1. Blueberries

Are you eating blueberries? Most people don’t even know what a blueberry taste like. But you don’t know what you are missing!

The dye that is released from the blueberries’ skin may well be the most valuable nutrient the fruit has to offer. The pigments which make the fruit blue in blueberries contains a powerful antioxidant called anthocyanin which helps to fight against many health and skin ailments such as heart disease, cancer, wrinkles, fine lines, and acne.

The next time when you’re at the fruit market picking your blueberries, be sure to pick ones which are dark blue, the darker the colour, the more of the anthocyanin antioxidant it contains. A hand full of blueberries are day will help delay the effects of aging and keep your skin looking vibrant and youthful

2. Salmon

Salmon is an excellent source of both protein and omega 3 fatty acids, which are believed to contribute to healthy skin, hair, and nails. This oily fish have the advantage of avoiding the reflux problem associated with many fish oil supplements. Being a whole food, salmon also have DMAE, which is excellent for protecting cellular membranes and improving skin tone.

Increasing consumption of omega-3 fatty acid-rich foods such as salmon will help keep the skin supple and youthful.

3. Green Tea
Since ancient times, the Chinese have known about the health and beauty benefits of green tea.
Green tea contains a cocktail of potent antioxidants called catechin pholyhpenols and in particular pigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), which help slow aging, fight free radicals, inhibits the growth of cancer cells, reduce sun damage skin and provides anti-inflammatory effect.

Green tea is also high in vitamins C, D and K, as well as riboflavin, zinc, calcium, magnesium and iron. A cup of green tea a day will help keep the doctor away.

4. Almonds

As far ask the skin is concerned, almond can be used to great effect in several ways. Eating almonds prevent premature appearance of wrinkles, black heads, pimples and dry skin. Almonds with skins has the most health benefits, the flavonoids found in almond skin together with the vitamin E content in its meat more than double the antioxidant content of almonds.

5. Avocados

Did you know that avocados contains even more potassium than a banana (approximately 60 percent more). It is also a rich source of vitamin A, B, C, D and E.

The rich source of vitamin E contains antioxidants which attack free radicals to slow down aging.

The rich source of B-complex vitamins and essential oils works like an anti-inflammatory agent.

The rich source of vitamin C is helpful in reducing skin inflammation especially when exposed to sun rays and provides optimum skin production of collagen

Eating avocado regularly will also help lower your cholesterol and phospholipids and keep them at healthy levels.

6. Carrots

Eating carrots will encourage healthy skin, hair, bones, eyesight and will also cleanse the body. A single carrot will supply all your vitamin A needs for the whole day. The antioxidant effect of vitamin A helps rejuvenate the skin from deep down within the collagen fibres working hard to reverse damages caused by free radicals from sun damage, smoking and other environmental factors.