protect skin from damage."
4. Salmon
Smoked, steamed or baked, salmon is certainly a superfood when it comes to your body and your looks. "Fats in the diet are essential for healthy and nourished skin.
You can enjoy other healthy fat sources like oily fish, nuts (Brazil nuts especially), seeds and avocados are fantastic for a healthy complexion. Moreover, they contain essential omega-3 as well as antioxidants such as vitamin E and Selenium. Antioxidants protect against free-radicals (pollutants) which can have a damaging/aging effect on the skin.
5. Watermelon
Watermelon might be 93-percent water, but it's still packed with vitamins and antioixdants to help you ward off premature aging. Watermelon is rich in vitamin A which can help prevent acne and keep skin moisturized.
It has a very high level of lycopene which (as pointed out with tomatoes) fights off the free radicals that age your skin. Plus, watermelon contains carotene that's been shown to help reduce oxidative stress, which ages your skin.Finally, it is low in calories.
Now for the not-so-good news: These are the five worst offenders when it comes to making you look older.
1. Sugar
Collagen production naturally depletes as you age, but consuming excess sugar speeds this process up.
Sugar increases glycation's collagen-damaging effects and accelerates skin's aging. Eating too much sugar can trigger acne.
2. Caffeine
The caffeine in your coffee might put a spring in your step and wake up your brain, but if you drink too much of it, you run the risk of a few extra wrinkles. Caffeine has an effect on aging because of the fact that it trigers cortisol release which can contribute to fat gain and aging.
You can drink caffeine but stick to 300 mg and drink a plenty of water.
3. Charred Food
Black chars on barbecued meat contain pro-inflammatory hydrocarbons that can cause the collagen of your skin to be damaged. You don't have to chuck your grilled dinner in the trash, though, simply scrape off the blackened areas once cooked and scrub the BBQ to avoid future contamination.
4. Alcohol
It causes dehydration which leave your skin dry and prone to premature wrinkles. But in addition to the damage it can do to your skin, it can also hinder you getting a decent night of sleep, and your ZZZs are imperative to keeping you looking fresh faced.
5. Salt
Extra amount of salt as more than 2300 mg daily may increase risk of blood pressure, edema and age skin.
According to a study done, consuming too much salt triggered an inflammatory response from the immune system, which can trigger or worsen eczema. So if you wake up with puffy eyes and a dry, flaky complexion, the packs of salty potato chips from the night before could be to blame.
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