What's the secret to youthful skin? Collagen. This protein is the connective tissue that provides support and firmness to body tissues, most notably the skin. As we age collagen production slows, resulting in less firmness. Reducing collagen breakdown and increasing its supply is key for wrinkle reduction. In addition to using anti-wrinkle creams, a diet rich in collagen-containing foods can help your cause.
Several types of food can aid in increasing collagen production. Soy products, dark green vegetables, beans, red fruits and vegetables, vitamin C, prunes, omega acids, flaxseed, turkey, dark chocolate, rose hips and avocado oil can all help promote collagen production. Smoking and sun exposure reduce the production of collagen.
Add Vitamin C to your daily routine. A Vitamin C study conducted in 1981 and referenced by author Linus Pauling, Ph.D., shows that exposure of skin cells to Vitamin C had an eight times increase in collagen production. Vitamin C is necessary in every step of collagen production. Our bodies do not make Vitamin C, so intake of it with food and supplements is vital to rebuilding skin collagen.
Take extra Vitamin E. Vitamin E works hand in hand with Vitamin C in rebuilding collagen. Vitamin E protects the cells against free radical damage and it is this damage that causes the signs of aging.
Take a CoQ10 supplement. Coenzyme Q10 is produced in our bodies, but we don't produce enough of it. CoQ10 can be added to our bodies internally and externally.
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