Eat For A Better Body
Your head-to-toe guide to good health. Remember what your mother said about carrots being good for your eyesight? She was right. “Not only are smart food choices vital for overall health and well-being, but certain nutrients can actually target and protect specific parts of your body,” says author of the health book. From your hair to your heart to, yes, even your private parts, the following nutrients will help keep every inch of you going strong.
1. Skin
What you need: Vitamin C
It helps the body make collagen (which keeps skin firm) boosts oxygen flow to the skin and helps heal scar tissue, cuts and bruises.
What to eat:
At least 75 milligrams per day. Good sources: 1 cup of cherries (10 mg), a grapefruit (44 mg) or a small papaya (94 mg).
2. Eyes
What you need: Beta-carotene
This vitamin acts as an antioxidant, breaking down cancer-causing chemicals that may damage eye tissues, and helps prevent macular degeneration and and cataracts, according to a spokesperson for the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
What to eat:
Brightly colored vegetables like carrots, sweet potatoes, broccoli and yams. (Aim for 6 milligrams a day). A sweet potato has 15 mg.
3. Nails
What you need: Biotin
Studies have shown that this B vitamin (known as B7 or vitamin H) helps correct dry, brittle nails by increasing their ability to absort water, explain a professor of dermatology at Colombia University. Biotin also helps the body metabolize protein, which is vital for repairing and rebuilding healthy nails.
What to eat:
Thirty micrograms of biotin, found in protein-rich foods including eggs, fish, milk, chees, whole-grain cereals, cabbage and potatoes. Aim for one serving at every meal.
4. Teeth an Gums
What you need: Calcium
This mineral keeps your pearly whites strong and perhaps even disease-free. In fact, research shows that women ages 20 to 39 who get less than 800 milligrams of calcium a day have a 27 percent greater risk of periodontal disease.
What to eat:
Six ounces of almonds, 2 cups of white beans, or an 8-ounce glass of milk will provide you with about one-third of the recommended daily amount of 1,000 mg.
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I agree.. What we put inside our body is as important as what we apply outside. Skin care products wouldn’t work if you dont take a healthy diet.
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