You want gorgeous skin, so you purchase a variety of skin creams to fight wrinkles, smooth your appearance and make you look more youthful. A common misconception is that this is all you need to ensure healthier skin. But it won’t work on its own - beautiful skin really is an inside job. Here are some foods that specifically work on making your skin more vibrant. 

• Eat Pomegranates for Rosiness 

If you want to achieve lovely rosiness on your cheeks without the use of rouge, eat more pomegranates! They are filled with polyphenol antioxidants that fight free radicals and help to improve the skin's blood flow.

• Eat Peppers for Wrinkles 

Yes, really! One of the reasons why peppers are so good for banishing wrinkles is that they help to lower sensitivity of the skin to the sun’s rays - this is thanks to antioxidants that can be found in orange and yellow vegetables.

• Eat Kidney Beans for Blemishes 

Ugh, zits! Who needs them? Add more kidney beans to your diet as these will help you get rid of pimples because they contain lots of zinc. It’s been found that there' s a link between poor zinc levels in the body and blemishes.

• Drink Green Tea for Redness

Rosiness is one thing, but redness should go away! Green tea has antioxidants that can be beneficial to the skin, specifically EGCG that decreases the skin’s redness. 

• Eat Good Fats for More Supple Skin 

Good fats such as those found in nuts, seeds and avocados contain fatty acids that are a must for keeping your skin in excellent condition. These acids maintain moisture levels of your skin while making it soft. They also contain Vitamin E, an ingredient found in many skincare products. 

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