by Dr. Laurie
Dr. Laurie Steelsmith, renowned Naturopath & Author, reveals the most essential superfoods for glowing skin for women over 40.
Superfoods possess a nutritional profile boasting higher levels of vitamins, minerals, protein, and antioxidants than any other foods.
Pairing superfoods with a naturally healthy diet will protect your health, maintain weight, and keep your strength, energy, and vitality at its peak!
Indulge in meals with plenty of good fats, antioxidants, vitamin C, collagen, and amino acids for a fresh, gorgeous glowing complexion. Here are the 14 superfoods I recommend most for stocking your diet with the best nutrients to heal, nourish, and purify your skin.
1. Acai: There is no doubt an acai bowl is absolutely scrumptious! But did you know Acai is packed with vitamins C and E, good-for-you fatty acids, fiber, and antioxidants?
The antioxidants prevent free radical damage to skin and are also good for eczema and psoriasis due to its ability to reduce swelling and inflammation.
2. Blueberries: Talk about a potent vitamin punch! Packed with vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin E, making it more vitamin-packed than green tea. Eating blueberries regularly can give you youthful looking skin and brighten up dull or sun-damaged skin as well.
3. Papaya: Containing a breadth of vitamins, antioxidants, trace minerals, and fiber that hydrate skin, keeps signs of aging at bay, fades aging spots, and reduces wrinkles and crow's feet.
4. Radishes: Not only are radishes super high in beauty minerals sulfur and silica, they're also one of the best vegetable sources for Vitamin C. Helping connective tissue formation within your delicate skin.
5. Sea Vegetables: Seaweed improves the texture and appearance of skin and hair because of its potent and concentrated minerals that easily assimilate in your body.
6. Green Vegetables: Kale, spinach, and arugula are rich in antioxidants, shielding your skin from ultra-drying free radicals.
7. Spirulina: A type of oceanic algae that contains a wide array of nutrients like amino acids and beta carotene. Spirulina charges the body with energy and increases skin metabolism to enable faster cell turnover and skin healing.
8. Broccoli: A powerful vegetable for regenerating your skin due to glucoraphanin–an organic compound that is unique to broccoli and cauliflower. Basically, it can regenerate sun-damaged skin! It's also rich in vitamin B, vitamin E, and beta carotene, which helps the skin glow and look youthful.
9. Avocado: When you eat avocados you're giving your body a lot of skin protecting antioxidants, like beta-carotene, vitamin C, vitamin E, and vitamin B to prevent wrinkles and slow down the visible signs of aging. Essentially, it's an anti-wrinkle powerhouse.
10. Olive Oil: A natural and tasty way to moisturize from the inside out—the Omega 3s will revitalize your complexion. Easily added into salads and use daily for cooking.
11. Flax & Hemp Seeds: A great source of essential fatty acids like Omega 3s, a complete protein that helps maintain cell membranes, moisturize skin, control acne, and prevent skin cancer.
12. Pumpkin Seeds: Contain a plethora of healthy nutrients, including the minerals zinc, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, iron and copper, plus omega-3 essential fatty acids. They aid in the formation of new skin cells as well as collagen, which is responsible for maintaining the elasticity of your skin.
13. Cacao Beans: Rich in flavanol, which improves skin's appearance by decreasing sensitivity to light and increasing blood flow to the skin, cacao beans are a cellular healing dream. It also has a good amount of vitamin C and magnesium, both known to protect the skin and maintain health.
14. Oats: The anti-inflammatory properties are perfect for most skin types, even the most sensitive skin. Oatmeal is moisturizing and helps remove dead skin cells, and even can help treat acne, eczema, rosacea, and rashes.
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Who is Dr. Laurie Steelsmith?
Frequently you can find my quotes in a number of leading publications, including Women's World, Self, Woman's Day, Natural Health, Women's Health, WebMD, Health, First for Women, OnFitness, and many more.
As the author of two groundbreaking, bestselling books: Great Sexy, Naturally -- every woman's guide to enhancing her sexuality through the secrets of natural medicine -- and Natural Choices for Women's Health, I aim to provide women with wise, compassionate, and practical advice to improve the quality of their lives.
Lastly, I'm an avid yoga practitioner and am a passionate and devoted advocate of taking an empowered, integrative approach to one's health, appearance, and pleasure.
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