10 Foods for Clear Skin – A Flawless Complexion Starts From the Inside
Beautiful skin starts from the inside out! Topically treating your skin is only half of the equation to obtaining flawless skin.
Your skin is the largest organ of your body and what you eat directly affects your complexion so you must nourish it from the inside out to provide the essential vitamins and minerals it needs to be healthy, young and bright.
If you eat mostly processed foods, you will likely have breakouts and dull skin which is not the result you want!
Try incorporating these top 10 foods into your diet for a clearer complexion, and to feel better!
#1 Salmon
Cold water fish such as salmon are great for the skin’s health and healing process due to the high levels protein and potassium as well as vitamins B-6 and B-12. Broil or bake with a little seasoning and serve with lemon. Wild is best for all the healthy fats. In the wild, salmon eats sardines and other high fat fish. Farm raised salmon is fed with GMO corn. Wild caught salmon may taste a lot different from what you’re used to, but it’s so much better for you!
#2 Garlic
Garlic is an excellent food for keeping the skin clear because it reacts with the blood to fight off many viruses and harmful bacteria. Fresh garlic cloves are ideal to use while cooking many types of food. Stick ten cloves inside aluminum foil and drizzle just a little olive oil on it, bake for 15 minutes and it’s delicious just like that!
#3 Burdock
This herb has high levels of potassium, calcium, magnesium and amino acids. You can ingest this herb either via eating it raw, cooking it, using it to cook with or even making a tea and drinking it. Warm burdock tea is rather pleasant tasting and can be found at your local health food store.
#4 Kale
Kale is a super vegetable. This leafy green is full of manganese, iron, potassium, protein, folate, phospherous, and various vitamins including A, C, E & K. With all of these vitamins and minerals together, Kale is not only good for you, it’s an ideal food for clear skin. Try boiling it, making a green smoothie with apples and carrots, or baking it to make kale chips. Add a little natural sea salt for flavor if you make chips, yum!
#5 Sweet Potato
Sweet potatoes contain high levels of potassium, sodium and vitamin A which all aid the skin wonderfully. The are the perfect carb since they are high in natural fiber. The sweet potato might just be the best tasting vegetable that keeps your skin clear. Baked with cinnamon is my favorite way to eat it!
#6 Green Tea
Not only is green tea wonderful for keeping the skin clear via the high levels of antioxidants, but it also helps build the immune system as well as burns fat! It doesn’t matter if you drink it hot or cold. It will be great for you as long as it’s pure. Skip the sugar of course!
#7 Acai Berry
Acai berries help keep your skin looking clear and youthful because they are rich in antioxidants. Look for acai juice at your local health food store or eat fresh berries.
#8 Dark Berries
Dark berries are great for clear, healthy looking skin because of the high levels of antioxidants which they contain. Some of those antioxidants include protein and potassium as well as Vitamins A, C and D. Some great dark berries to consume are black berries, blueberries, raspberries and even strawberries. Delicious for breakfast, in smoothies or a snack!
#9 Eggs
Eggs are terrific for keeping the skin clear due to many of the great nutrients in them. These nutrients include protein and zinc along with vitamins A, D, and E. The yolk is the best part of the egg for healthy and clear skin. It’s an old myth that you should only eat eggs once per week, eat up! I eat eggs EVERY day!
#10 Peppermint
Shockingly, peppermint is another food that does wonders with helping your skin remain clear. Not only does peppermint aid with beauty but it also terrific for keeping your sinuses clear as well as relieving headaches. Buy fresh peppermint leaves, pour boiling water over them and let it steep for 5 minutes, very soothing as a night time tea!
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Rachel Vrabel
Rachel is Chief Editor of Women’s Blog Talk and writes reviews across the spectrum of anti-aging, health and beauty. She has an English degree from USF and worked in finance for 15 years before establishing this website in 2011. She loves having a place she can share her inspiration for health and beauty and continue to help others! She lives in South Florida with her husband and her hobbies include beach volleyball, HIIT training and combing the beach for sea glass and shells.
