What Should I Add to my Diet to Get Better Skin?

Are there proven ingredients or foods to improve skin tone, elasticity...or for avoiding aging winkles and facial lines? What diet changes are recommended?

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Healthy Diet

I would not look for one particular ingredient that makes skin look better, as nature packages our food with a complex array of nutrients.  A healthy diet will definitely give you a healthy glow and can help prevent skin cancer as well.  Make sure you get a variety of fresh vegetables and fruits and minimize processed/refined foods, such as white flour.  You want to avoid sugars and artificial sweeteners as much as possible, as these tend to be toxic for our bodies.  Most... more
Lisa Benest, MD
Burbank Dermatologist
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Skin health-promoting daily supplements should include a...

Skin health-promoting daily supplements should include a good probiotic, an essential fatty acid supplement rich in Omega 3, 6 and 9’s, minerals, green powder, fiber and spirulina.
Jeannette Graf, MD
Long Island City Dermatologist
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