Top 10 Beauty Detox Foods

Nutritionist and New York Times best-selling author Kimberly Snyder shares what she says are the top beauty detox foods that will help you look younger and more beautiful. These foods will detox your skin, blood, and cells so your body can function at its best.  She recently appeared on the Dr. Oz show and outlined her 10 foods to change your looks.

In order to get the best results, it’s important to incorporate these foods into your diet at least 3 times a week. In as little as three days you may see brighter, glowing skin, and changes in your hair and body!

Before You Begin

Start by eliminating foods from your diet that are major agers such as:
• Processed foods
• Refined sugars
• Dairy
• Artificial sweeteners
• Gluten

Now, you can begin to eat the right foods that will help tackle issues from wrinkles to hair loss.

Dulse

Now, you can begin to eat the right foods that will help tackle issues from wrinkles to hair loss.

Dulse (dried seaweed) can be a great solution for tackling dark under eye circles that can age you and make you look tired. Dark and puffy circles can be the result of your body retaining too much water, or a sign that your kidneys are not functioning optimally. Your kidneys help balance fluids throughout your body, but when you consume too much salt this can cause water retention. Dulse is loaded with vitamin B and helps to balance electrolytes to keep your fluids and body in check. 

It also has a satisfying salty flavor, but is low in sodium. Try it as a replacement for salt in salads and other dishes.

Cabbage

Cabbage can help get rid of crow’s feet, which are a sign that you may have high cortisol levels. High cortisol can cause the skin to break down faster and wrinkles to appear. 

The adrenal gland is responsible for making cortisol. By incorporating anti-inflammatory and vitamin A-, C- and E-rich food like cabbage into your diet, you can help to lower cortisol levels, diminish crow’s feet, and prevent lines from forming in the first place. 

Try to choose purple cabbage because it has 6 to 8 times more vitamin C than green. In fact, one cup of purple cabbage is 80% of the daily recommended amount of vitamin C you need. In order to get the most benefits, incorporate into your diet 3-5 times a week.

Watercress

Watercress is a beauty food that can tackle patchy and uneven skin tone, which is often a sign of poor circulation or not enough blood, oxygen and nutrients getting to the skin. Poor circulation is a big concern and can cause a number of health issues from hair loss to darkening of the skin. 

Watercress has the ability to cleanse and oxygenate tissues for better blood flow and glowing skin. It has a high amount of iron, which helps your red blood cells carry more oxygen to the body and the skin. Additionally, it is rich in calcium and iodine, which can help prevent a dull complexion.

Beets

Beets can help brighten dull eyes and flush your lymphatic system. Flushing out your lymphatic system can help bring youthfulness back by clearing cloudiness and whitening the whites of your eyes. Beets are high in iron and contain the antioxidant betacyanin, which supports liver and lymphatic health. 

Beets are a beauty food because they are a natural colon cleanser that can remove toxins and congestion from the body, including in the capillaries traveling to the eye. They can also increase oxygen-carrying ability in the blood by 400 percent!

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Cilantro

Cilantro is a beauty food that helps to remove heavy metals from your system that enlarge fat cells. These toxins can increase the appearance of cellulite on your body. 

Cilantro has cleansing properties and can be easily incorporated into your diet every morning – Snyder adds cilantro to her green smoothie for breakfast. If you really can’t stand the taste of cilantro, try incorporating parsley into your diet because it has some similar anti-cellulite effects.

Oat Groats

There are other foods that can fight the appearance of cellulite like oat groats. Oat groats, not to be confused with oatmeal, are whole grains that are the most natural and unprocessed form of oats. They are high in fiber, which is key in a long-term anti-cellulite program. Fiber helps move and clear out toxins that will be released from fat cells, so that they don’t re-circulate around the body and turn into cellulite.

Citrus Fruit

Another beauty food you can fight cellulite with is with citrus fruit. Citrus fruit provides a boost of vitamin C, which can help to repair skin collagen and prevent cellulite from being so visible. The best time to eat citrus fruit in order to get the best results is in the morning on an empty stomach.

Walnut Meat

Walnut meat is one “beauty fat” that can help to make your skin more supple and beautiful, while also lubricating your joints and strengthening your cell membranes against oxidative damage. Walnuts themselves are filled with healthy omega-3’s which can help to strengthen your skin and make it more resilient. Beauty fats, like walnut meat, can also tackle issues like age spots, sagging skin and thinning hair that can significantly add years to your appearance. 

Sunflower Seed Butter

Sunflower seed butter is another beauty fat that helps to eliminate the free radicals that cause cellular damage, which can lead to age spots. Sunflower seeds are one of the richest sources of vitamin E, which can help to eliminate preexisting age spots and also prevent them from forming. Include sunflower seed butter in your diet at least 3 times week.

Tahini

Tahini is made up of sesame seeds, which are high in protein, olive oil, another beauty fat, and is loaded with zinc and calcium. Tahini is an easily absorbed form of protein that your body can utilize to nourish the hair follicle and prevent hair from thinning out. These proteins help keep your hair hydrated so it won’t dry up and cause hair loss. 

Snyder recommends using Tahini in homemade hummus or to thicken salad dressing instead of just using olive oil – a little goes a long way! 

Get recipes from Kimberly Snyder’s new cookbook The Beauty Detox Foods and find out how to include these beauty foods in your diet!