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You have to pamper your skin in every way possible. Good nutrition - good fitness. Get that skin tight. Here are some nutritional tips for optimal skin health:

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"1. Sweet potatoes Rich in beta-carotene, which our bodies convert to an active form of vitamin A (retinol), this helps with healthy skin production and protects your skin from sun damage from within. Not a reason to throw away the sunblock but these fleshy red spuds are a dream skin food. Researchers found that as little as 30 mg a day of beta-carotene in our diet can help reduce or even prevent the redness and inflammation associated with sunburn.

Sweet potatoes also contain vitamin C which helps in the production of collagen – like the building block of our skin and Anthocyanins, a type of antioxidant that helps fight free radicals and reduce ageing of the skin. Oxidative stress, if not reduced by antioxidants, increases the appearance of lines in our skin.

1. Avocado Avocados are full of vitamin E, which is important for cell maintenance and keeping your heart, blood and circulation healthy. Vitamin E can actually help slow down the ageing of cells, by its antioxidant properties, keeping skin looking younger for longer, plus it’s known for its ability to diminish the appearance of scars. If you’re not a huge avocado fan, sunflower seeds and almonds are also packed with vitamin E. Avocados also contain healthy fats which help keep the skin flexible and moisturized.

2. Turkey With minerals zinc and selenium, turkey should not be limited to Christmas dinner. Zinc is an essential antioxidant for a healthy immune system, and selenium is important for the connections in skin, boosting its elasticity. Experts say selenium plays a key role in the overall health of skin cells, too.

3. Green tea Get the kettle on! Green tea is packed with antioxidants that can help reduce inflammation and protect cell membranes (which keep nasties out of cells), making it hugely beneficial to overall skin health. Plus, it keeps you hydrated, which your skin loves.

4. Tomatoes The pigment lycopene, which makes tomatoes that strong red colour, is a powerful antioxidant that has been shown to keep skin healthier for longer. Tomatoes in all their forms are a major source of lycopene, but the lycopene content is higher in cooked tomato, so they really shine when cooked. Canned tomatoes, tomato soup, tomato juice and even ketchup are all great sources (just avoid ones with high sugar and sodium levels). Lycopene is also highly concentrated in watermelon if tomato isn't your thing.

5. Oily fish Oily fish such as tuna, salmon, sardines and mackerel are packed with omega-3 fatty acids, which are critical to the overall health of your skin. They help strengthen the cell membrane, which is important because not only does it prevent nasties from getting into skin cells, it help the cell remove waste as well. Try to eat two portions of oily fish every week.

6. Brazil nuts What makes Brazil nuts so special is their extraordinary selenium content – just four nuts provide more than 100 per cent of your recommended daily amount. Selenium protects the body from free radicals that can cause premature ageing and studies have shown that people who eat a diet rich in this mineral are less likely to suffer from cancer, as well.

A couple of Brazil nuts with a handful of ready-to-eat dried apricots or figs makes the perfect mid-morning snack or try coarsely grinding 25g nuts and mixing with 50g ricotta cheese and a touch of icing sugar to make a spread for toast or bagels. Keep Brazil nuts in the fridge or freezer, as they spoil quickly once shelled.

1. Kiwifruit Kiwi is packed full of vitamin C, an antioxidant that's widely used in skincare products for it's amazing collagen-boosting properties. Collagen, a key structural protein of the skin, loves vitamin C because it helps strengthens the capillaries that feed the skin, keeping it firmer.

2. Beetroot Beetroot isn’t only a great skin food, it can actually revitalise your whole body. Packed with iron, fibre, calcium, magnesium, manganese, potassium, folic acid and vitamins A, Bs and C, these all helps prevent cell and DNA damage and removes damaging and ageing free radicals from the body.

3. Spinach This dark leafy green has heaps of beta-carotene, that super-charged antioxidant we mentioned before that helps repair skin cells, preventing ageing and giving skin a youthful glow. Spinach is also full of folate, which aids DNA repair and restores skin cells damaged by the sun (even helping them stay cancer-free). And it’s not just spinach: other dark leafy greens, such as kale and broccoli, contain iron and calcium too – which are essential nutrients for not only healthy skin, but gorgeous hair too.

4. Water So it’s not a food, but hydration is essential to a happy, healthy complexion. Herbal teas (and some foods like tomato and cucumber) also help keep you hydrated, but be sure to keep a tall glass of water nearby at all times. Your skin will thank you.

No one ingredient will miraculously transform your skin but a balanced nutritious and varied diet will contain many components that work together to give you that glow from within!"