This Healthy Food REVERSES Skin Aging

About this video

• Video Title: This Healthy Food REVERSES Skin Aging
• Channel: Brandon Miles May
• Speakers: Brandon Miles May
• Duration: 00:06:03

Overview

This video discusses how incorporating specific healthy foods into your diet can help reverse the signs of skin aging. It highlights avocados as a primary example, detailing their scientifically backed benefits for skin elasticity and firmness, and also explores almonds, olive oil, and cacao (dark chocolate) for their anti-aging properties. The video emphasizes the importance of consistency and choosing minimally processed foods for optimal results.

Key takeaways

• Avocados reverse skin aging: Rich in monounsaturated fats, vitamin E, lutein, and zeaxanthin, avocados boost skin elasticity and firmness, strengthen the skin barrier, fight free radicals, and can increase collagen and elastin gene activity. They also help reduce oxidative stress and inflammation.
• Gut-skin connection: Avocados support a healthy gut microbiome, which in turn helps regulate inflammation and maintain the skin barrier, leading to clearer, more youthful skin.
• Other anti-aging foods:
  • Almonds: Provide vitamin E, monounsaturated fats, and polyphenols that protect collagen and elastin, reduce wrinkle severity, and can improve skin pigmentation and overall clarity.
  • Olive oil: Contains oleic acid and unique polyphenols that reduce oxidative stress and inflammation, linked to lower risks of severe skin aging and sun damage.
  • Cacao (Dark Chocolate): High- flavonol varieties improve skin hydration, elasticity, and reduce wrinkles by increasing hyaluronic acid production and decreasing an enzyme that breaks down collagen.
• Importance of processing: For dark chocolate and cacao, it's crucial to choose high-flavanol, minimally processed options (like pure cacao powder) and avoid heavily processed or alkali-treated versions, which diminish their benefits.
• Consistency is key: Regularly incorporating these nutrient-dense foods into your diet is essential for long-term skin health and youthfulness.