"At long last, a book that tells all about the connection between diet and health and the look of your skin. Everyone interested in beautiful skin should read this book!"
--Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., best-selling
author of The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth
Beets. Pumpkin Seeds. Mangoes.
What do these foods have in common? They are some of the very best foods for fighting aging and keeping your skin beautiful.
How? The nutrients in these foods--from vitamins A, B, and C to the minerals iron and zinc--act as powerful antioxidants, neutralizing the free radicals that form in your skin due to sun exposure, environmental toxins, and a poor diet. The entire body needs these antioxidants in order to work properly and give us the glowing, healthy appearance we crave.
Inside, you'll learn more about how the three superstar foods above--and ninety-seven others--can do more for your skin and overall beauty than any expensive night cream, facelift, or Botox injection. Nutritional scientist Allison Tannis will walk you through the many layers of your skin and reveal what actions you can take to prevent wrinkles, eliminate existing ones, and improve your complexion. No waiting lists, risky surgeries, or astronomical costs--just delicious, healthy food. You'll discover:
Which well-known foods in your fruit bowl and fridge are best for fighting puffiness, sagging, acne, and more (think apples, pears, carrots, and potatoes)
What new-to-you foods you can introduce to your diet to keep you looking fresh-faced and glowing (mackerel and mangosteen included)
Why some surprising foods--like chocolate, eggs, and maple syrup--don't deserve all the bad press and why your skin needs them
What foods you should stay away from to avoid oily-looking, inflamed, or wrinkled skin
In addition, you'll also find fifty delicious recipes specially formulated to improve your complexion. Each recipe contains at least one of the 100 featured foods, making it easier than ever to get your skin-healthy lifestyle started. Become your most beautiful the natural way--with Feed Your Skin, Starve Your Wrinkles.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
High Class Book:
This book is beautiful to look at. The pages are glossy, the pictures
are crisp and the print is easy to read. With a book like this, I would think the author would not dedicate it to her husband "who always makes me feel beautiful," but rather to her favorite vegetable
-- which a quick glance at the index appears to be pumpkin! I wouldn't hesitate for a minute to buy this book as a gift. Emphasis
is placed on the skin throughout and it is information you can trust,
but there... more info
EXCELLENT BOOK for beginners on the road to health / alternative health...:
I love that books like this that provide info on healthy eating, getting adequate sleep and such are mainstream now. In a society where it's so easy if you just have the money to get a facelight or bariatric surgery is so common place, it's wonderful that there are people out there like Allison Tannis are trying to get the message out there that, YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT!!! I'm a Wellness Coach so within the first few seconds of seeing someone, although I obviously can't tell what they eat, I can tell if their... more info
Motivational and, Above All, Fun:
If you are looking for a breakthrough, or even just to learn something new, this is probably not the book for you, unless your knowledge of nutrition is beyond minimal. Every single "healthy" food you can probably think of is listed in this book (with the exception of milk, which supposedly might be a cause of acne) and none are really elevated as better than any of the others. Fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes... remember them, all those foods that have been marketed as healthy for ages? Yeah,... more info
Interesting, But Too Much Filler Material For Me:
Even though I am a guy, I still take an interest in skin health because a) my wife is concerned about it, and b) the skin is an important part of the body, and any holistic approach to health is going to involve taking care of the skin. Tannis begins this book with a rationale for why what we eat relates to skin health, followed by some scientific information about the skin, which is mostly review for those of us who remember high school biology. In section two, she explains the causes of skin damage,... more info
