What Foods Make Wrinkles Go Away?

Eat foods high in vitamin C and drink red wine or purple grape juice to help prevent wrinkles.

What if you could just eat something to erase that little crease forming on your brow or smooth out those crow's-feet near your eyes? There are foods you can eat that can really help make those wrinkles disappear.

Causes

There's a gel-like substance called hyaluronic acid (HA) which naturally appears around your joints, eyes and skin. As you age HA diminishes, allowing wrinkles to form.

Treatment

Increase HA production in your body by eating stew and soup with animal joints, bones and tendons. Make homemade chicken soup with chicken necks and legs. Also, the phytoestrogen in soy helps your body produce more HA. Eat tofu, tempeh, soy cheese and soy milk.

Expert Insight

At the Research & Development, Beiersdorf AG in Hamburg, Germany, scientists successfully regenerated the skin to reduce wrinkles, using Arctium lappa fruit extract applied topically. They significantly reduced crow's-feet in 4 weeks.

Nutrition

Collagen is protein that connects tissues between your cells, keeping your skin smooth. Vitamin C produces more collagen so eat fruits and vegetables high in vitamin C like strawberries, citrus fruits, leafy greens, red and green peppers, and broccoli.

Warning

Quit or reduce smoking. Cigarettes deplete HA in your body.

References

• "Yazurihara, The Village of Long Life, Reveals Its Secrets"
• Hyaluronic Acid: What Foods Contain Hyaluronic Acid?
• Healthful Plant Nutrients Also Found In Meat And Milk

Resources

• Natural Arctium Lappa Fruit Extract Improves the Clinical Signs of Aging Skin
• Food and Nutrition Research Institute: Vitamin C - the Wonder Worker