Research shows certain foods can whiten teeth, fight wrinkles and give skin a radiant glow.
Here are six beauty foods that do double duty to benefit your health too!
Want to know what to eat for better health?
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What about what to eat to keep yourself looking fabulous?
Put the two together and you get: 6 foods that have beauty-andhealth-boosting benefits.
Here are 6 double-duty beauty foods to add to your diet.
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Beauty Foods That Are Also Great for Your Health
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Researchers point to the berries' anthocyanin content as the protective factor.
Tip for picking: The reddest berries have the most anthocyanins.
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Try making our Honey-Roasted Carrots to get your glow on.
It may, in fact, make you too yellow or orange, warns Stephen.
Luteolin is also found in bell peppers, celery, rosemary and thyme.
Green Tea
Beauty benefit: Fights bad breath
For tea-rific breath, try a cup of tea.
Studies suggest that drinking unsweetened black or green tea may help ward off bad breath.
Polyphenols also reduce those nasty sulfur compounds.
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Try ourStrawberry-Mango-Banana Smoothiefor a tasty treat that also helps banish bad breath.
Health benefit: Tamps down inflammation
Green tea is full of potent antioxidants that help quell inflammation.
(The placebo group didn’t see a single change.)
And the more they drankup to about 6 cups or so per daythe lower their risk.
Decaf didn’t seem to offer the same protection.
The researchers believe that isoflavones help prevent collagen breakdown.
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Keep wrinkles at bay with our deliciousCitrus-Lime Tofu Saladrecipe.
One hypothesis is that soy protein lowers cholesterol by helping the liver clear more LDL from the body.
Try our tasty15-Minute Salmon & Creamy Orzo with Spinach & Mushroomsfor a delicious, eye health-boosting dinner.
