12 foods that give you glowing skin

You are what you eat, and researchers have backed that up!

The Daily Mail has revealed twelve foods that help with keeping your skin healthy and glowing (and chocolate is one of them!):

1. Avocados

Monounsaturated fatty acids and a large amount of copper in avocados help improve our skin, it's elasticity and helps repair collagen.

2. Walnuts

Full of copper and Omega-3 essential fatty acids, walnuts can help improve elasticity. 

3. Chocolate

Yes, chocolate is good for your skin - well, dark chocolate is at least. The sweet treat is full of flavonoids, which are an antioxidant and help hydrate the skin.

4. Yoghurt

Yoghurt can prevent wrinkles, because the protein in dairy helps the skin become firmer, and less likely to form lines.

5. Pomegranates

The vitamin C in pomegranates can help turn a dry dull complexion into a glowing and clear one as the vitamin gets rid of dead cells and grows new, fresh ones. The antioxidants also help fight wrinkles.

6. Peppers

Research has shown that women who eat green and yellow vegetables regularly tend to have fewer wrinkles, especially around the eyes. They're also packed full of antioxidants, which as we've already said can hydrate the skin and keep it looking fresh.

7. Berries

Anthocyanin in blueberries, raspberries and strawberries can help reduce signs of ageing.

8. Honey

The antioxidants and minerals such as magnesium inside honey that make it so good for skin health.

9. Coconut

The good fats in coconut help fill cracks in your skin's surface, giving you a more youthful and radiant complexion, no matter which way you consume it. 

10. Tomatoes

This red fruit is an excellent source of selenium - a powerful antioxidant. Not only can it protect against skin cancer, but can clear up age spots and sun damage.

11. Green tea

Drinking green tea can help clear up acne, can make your skin produce less sebum, boost your immune system, and lessen inflammation - which will help give you a glowing, spot-free complexion.

12. Chickpeas

These can be eaten as part of a low-glycemic diet, which Korean researchers found can reduce spots over a 10 week period. Foods that cause a blood sugar spike such as junk food can trigger hormonal changes, which is what gives you spots, so it makes sense that switching to a low-glycemic diet containing pulses low on the glycemic index will reduce blood sugar spikes and the chance of breakouts.

Read the full story at nzherald.co.nz