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There is no doubt that all of us want to look beautiful, slim and fit. One has
to exercise sufficiently to look good. But it is important to eat the right kind
of diet to look beautiful. There are a number of beauty foods that are healthy
and help in enhancing your looks. Given below some foods that you can add to
your diet if you want to look beautiful.
* Apple Cider Vinegar: This vinegar has a number of healing properties and it
makes the skin soft and supple. Apple cider vinegar is concentrated with enzymes
and these help peel off dead skin cells. It breaks down fat and helps food
digest properly.
* Carrots: Help to maintain the outer layer of the skin to prevent premature
aging. It works just like Retin A.
* Cheese: Make a slice or two of hard cheese a part of your diet. Cheese helps
to prevent bacteria from growing in the mouth and prevents cavities. Choose
between Swiss, cheddar or Gouda.
* Citrus Fruits: These fruits hold the skin cells together by forming collagen.
Collagen cannot be added to the skin topically and hence fruits and juices must
be made an integral part of your daily diet.
* Cranberries: These berries keep the urinary tract lining healthy.
* Garlic: Helps to combat wrinkles and restores tissues.
* Nonfat Yogurt: Is high is calcium and helps to keep your smile white and your
teeth cavity-free.
* Sweet Potatoes: These potatoes are full of vitamin A and vitamin A is known
for being an anti-wrinkling agent. The result of eating this vegetable is
smoother skin.
* Tomatoes: This vegetable does wonders to your skin. Tomatoes are rich in
vitamin A, vitamin C and potassium.
* Wheat Germ: To get rid of pimples efficiently include two or three tablespoons
of wheat germ in your diet. You add this to your cereal, yogurt and cottage
cheese.
Here are some general tips about a beauty diet:
* Vegetables: you should have three to five servings of vegetables daily.
Include one serving of raw, leafy greens.
* Do not have more than three-ounce servings a day. Take off all the fat. Try to
include two servings of turkey or chicken and a serving of fish a day is ideal.
* Fruits: Have two to three servings everyday. ½ cup of chopped or sliced fruit
is one serving.
* Dairy: Have at least two servings daily. One serving is eight ounces of milk
or yogurt.
* Fats: Salad dressing, cooking oil, butter and mayonnaise should be limited to
two servings a day.
Eat these foods for beauty and follow the beauty diet and you will notice that
over a short period of time you are looking better than you did before.
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