It’s no secret that the age-old saying “you are what you eat” holds true when it comes to maintaining healthy skin and a glowing complexion. To ensure that your skin remains nourished, supple and youthful, it is crucial to consume foods that are hydrating in nature.
Recently, in a new TikTok video, the internet sensation and neuroscientist Dr. Robert Love shared a list of five delicious and easily accessible foods that you may not have realized are effective in preventing premature aging and promoting healthy skin.
5 Foods That Promote Supple, Youthful Skin, According To An Expert
1. Blueberries
Love first points out how blueberries are not only "good for your brain" health, but also your skin. "Blueberries are rich in antioxidants, and these can help protect your skin from oxidative stress and damage and help prevent premature aging," he notes.
He then adds that "blueberries are also great for the memory." As for what kind to get, the doctor suggests "organic or wild blueberries" as "conventionally grown" ones could have "pesticides," which he deems to be "damaging to your brain and skin."
2. Avocados
Love also shares that avocados are "rich in healthy fats, vitamin E and nutrients." All of these, he explains, help "nourish your skin, increase elasticity and prevent premature aging."
These fruits, which he deems to be part of the "fountain of youth," are a great source of vitamin E, which also help to fight free radicals and boost collagen.
3. Sweet Potatoes
If you're looking for a dinner side dish that can benefit your skin, look no further! Love also says that sweet potatoes are "loaded with beta-carotene," a pigment that "is really good for protecting your skin from the sun."
According to Love, these hearty potatoes can also help combat sun damage and "looking too old," or the early onset of wrinkles due to sun exposure.
4. Citrus Fruits
Whether you have lemons, oranges, grapefruits or limes in your kitchen, all of these can help give your skin a boost of radiance and hydration. "These are all high in vitamin C," Love notes, while emphasizing the importance of vitamin C in a well-rounded skincare routine and a healthy diet.
"[With] lemons, limes and grapefruit, the vitamin C in citrus juice helps increase collagen production," Love says, adding that this "can help reduce wrinkles" as we get older.
5. Fatty Fish
The last type of skin-loving food Love shares with viewers is "fatty fish," or fish like salmon, sardines, mackerel and anchovies. He says to make sure that you buy "wild-caught salmon because farm-based salmon can have lice in it."
Love also recommends grabbing "Atlantic mackerel" at the store as opposed to "king mackerel." These fish, he adds, are "high in Omega-3 fatty acids that help nourish the skin, help reduce wrinkles and that are also amazing for your brain." Love concludes that "your brain, outside of water, is made primarily of fat."
While skincare and preventing wrinkles and sagging is one notable concern for many mature beauties, Love also acknowledges that retaining brain health and memory is another.
He notes that apart from promoting a glowing, radiant and supple complexion, the fat in fish oil, the DHA and Omega-3 fatty acids help nourish the brain and give it the raw materials to repair itself and make new brain cells.
The more you know!
