Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Sunless Tanning with the Aid of Vegetables

Everytime I eat vegetables, I remember my mom during my childhood days reminding me to eat my veggies every dinner.  I’m so glad that she did it without failing. It really pays to obey your parents. Because of those constant reminders, I learned to love those lowly and shunned vegetables. We all know that vegetables are known to promote good health. What most of us actually don't know is that they are also good in giving a healthy tan.

There is a recent research that shows fruits and vegetables diet will give a person a healthy golden glow than the sun according to Dr. Ian Stephen at the University of Nottingham, who led this research. This study suggests that instead of going outdoors which can put you at risk of getting cancer due to the sun's harmful UV rays, you might as well enjoy the benefits of a healthy tan by including fruits and vegetables such as apples, carrots and tomatoes in your daily diet.

Dr. Stephen and his team noted that persons whose daily diet include a rich portion of fruits and vegetables have a healthier, golden glowing skin. Fruits and vegetables contain carotenoids, the substance found to be responsible for that healthy glowing skin. These carotenoids are anti-oxidants that combat the effects of daily stresses that the body encounters.  Carotenoids also help in strengthening the body’s immune system as well as the reproductive system, giving us more reason to include fruits and vegetables in our daily diet.

Though this research is meant for Caucasian faces, the paper also contains reports that describe the same effects to non-Caucasians.

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