LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- People will go to great
lengths to look more beautiful. But that quest can be expensive and painful.
The key to beautiful skin could be in your next meal.
We pick … pluck … and apply. But the real beauty secret may not be what you
put on your face … but what you don't put in it!
Sugar is linked to dull and wrinkled skin. When the sugar in your
bloodstream attaches to proteins in your skin, molecules called AGEs form.
"It actually makes the skin move less well. It makes it more brittle and
more rigid," says Karyn Grossman, M.D., a dermatologist at Grossman
Dermatology in Santa Monica, Calif.
The more sugar you eat, the more AGEs you develop.
"One of the most interesting sugars that actually causes a lot of AGEs in
the skin is high fructose corn syrup and fructose syrup," Dr. Grossman says.
These syrups sweeten many of the foods you love like yogurt, cereal and
cookies.
"In 1900, we were consuming only about five to eight pounds of sugar a year
per person, and now, we eat about 156 to 160 pounds of sugar per year," says
Timothy Brantley, a naturopath and researcher in Los Angeles, Calif.
But don't worry! There are foods you can eat today to counter-act the damage
to your skin. Antioxidants and vitamin C improve collagen in the skin.
"Berries are one of my favorites. Besides the fact that they are delicious,
they are loaded with antioxidants. They are loaded with vitamin C," Dr.
Brantley says.
Sulfur-bearing foods like garlic, cabbage and broccoli help support the skin
and cell walls.
"Carrots are awesome because they are loaded in beta-carotene, and
beta-carotene is a phenomenal antioxidant, fantastic for the skin," Dr.
Brantley says.
Dr. Brantley says B-6, found in avocados and bananas, will help clear up
acne. Eating lemons will activate your liver…
"Healthy liver, healthy body, healthy skin," Dr. Brantley says.
And healthy skin could mean a happier you!
Dr. Grossman also says heating your food quickly at high temperatures
produces AGEs, so avoid microwaving or deep frying your food.
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Kristin Rotblatt
Brantley Cure
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