5 Foods That Are Essential for Good Skin
They say your skin is one of the most accurate barometers of your health and wellness. Research suggests that humans evolved to be attracted to good skin for this very reason, hence the idiom “in the pink of health.” So if you eat for better skin you’re also eating for better health. Since it is your biggest organ you must make sure that you take good care of it, eat well for it, and if you look great in the process, what could be better?

- Let’s start off with the tastiest skin food, chocolate. Flavonoids in chocolate are some of the best antioxidants for your skin cells. This is especially true for dark chocolate. The darker the chocolate, the better it is for your skin.
- Unlike gym rats who eat 10 egg whites a day, if you eat a couple of whole eggs day, your skin will be the better for it. While most people run from the yolk, it contains many essential nutrients and help you kickstart your day. Unless you have been asked to stay off the yellow by a doctor eat a couple of whole eggs a day to give your skin a daily health boost.
- That offering to the god of gentrified Brooklyn- the Avocado- works wonders for your skin. Omegas found in Avocados help your skin stay healthy, repair itself and glow.
- Vitamin C is extremely important for healthy skin, and one of the best sources of Vitamin C is the humble Orange. The peel of the orange contains more Vitamin C than the orange itself, so get a hold of some Orange peel powder and mix it with milk, yogurt or anything you like for maximum effect.
- If you love fish your skin will love you back, because fish is among the best sources of Zinc. Zinc helps your sebaceous glands function well. Sebaceous glands are what lubricate your skin and supply lubrication and nutrition to the skin. Zinc will also help you when you suffer from any inflammations on your skin.
To add to all of these, one thing that will aid this process and is in fact crucial for skin health is sufficient hydration. Drink enough water, don’t overdo it, but if you have ever noticed how pale a dehydrated person gets, you will never forget to drink enough water. The humble H2O is the silent star of good skin, no wonder then that superstars are obsessed with importing bottled water from the Swiss Alps for bathing!
