PEPPER (CAPSICUM):
Beautifying Compound: Capsaicin
Beauty Benefit: Reduces Inflammation
You can't really go wrong when choosing your favourite pepper, but keep these two bits of beauty info in mind: red, yellow, and orange bell peppers have more beauty benefits than green bell peppers, and hot peppers, like poblano, chile, and jalapeno varieties, contain much, much more of the anti-aging phytochemical capsaicin found in the white membrane inside the pepper. Whether you go sweet or hot, all peppers support good circulation. But peppers with higher levels of capsaicin are especially anti-inflammatory chemoprotective, circulation boosting - and anti-aging. Capsaicin suppresses a cell signal that starts a chain of inflammation and aging process in the body. Sweet bell peppers only have trace amounts of capsaicin, but they're extremely high in collagen-building vitamin C. On sweet yellow pepper has about 600 percent of your daily vitamin C needs. Sweet bell peppers are also great sources of of B vitamins for healthy hair and anti-aging beta-carotene for firm, elastic skin. Rinse peppers in cold water and eat them raw to keep their delicate antioxidants intact
PINEAPPLE:
Beautifying Compound: Vitamin B/Pyridoxine
Beauty Benefit: Supports Healthy Hair Colour
This sweet tropical treat contains a powerful anti-inflammatory digestive compound that breaks down protein and boosts overall digestion. Pineapple's enzymes combine with its insoluble fiber to help you maintain a flat belly and less bloat when you eat it fresh (in moderation, since it's high in natural fruit sugar). Pineapple is rich in vitamin B6 and copper, two nutrients for healthy hair and hair colour; plus potassium, for circulating beauty nutrients around the body. Pineapple also balances water and heat in the body, making it a wonderful summer food.
RASPBERRIES:
Beautifying Compound: Vitamin B/Biotin
Beauty Benefit: Strengthens Hair And Nails
These delicate, gem-like berries contain an impressively large list of antioxidants, from collagen-protecting anthocyanin pigments to toxin-fighting ellagic acid. Raspberries also offer age-fighting, collagen-building nutrition from vitamin C and plenty of fiber for their small size. The raspberry has blood-building and liver-supporting properties that strengthen and support gorgeous skin and healthy hair, plus biotin that's important for growing hair and nails. It's high content of manganese also helps the body preserve mitochondrial health.
TOMATO:
Beautifying Compound: Lycopene
Beauty Benefit: Defends Against UV Damage
Eating tomatoes while the sun shines has another beauty benefit: the anti-cancer nutrients lycopene and beta-carotene in tomatoes defend the skin from UV damage that causes wrinkles, age spots, and lines. Eating tomatoes regularly concentrates this photoprotective benefit in the skin. Cooking tomatoes increases lycopene absorption, as does a drizzle of olive oil - the natural pairing to ripe summer tomatoes that provides vitamin E to amplify the damage-preventing actions of vitamin C. Tomatoes are also anti-inflammatory and high in potassium, to keep your electrolytes in balance for healthy circulation of beauty nutrients.
WATERMELON:
Beautifying Compound: Iron
Beauty Benefit: Maintains Healthy Red Blood Cell Production
Watermelon is a long, hydrating drink of water for your skin (92% of every bite is H2O). The antioxidant lycopene in watermelon gives your body strong UV-defense properties that work in tandem with your sunscreen to keep you sun-damage-free all summer. For summer slimness, watermelon reduces water retention and cools and detoxifies the body. It's a surprising source of iron - important for red blood cell production, which leads to healthy hair, pretty pink nail beds, and radiant skin. It also helps the body make arginine, an amino acid that is indirectly involved in bodily healing and the production of anti-aging HGH. Arginine supports cardiovascular health, ensuring healthy blood flow throughout the body.
ZUCCHINI:
Beautifying Compound: Magnesium
Beauty Benefit: Calms Nervous Function
Not only is zucchini - and yellow squash, a zucchini variety - a seriously low-cal veggie (just 20 calories in one small zucchini), its fiber and detoxifying pectin make you feel full and block absorption of even more of its calories. But don't think the beauty benefits of zucchini are bland. Zucchini offers a dose of anti-aging vitamins C and A, plus relaxing, blood pressure-lowering magnesium and potassium. You'll find beauty nutrients like B6 and folate for healthy hair, and riboflavin for collagen building, in every bite.
- Danie J
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