Foods That Help Make Your Skin Look Younger
Here's some information I found that may help us over-40-gals put a little glow back into our complexions. While eating healthy won’t lift a sagging neck or tighten loose jowls, feeding your body with the right components will help it build strong collagen (for thicker skin) and healthy elastic tissue (to keep skin more resilient).
Because collagen and elastic tissue are made of protein, it’s important to get plenty of protein in your diet by including chicken, fish, and lean meats. The major components of collagen are the amino acids glycine and proline, which are found in high concentrations in beef, lamb, and chicken breast. You can also find glycine in pork, quail, bison, and seafood like shrimp, crab, and lobster. Cottage cheese and cabbage are additional good sources of proline.
While I do eat a lot of chicken and lean meats, I'm not always good about including seafood regularly. So, I'm going to make more of an effort in future weeks.
Breakfast - Grapes; then wait 20 minutes. Then, Kashi Puffed Wheat with non-fat milk and a sprinkle of SomerSweet.
AM Snack - Hard boiled egg.
Lunch - I love leftovers because they make my life so much easier. We had the mini-meatloaf from earlier in the week and canned, organic green beans. Just reheat it all in the microwave.
PM Snack - small organic apple.
Dinner - Leftover Old Fashioned Beef Stew from yesterday, and canned, organic zucchini. It doesn't get any easier than this to make dinner.
Beverages: seven 8-oz glasses of water and a cup of tea.
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