There are a number of foods well-known as wrinkle-causers ad they should be avoided at all costs! Today, I want to run through these foods and explain why you should do everything you can to keep them out of your diet.
All aged foods – yes, it is true. Aged foods contain very low amounts of toxins that can cause wrinkles over time. These foods include all canned foods, aged cheeses and other fermented foods. Where I live, people walk to a market everyday to buy fresh produce and vegetables and never eat things out of cans. This is part of the reason why it is difficult to distinguish a person here who is 35 from one who is 25.
All fried foods – I know you already knew this, but it is true. All fried foods cause wrinkles.
Sweet foods (excluding fruit) – if you’ve ever had an evening where you ate too many sweet foods (like chocolate, cake or candies), you know the damage this does to your skin the next day. Sweet foods cause insulin spikes and this stresses your immune system. Over time this stress will cause wrinkling.
If you have already started to wrinkle, don’t worry. There are things you can do to stop this. For one, eat more foods like black fungus (check your local Chinatown), chicken skin (not fried chicken! Chicken cooked in a soup is ideal), fresh fish, caviar and other seafood and mushrooms. These are all foods high in elastin, which is a substance that will give your skin integrity and reduce the wrinkles that have already started to form.
In addition to this, there is a mask you can make. First, pick up a bit of cheesecloth (or mask cloth, if your country sells this kind of thing). Crush a banana and mix in a tablespoon of olive oil. Mix thoroughly (add additional olive oil or some pure water if the mixture is too thick) and soak your cheesecloth or mask in it. Then apply this to your face and neck area and leave on for 15-20 minutes. This will help your skin gain moisture and suppleness.
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