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Health See other Health Articles Title: 6 Foods That Act as Natural Sunblock (and anti-oxidants) 6 Foods That Act as Natural Sunblock by Live in the Now Want to avoid the potential dangers of sunblock? Increase your skin’s ability to ward off damage by eating your “sunblock.” Watermelon, tomato, pomegranate, salmon, green tea and dark chocolate all offer UV-protective effects when eaten in the days leading up to sun exposure. No kidding! Scientific tests show that high-antioxidant foods can bolster resistance to damage from the UV light that promotes sunburn, wrinkles and skin cancer. When you eat certain antioxidants, they help stabilize skin cells, preventing and repairing damage. Best bets from the lab: 1. Chocolate: Women who drank a hot cocoa high in “flavanol” antioxidants daily for three months had 25% less reddening after UV irradiation and more moist, less scaly skin than women drinking low-flavanol cocoa, says new German research. Another source of flavanol is dark chocolate. The downside: It can have a lot of calories. 2. Watermelon and tomatoes: German research also finds that lycopene (the antioxidant in watermelon and tomatoes) reduces sensitivity to sunburn. Drinking tomato juice or taking 10 mg of lycopene daily for three months cut signs of sunburn from a UV lamp 25% to 48%. 3. Pomegranate: At the University of Wisconsin, antioxidant-rich pomegranate extract inhibited changes in human cells exposed to UV light. 4. Fatty fish: EPA, which is an omega-3 fatty acid in fish, reduced signs of UV damage in skin cells, says a recent Korean study. In a British test, taking 4,000mg of omega-3 a day (the amount in about 12 ounces of salmon) for three months cut sunburn damage 30%. 5. Green tea: Several studies show drinking green tea helps prevent sunburn and precancerous changes. In a small study, drinking about 2 cups of green tea reduced UV skin damage. 6. Tomato: Even better, tomato paste, which is higher in the UV protecting antioxidant, lycopene. Researchers from New Castle University recently examined the skin of women, 20 women, half of whom were given 55g of tomato paste (five tablespoons) with 10g of olive oil every day for 12 weeks and found that the skin of women who consumed the tomato was able to better protect against UV radiation. Poster Comment: I try to eat salmon at every opportunity. Once at a truck stop in Wisconsin they had a poached salmon on the food bar. That was a long, long time ago, back in the late 90s. Omega-3 oils are very healthy to eat. Lycopene in tomatoes is what gives them their red color. Green tea contains polyphenols which are a good anti-oxidant. And I try to eat a serving a day of dark chocolate. I drink some pomegranate juice every day also. There is a watermelon sitting here but it is too big to eat at once. I might have to share with the neighbors. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest
#1. To: BTP Holdings (#0)
I just had my house re-roofed. Roofers were Amish. I made sure I had an ice cold tub of watermelon for them to eat every day @ 1:00 sharp. You could set your watch by them. They did a great job. Watermelon was a big hit. U.S. Constitution - Article IV, Section 4: NO BORDERS + NO LAWS = NO COUNTRY
Watermelon was a big hit. I bet it was. It can get pretty hot on those roofs. ;) "When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
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