Skin is one of the largest and most important organ in the body. It functions by holding moisture in your body in order not to become dehydrated. It protects blood and organs from germs to keep the body healthy. Also, it protects bones and muscles from damage.

In order for skin to look attractive and vibrant, one has to make healthy lifestyle choices and this can be achieved by the types of food taken.

Foods that can keep blemishes at bay when incorporated into diets:

Chia seeds-

This seed contain mega-3 fatty acids which help in maintaining cell membranes by protecting the skin and providing it with moisture. Chia seeds and walnuts are rich in these fatty acids. Also, these seeds are great choice for vegetarian.

Sweet potatoes

It provides body with lots of water, it also keeps skin and other cells adequately hydrated. Sweet potatoes, carrots, spinach are rich in vitamin A, which function by enhancing skin color and appearance.

Almonds

They are fruits packed with vitamin E which help in maintaining healthy skin. Also, it functions by protecting the skin from damage caused by the sun.

Sunflower seeds

These little seeds provide an excellent source of vitamin E and help protect the skin from damage caused by free radicals in the environment and in the body (free radicals in excess can harm body cells, including skin cells).

Complex carbohydrates-

Processed foods and white flour can increase inflammation and cause acne flair-ups. Replace pasta and white rice with complex carbohydrates like barley, quinoa, beans, and brown rice — foods that are all lower on the glycemic index.

Orange juice

This fluids keeps body from dehydration and vitamin c present is an antioxidant that protect the skin and other cells from damage being caused by free radicals generated in the body and the environment. Vitamin c also function by synthesize collagen which is the body main structural protein.

Oily fish like salmon

Consumption of fish provides body with biotin and Vitamin. B. These compounds produce fatty acids and also metabolize amino acids (the building blocks of protein). A deficiency of biotin can cause, among other things, scaly skin — which, clearly, no one wants.

However, wrinkles can be kept at bay by reducing the amount of potentially damaging free radicals produced by your own skin cells by eating right. What is taken into the body reflects how we look on the outside.