Sun-Fighting Foods!

With summer around the corner, the sun can wreak havoc on our skin. The best protection is still sunscreen but you can boost your natural UV resistance from the inside out.

Carotenoids provide protection from UVA and UVB ray damage by removing oxidized molecules during the process of photosynthesis. This gives many plants their red, yellow or orange color.

Lycopene is a carotenoid found in tomatoes. The best way to add lycopene in your diet is consuming tomato juice, tomato paste or tomato soup. While cooking tomatoes decreases vitamin C, it greatly increases the amount of lycopene. Pairing cooked tomatoes and olive oil, a healthy fat, helps the body better absorb and use this carotenoid.

How's that for a great reason to have a Sunday brunch Bloody Mary?

Other fruits and vegetables containing lycopene are bell peppers, carrots, papaya, pink grapefruit and watermelon. Eating these foods won't provide anyone with enough natural sunscreen so be sure you still slather up!

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10 foods for healthy skin

You are what you eat! While applying nourishing products to the outside of your body is important, what you consume on the inside is even more critical for beautiful skin! 

Take a look at this list of foods that have a great impact on your outside as well as your inside.

Artichoke
This potent antioxidant has been known for improving the skins luminosity. Also benefits the body by easing digestion and lowering cholesterol.

Alfalfa Sprouts
Scatter a few of these on your salad. Each sprout is packed with calcium, folic acid, potassium, silicon, zinc, magnesium as well as Vitamin A, B complex, C, E and K! Such nutrients are great for clearing the skin.

Must-Have Vitamins for Healthy Skin

Taking vitamin supplements may be a quick source but your best bet is to comsume them through healthy foods. Also find topical products (such as moisturizers and masks) that contain these babies!