Healthy foods are not always popular. However, you can make these foods taste great with little trouble. The information below should motivate you to eat fruit.

A lot of healthy foods will help improve the way your skin looks. A great benefit to eating healthy is the fact that it will help you look younger and you will live longer. In other words, you should forego that peanut butter crunch bar and instead grab a handful of nuts. Sound not nearly as appealing? It may by the time you are done reading…

Below is just a sampling of healthy foods that are proven age-fighters:

• Citrus and Oranges
Oranges and citrus fruits are high in vitamin C. Vitamin C is one of the best healers out there when it comes to literally sealing up wrinkles and cracks in your skin. Topical vitamin C has long been used in anti-aging creams. However, healing from within is so very important and if you eat oranges you will get a heavy dose of vitamin C.

• Walnuts
There are a lot of antioxidants in walnuts. This makes them great suppliers of certain cancer fighting compounds. They will not only block skin cancer from forming but can also fight all types of weathering to your skin.

• Green tea
Green tea is also a wonderful source for antioxidants.

• Almonds
Almonds and almond oil contain large amounts of vitamin E. When applied topically, vitamin E lightens scars and stretch marks. Age spots will disappear when using vitamin E topically. However, when taken internally vitamin E can help prevent the formation of these marks in the first place.

(Note: if you take vitamin E and are having surgery anytime soon, you will want to ask you doctor about the correct to take. Sometimes people will bleed more when taking a lot of vitamin E, so you might want to stop taking it during this time)

So, as you can see, there are a lot of good reasons for healthy eating. Next time you need extra motivation, reread this and you won’t be tempted to skip the healthy foods.

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