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looking good<br />
Eat<br />
yourself<br />
beautiful<br />
Munch on these top five Christmas foods<br />
and you’ll look and feel fantastic, says<br />
Beauty Editor Michelle Nightingale<br />
pics: jump photo, alamy stock photo, shutterstock<br />
1<br />
Let’s talk turkey<br />
The star of the show, turkey, is packed with protein,<br />
which is essential for our general wellbeing<br />
and is a vital beauty booster, too. Collagen<br />
is a structural protein that acts like<br />
building blocks in our skin, giving it<br />
strength and bounce. Collagen<br />
production declines as we get<br />
older and, as a result, the skin<br />
loses some of its ability to<br />
spring back and so wrinkles<br />
start to form. Turkey is<br />
also a source of iron –<br />
essential for shiny locks<br />
– and zinc, which keeps<br />
nails and hair strong.<br />
3 Not just<br />
for reindeers<br />
Go nuts<br />
2If you’re a vegetarian, opting for<br />
a nut roast means you’ll be enjoying lots<br />
of amazing skin-boosting benefits. Nuts are<br />
packed full of essential fatty acids, copper, zinc<br />
and Vitamins A, C and E. Combined, these work<br />
together to protect and nourish your skin, as well<br />
as delivering a youthful glow-boost! Walnuts,<br />
pecans, hazelnuts, cashews and Brazil nuts are<br />
all good choices. Brazil nuts, in particular,<br />
are an excellent source of selenium. This<br />
important mineral helps fight ageing<br />
free radicals – making it an<br />
anti-ageing hero!<br />
Skin-loving<br />
stocking staples<br />
Aldi might just be on to<br />
Find this yummy fruit in<br />
something with its Kevin<br />
your Christmas stocking<br />
the Carrot Christmas<br />
and you can say goodbye<br />
ads, because he really<br />
to lacklustre skin and hello to<br />
is a hero of the veg<br />
4<br />
I should cocoa<br />
youthful radiance! Rich in essential<br />
world. Carrots are<br />
For beauty benefits you can see,<br />
nutrients including Vitamins C and<br />
packed with healthboosting<br />
nutrients<br />
antioxidants that increase blood<br />
against damage, but they also help remove<br />
munch on dark chocolate. Full of E, these clever antioxidants not only protect<br />
and are a great source flow and promote glowing skin, they<br />
toxins for skin that’s healthier and looks<br />
of beta carotene.<br />
also help your skin fight off ageing<br />
clearer. They even help boost collagen<br />
Beta carotene,<br />
free radicals and protect against<br />
production and reduce the appearance<br />
which converts<br />
UV damage. This feel-good treat<br />
of age spots and pigmentation. Plus,<br />
into Vitamin A or<br />
can also help lower stress levels<br />
a high-water content means that<br />
retinol, encourages by boosting mood-enhancing<br />
clementines hydrate you from<br />
firmer, plumper skin. neurotransmitters. Buy chocolate<br />
the inside out and will help plump<br />
Research shows that with at least 70 per cent cocoa<br />
the skin, reducing the<br />
the important nutrients to really reap the rewards.<br />
appearance of wrinkles.<br />
found in carrots help<br />
protect the skin from<br />
45 UV damage.<br />
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YOURS n EVERY FORTNIGHT
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