8 Superfoods That Will Give You The Best Skin Of Your Life

Giving a delicious umami flavor to your cuisine aside, this skin food is a great source of amino acids - the body's building blocks - strengthening elastin in the skin and preventing premature degeneration of collagen, thus keeping skin tight and taut. Also abundant in seaweed is iodine, a powerful mineral that regulates hormone production, allowing skin to metabolise at a healthy rate. Add this to your soups, and you’ll get soft, bouncy skin that glows in no time! (Photo: Getty)

These gritty bittersweet bits contain soaring levels of flavonols that boosts blood flow, bringing oxygen and essential nutrients to the skin’s surface. Flavonols also act as a natural sunscreen, thus protecting the skin from harmful UV rays from within. Cacao is also a rich source of sulfur and magnesium, both essential minerals that respectively help to clear up acne and regulate cell production to ensure that the skin is flawless and replenishing at a healthy rate. Throwing chocolate chips into your muffin mix? Get beautiful skin with a handful of cacao nibs thrown in the batter too! (Photo: Getty)

Threatened by the thought of sagging skin? Oysters are here to the rescue! These luxurious bivalves are rich in essential minerals, namely zinc which aid in the healthy function of skin cells, boosting elasticity in a single serving. Serve it up with a refreshing squeeze of lemon - a known source of vitamin C – and watch your skin texture improve with every bite. (Photo: Getty)

Pumpkins, sweet potatoes, papayas, carrots to name a few. These yellow-orange fruits and vegetables owe their beautiful tint to a compound called beta-carotene. The body converts this to vitamin A, which benefits the skin by encouraging cell renewal, healing damaged cells, improving cell hydration, and boosting the immune system. The result? Smooth and clear skin! (Photo: Getty)

This curly, leafy green may look like any other run-of-the-mill vegetable but do not judge it by its looks. A nutrient powerhouse, the vegetable contains copious amounts of vitamin K, iron, vitamin C and vitamin A. All these work in conjunction to build healthy red blood cells, promote effective blood flow to the skin, build cell strength and facilitate collagen production. Bid farewell to dark under eye circles and ashy skin, and hello to a brand new you! (Photo: Getty)

Since the body Fish and Nuts: Since the body is unable to produce essential fatty acids omega 3, 6 and 9, the only way to well-moisturised skin is through our diet! These fatty acids help skin cells build a healthy lipid barrier, sealing in vital moisture that plumps up fine lines and wrinkles and preventing dehydration. The boosting of the skin cells' moisture levels also allows the skin to radiate with a healthy glow from within. Being a rich source of proteins also means that elastin and collagen are well-maintained, ensuring that skin remains tight and taut for longer. Though animal sources, such as wild fish like salmon and deep sea fish like tuna, provide a higher amount of essential fatty acids and proteins per serving, plant-based sources like almonds, chia seeds, walnuts, sunflower seeds and flax seeds to name a few, provide dietary fibre which benefits the body in other areas! (Photo: Getty)

These little fruits owe their deep red and purplish hues to anthocyanin – a powerful antioxidant that fends off skin-damaging free radicals on a cellular level. On top of that, berries contain ellagic acid, a compound that halts the formation of an enzyme that breaks down elastin and collagen (stuff holds your skin together). Want youthful skin? You know which fruits to reach out for next time! (Photo: Getty)

Namely pineapple, kiwi and guavas. Why so? They’re packed with vitamin C – even more than oranges in the same serving. The widely popular vitamin stimulates the production of collagen that keeps the skin cells supple. Being a potent antioxidant means that it promotes the appearance of youthful skin by battling skin-degenerating free radicals and reversing early signs of aging. It also has the ability to speed up the skin's healing process, so broken skin due to various reasons, including acne, closes up faster, thus reducing the risk of open wound infections. Doesn’t help that these fruits are so delicious! (Photo: Getty)