Healthy Living:Beauty-Skin Care

Feed Your Face: Healthier Skin Starts With These Five Foods


By Rachel Grumman
From Health magazine

Here’s a beautiful reason to stop by the supermarket today: Certain foods have powerhouse ingredients that keep skin supple and smooth and help fight age-related damage, says Nicholas Perricone, MD, a board-certified dermatologist and author of Ageless Face, Ageless Mind. Wondering what to eat and what to smooth on? Click the links below to find out: These skin-saving foods help both ways. (Be sure to do a skin-patch test first, and wait 24 hours to see if you have an allergic reaction.)

PHOTO BY AMY NEUNSINGER
Last Updated: October 13, 2008
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  • Jane33m@att.net

    Do you eat the pumpkin or apply it to your face ??

  • TRV PUSHPALATHA

    To keep skin glowing

  • susan

    how to write health article.

  • aryan

    i have good health.

  • Nana K

    Is drinking pomegranate juice as beneficial as eating the fresh seeds?

  • Auttie

    Smooth it on: Pumpkin Pudding Facial
    In a food processor or blender, combine 2 cups canned pumpkin, 4 tablespoons low-fat vanilla yogurt, 4 tablespoons honey, and 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice. Coat face; leave on for 10 minutes, then rinse. “It’s good for hydrating and softening skin,” Ionescu says.

  • mandy

    Be happy everyday will be best recipe for good health

  • enmfivlcy

    Does putting the food on your face help clear acne too?

  • nirupa

    turmeric is very much good for skin.

  • parvez

    i have a very good body, actually its very sharp

  • Denise

    What’s the model name?

  • biancaburney@mac.com

    the pumpkin cut small pieces and broil until tender or
    steam and be happy that makes a big difference in your life.

  • beth

    http://www.iheartoliveoil.com/

    I wanted to share this site, they have tons of great Olive Oil based products for your skin!

    really cool stuf. I ordered some lotions and the service was actually pretty good.

    http://www.iheartoliveoil.com

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