Many anti aging experts believe that a "perfect" diet for healthy skin would contain all of the following foods:
- Raw, organic nuts (including almonds, walnuts, and brazil nuts)
- Raw, organic seeds (especially mustard seeds, sunflower seeds)
- Fresh organic fruits (bright dark colored fruits packed with anti-oxidants and phytonutrients are preferred)
- Raw and lightly steamed organic vegetables (bright colored with phytonutrients and anti-oxidants preferred)
- Eat citrus fruits and vegetables rich in vitamin C such as bell peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, and leafy greens. These foods can replace the loss of vitamin C through the skin.
- Organic, hormone free low fat beef, and poultry
- Oily, cold-water ocean fish (e.g., mackerel, lake trout, herring, sardines, albacore tuna and salmon) which are high in two kinds of omega-3 fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)
- Good oils, such as flax oil, extra-virgin olive oil and macadamia nut oil
- Foods high in Omega-3 essential fatty acids (e.g., Cauliflower, Cabbage, Brussel Sprouts, and Soybeans). Foods that are high in Omega-3 EFAs also reduce the amount of fat in your blood, lower triglycerides which in fact decrease the risk for heart disease; reduce the risk for depression, type 2 diabetes, fatigue, dry and itchy skin, brittle hair and nails, joint pain and other inflammatory related ailments!
- Small amounts of whole-grain foods