6 Best Foods For Shiny/Radiant Skin

There are so many lifestyle changes you have to make to get the beautiful skin you desire.

This includes following skincare routines, exercising regularly, eating according to dietary plans, maintaining good personal hygiene and sleeping well.

 But today, I will focus partly on the dietary plans to get radiant skin.

I will not give you specific meal plans or diet suggestions to follow. I will simply share with you the best foods to eat to get healthier-looking and shiny skin.

 There are many other foods with different nutritional values, but the ones listed below are more prevalent in giving your skin that natural glow you’ve always wanted, if consumed daily.

 As always, I try to keep them simple.

Let’s get into it.

©  Tomato

That small juicy red ball of nutritious goodness!

Tomato is one of the most grown fruits in every part of the entire world!

It has lots of nutritional values for your health, skin, and eyes.

Tomato is rich in Vitamin A, B2, Omega 3 fatty-acids, calcium, and sulfur. Tomato also contains a small quantity of carotene. Tomato has little or no protein and fat. The presence of Vitamin B in tomato which helps to develop healthy eyes, hair and skin is the real reason you should consume it every day.

·         Eat a scrambled egg as your breakfast. Make sure you dice 2-3 pieces of tomato into the mixture before cooking, or add as a topping.

·         It isn’t bad to eat a raw tomato. It’s both nutritious and keeps your mouth busy.

1)      Coconut

©  Coconut

In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the coconuts are ripe!!!

Whether you go for a trip to Hawaii or you’re in the Bahamas, you can’t say you haven’t been offered a coconut drink. Even the coconut is rich on its own.

 The whole fruit is more nutritious than you think!

Coconut is rich in potassium and healthy fats. Potassium is for regulating electrolytes in the body, so be sure to eat it during your weight loss program. Coconut is also packed with Vitamin E, C, and K; this means coconut is a good antioxidant and aids the absorption of iron in the body. It also helps in the prevention of skin infections and promotes the growth of nails and hair.

·         Coconut is filled with calcium and traces of iron. Drink a glass every day and watch your teeth sparkle and muscles grow.

·         Chewing coconut bites helps in the functioning of your teeth and the juice is good for your skin and hair.

©  Carrot

I remember the time I had a bunny [rabbit kid] named Dave.

He was very little then. I wanted to experiment if bunnies really could only feed on water and carrots and still grow and develop, in a month. On the first day, in the morning I offered him a carrot, it ate up to almost 3 carrots and drank a glass of water. I did the same at night too.

To cut a long story short, after the ‘carrot-bunny’ project (that’s what I called it), the bunny was fully developed. I was shocked and decided to go check online why it was so. I found out there are numerous nutritional values of carrots and that’s why animals (like Dave) grew to be healthy even if it only fed on carrots and water.

Moving on, carrots are packed with so many vitamins and minerals, some of which are; Vitamin A, B1, B3, C, E, and K. They all have various functions like normal growth especially in children, assists functioning in adrenal glands, acts as antioxidant, aids in the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats and proteins and promotes the growth of hair, nails and shiny skin. It is also rich in zinc, copper, protein and potassium.

·         Don’t be offended if your friends call you a rabbit because you eat carrots all the time. You know the good you are doing for yourself.

·         Juice a carrot and drink its fluids before your workout. It’s rich in protein and little carbs. It also helps boosts metabolism.

©  Egg

2)      Eggs

Mother hens have given us tokens of nutritious contents.

The eggs your chickens lay or the ones you buy in commercial stores are filled with lots of vitamins and mineral elements. They aren’t just good for their cooking purposes but also for the healthy nutrients in them.

The eggs are full of protein, I suppose you know that but do you know also know they are rich in vitamin B_2, B_3, B₅ ­& E. They also contain sodium, sulfur, iron, and phosphorus. The white (albumen) contains small quantities of mineral elements, little fat and riboflavin (vitamin B₂) while the yolk contains fat in an emulsified form, some protein, little calcium, vitamin A & D, niacin and folic acid.

Eggs are good for your muscles, bones teeth, hair, and skin.

·         A hardboiled egg or an egg custard, any one you want. It’s nutritious.

·         When cooking eggs, make sure the shell isn’t in the food. It is not nutritious at all.

©  Cabbage

Cabbage Cabbages are cheap sources of protein and roughages.

They provide vitamin C, K, sulfur, potassium and carotene.

They are very important in your diet.

The vitamins present in cabbages prevent scurvy and cold, helps in the healing of wounds, prevent infection and holds in the coagulation (clotting of blood). The minerals are essential for the development of hair and nails and the regulation of muscle contraction and nervous irritability.

·         Red cabbages are said to be more nutritious than the green one because the carotene in the red one can be turned by the body to vitamin A and stored in the liver.

·         Eat a salad every day.

©  Milk

Milk is of high nutritional value.

 It has lots of nutrients and that is why it is one of the major foods you must eat every day for good health and skin.

Why do you think mum’s give their children breast milk after birth for the first 3-6 months?

This is because breast milk is full of good and vital nutrients essential for the growth and development of the baby.

Milk contains practically all food substances of high-quality protein (3.5%) particularly casein, albumin, globulin with all the essential amino acids. It also contains 0.7% ash, 82.2% water, a high proportion of calcium, phosphorus, sodium, potassium, and traces of iron. It is rich in vitamin A, B₁₃, D, E and a little of vitamin C and K.

·         Did you know that milk also contains very fine droplets of fat (3.7%). They are so small that a single drop of milk contains several millions of them. This is what makes milk very easy to digest.

·         A glass of milk a day keeps the pediatrician away.

Conclusion

Thank you very much for reading this post. These are 6 foods that I know when eating will give you the natural glow and shine to your skin. There are lots more like honey, asparagus, and pineapple but that would be another post. Please make sure you don’t get carried away when dieting for healthy skin. Just eat healthy so your entire body system would be healthy. Do not only eat the foods I mentioned above, learn to alternate or else your body’s metabolism would be weakened.

 Eat wise; eat healthily.

Drop a comment if you have a super skin food of your choice.

 Thanks once again.

 Stay tuned and stay blessed.

DO’S

ü  The ultimate food for your body is water so drink water often.

ü  Eat salads of your choice every single day.

ü  Milk and milkshake: which is better? I prefer raw milk. It still has more nutritive value than the shake.

ü  Use tomatoes and carrots slices as toppings for your soups.

DON’TS

û  Drink raw egg. Fresh foods are healthy, raw foods are bad.

û  Drink milk that has expired for about a day. Check the expiring date on the casing before purchasing.

û  When cutting/ breaking coconuts from their shell, wear a glove and use a mini axe or knife. If you’re underage, tell an older person. Be safe.

û  Don’t mix up silly concoctions in the name of ‘beauty and health’ (e.g. cabbage + egg +fish oil). You can experiment but don’t be mischievous. It is for your own health.