10 Fruits and Veggies Which Help to Improve Your Natural Beauty

Guest post by Vaileria Dennis

Living a healthy lifestyle can give you that beautiful glowing skin. If you are lucky, your genes can also play a significant role in radiating your natural beauty. Besides a healthy lifestyle and genetics, eating the right fruits and vegetables can help fight skin imperfections and enhance your natural beauty.

1. Avocadoes

10 Fruits and Veggies Which Help to Improve Your Natural Beauty

Eating avocadoes can give your great body nutrition. But avocadoes aren’t just for eating. You can apply avocado topically to rehydrate your dry skin and strengthen your hair and nails. Its rich biotin content can perform wonders in enhancing your natural beauty. You can create a moisturizing mask out of avocadoes. Mash the fruit, the puree and the pulp and pat it gently on your face. You can also use the oil as an emollient on your skin since it is rich in vitamin E.

2. Tomatoes

10 Fruits and Veggies Which Help to Improve Your Natural Beauty

Tomato paste is rich in lycopene, which helps prevent sunburn when mixed with olive oil. Lycopene supplies antioxidants, which are excellent for your skin. It is also rich in carotenoid, which protects your body from free radicals, slowing down cellular damage.

3. Apple

10 Fruits and Veggies Which Help to Improve Your Natural Beauty

An apple is filled with vitamin C, which can be used for skin firming and it gives you inner radiance. Apples are also rich in antioxidants. It can protect your skin from free-radicals, which makes your skin younger looking. You can look young by only eating an apple a day. You can also try applying the juice of the apple gently on your face.

4. Beetroot

10 Fruits and Veggies Which Help to Improve Your Natural Beauty

This veggie is rich in antioxidants. The more antioxidants your body has, the healthier and more beautiful your skin will look. Beetroot is abundant in anthocyanins, which are antioxidants that prevent wrinkles. Eat plenty of beets and you will notice your skin glowing and looking pinkish. You can juice beetroot. Or you can boil a beetroot and then cut it into smaller slices and eat it. You can add lemon juice to the mix to make it tastier and healthier. You can also rub the beetroot on your lips to give it a pink tinge.

5. Carrot

10 Fruits and Veggies Which Help to Improve Your Natural Beauty

It is rich in beta carotene, which will be converted by the body into vitamin C. You must eat carrots daily to get that beautiful, glowing skin. This is very efficient in keeping your skin wrinkle free and younger looking. Add carrots to your meals or to your salad. You can also drink carrot juice for fiber, which can effectively boost your beauty.

6. Lemon

10 Fruits and Veggies Which Help to Improve Your Natural BeautyAcne, scars, and blackheads will make your skin look dull. The rich content of vitamin C in lemons can help you avoid these skin issues. Vitamin C is greatly needed for the synthesis of collagen in your skin. You simply have to squeeze the lemon into a glass of warm water. Drink this formula early in the morning. Add honey into the mix to make it tastier. You can also add lemon juice to your salads.

7. Pumpkin Seeds

10 Fruits and Veggies Which Help to Improve Your Natural Beauty

Eat a handful of pumpkin seeds for a very efficient way to brighten up your skin’s complexion. These seeds are rich in zinc, which can create new skin cells. These can efficiently improve your skin tone and manage your skin’s oil production. Eat pumpkin seeds for your midnight snack. You can put pumpkin seeds on your sandwiches to make it extra crunchy, or you can garnish curries with them.

8. Spinach

10 Fruits and Veggies Which Help to Improve Your Natural Beauty

This veggie is filled with antioxidants, which can rid your face of wrinkles. It can strengthen skin tissue and prevents inflammation. It flushes out toxins, making your skin beautiful and glowing. You can boil spinach or add it to your curry. You can also make spinach juice, which can make your skin very healthy.

9. Strawberry

10 Fruits and Veggies Which Help to Improve Your Natural Beauty

This fruit is a natural whitening agent, thanks to the malic acid it contains. It is also rich in antioxidants, which can make your skin healthier, younger, and more radiant looking. Mash strawberries into a paste and add honey and yogurt. Put it on your face and leave it there for 15 minutes. This will make your skin glowing. You can also add it to your smoothie.

10. Sweet Potato

10 Fruits and Veggies Which Help to Improve Your Natural Beauty

Sweet potato has an anti-inflammatory element and is rich in vitamin A, which can fight the bacteria that causes acne and other skin issues. Eat it as an evening snack and get that glowing skin you want. Eat sweet potato with its skin intact to get the maximum benefit.

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References:
https://www.thebeautyinsiders.com/

http://www.motherearthliving.com/real-beauty/natural-remedies-for-healthy-nourished-skin.aspx

http://www.minivnutrition.com/blogs/blog/35745857-5-benefits-of-collagen-supplements-for-flawless-skin

About the Author:
Vaileria Dennis is a Beauty writer. She has written various articles on Beauty and Skincare. She is an independent researcher on Skin Rejuvenation. Vaileria has a bachelor’s in Health and Skin care from California State University. Connect with Vaileria on Facebook or follow her on Twitter.

 

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