Healthy foods are not always popular. However, they can be delicious with very little trouble. If you are having difficulty forcing down fruit instead of fruit-flavored creamsicles, then consider using this information to give yourself a little extra motivation.

There are many healthy foods that also fight off wrinkles and other signs of aging. In fact, just eating right can not only help you live longer, it can also help you look younger while you are doing it. So next time you are thinking that you might like to chow down on a peanut butter crunch bar, consider grabbing just a handful of nuts instead. Sound not nearly as appealing? It may by the time you are done reading…

Here are just a few healthy foods that are proven age-fighters:

•    Oranges and other citrus fruits
Oranges and citrus fruits are high in vitamin C. Vitamin C is one of the best healers out there when it comes to literally sealing up wrinkles and cracks in your skin. Topical vitamin C is popular in anti-aging products. However, the ability to heal from within is also important and eating oranges will give you a major dose of this vitamin.

•    Walnuts
Walnuts are full of antioxidants. This makes them great providers for these cancer-fighting compounds. They not only interfere with skin cancer development, but they also fight discoloration and other environmental weathering.

•    Green tea
Green tea is another great source for antioxidants.

•    Almonds
Almonds and almond oil are full of vitamin E. When applied topically, vitamin E lightens scars and stretch marks. It can also diminish existing age spots. However, when taken internally vitamin E can help prevent the formation of these marks in the first place.

(Note: if you are about to have surgery, ask your doctor about the appropriate amount of vitamin E for your diet. Some people find that they bleed more when they take extra vitamin E so you might want to cease any supplement during this time.)

As you can see, there are a lot of positives to healthy eating. Next time you are tempted to skip out on the healthy foods, reread this list for extra motivation!

Does all this sound intriguing and delicious? Read about healthy recipes or check out these books and calendars that members of our staff find particularly helpful:

• Yoga Turns Back the Clock Deck: Fight Fat, Wrinkles and Fatigue
  You may groan, but this stuff really works for lots of people. And you can do it at home — cheaper than a gym membership or doctor’s visits for sure!
• Feed Your Skin, Starve Your Wrinkles
  100 of the best anti-aging foods. Straightforward and to the point. She doesn’t mess around.
• The Eat, Drink and be Gorgeous Calendar
  We love the book, but we live by the calendar! Daily recipes, tips and tricks for having your cake, eating it too, and looking fabulous in the process.

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