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When it comes to beauty nature’s got your back. What you eat is a big factor in your appearance. Nutrition is for beauty, inside and out details the ways food offers natural fixes. At the molecular level, fruit and veggies break down to repair and rebuild skin, hair, and nails. And to keep us looking forever young, diet and lifestyle, and attitude do affect how your skin looks and ages. Therefore, you don’t need to invest in luxurious skin, hair, nails care to achieve glowing and smooth skin. Following a few simple and healthy habits together with right eating is one of the easiest ways to look gorgeous. Here are some healthy and nutritious fruit and veggies to be enjoyed.

BELL PEPPER

 

Goal: Slow the aging process. Eat daily one bell pepper. Score up to 600 percent of your daily requirement of vitamin C, which fights collagen depletion.

DARK CHOCOLATE WITH 70% CACAO

 

Goal: great for skin firming. Eat daily six grams of dark chocolate. Yes, dark chocolate is on the list and it should have 70% cacao content. One of the anti-oxidant-rich-super food. It protects skin health, it also reduces roughness, enhances hydration and improves blood flow to the skin.

CUCUMBER

 

Goal: Reduce your fluid retention. Eat daily 1/2 cucumber. The water-rich food rebalances and rehydrates your body, so you release extra water. It has cleansing action of toxins and waste, soothing effect against skin irritation, and it contains 95% water because of this feature, cucumber is a very effective moisturizer for the skin.

GREEN TEA

 

Goal: increase energy metabolism. Drink daily 3 to 4 cups per day. Green tea contains polyphenols, making it an anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory, can be used as a toner to treat acne. Great for healing blemishes and scars. Flushes out toxins and keeps skin supple. The vitamin K in green tea helps lighten dark circles under the eyes. It also promotes fat loss, particularly in the abdominal area, so adding green tea to your weight loss plan may accelerate your result.

PINEAPPLE 

 

Goal: Get gorgeous hair, Eat daily one cup of pineapple. The nutrient vitamin B6, which supports hair growth and natural hair color, is found in this tropical treat.

WATERMELON

 

Goal: Guard against the sun’s rays. Eat daily one cup of watermelon chunks. The melon contains lycopene, an antioxidant pigment that helps defend against UV damage.

By Bing Cortez

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