Eating certain foods can dramatically improve the appearance of your skin, hair, nails, and eyes.

A diet rich in  "phyto-compounds" can stimulate DNA repair, increased collagen production, and reduce inflammation.  This not only keeps you healthy but it keeps you looking younger longer.

Beauty is dependent on the overall health of your body.  In order for your skin to look attractive and vibrant you need to make healthy lifestyle choices, and a great place to start is with the foods you eat.

So if you want your skin to feel soft and look firm here are a few foods that you can eat to help.

Water:  Hydrated skin naturally looks younger.

Blueberries:  These are one of natures most potent anti-aging foods.  They help keep the skins elasticity, strengthen the gums, and contribute to your eye health.

Strawberries:  Help protect our skin from UV rays and help reduce dryness.

Salmon:  Promotes soft skin

Avocados:  These contain folate which helps blood formation. This is essential for cell regeneration.

Broccoli:  High in fiber and phytochemicals like beta-carotene and lycopene.  They also have vitamin C, vitamin A, calcium, folate, iron and potassium, making them very beneficial to our skin.

Cucumbers: A great source of essential vitamins and minerals necessary for increasing collagen production.

Oats:  Very high in soluble fiber, and complex carbohydrates.  High in iron, manganese, phosphorous, calcium, vitamins B and E, and silicon.  Silicon is crucial for healthy skin by maintaining collagen levels.

Pomegranate:  Very good source of polyphenol antioxidants.  These antioxidants help neutralize free radicals that can damage the skin.

Incorporate these beauty foods into your diet along with the correct topical creams and it won't take long to start seeing the major benefits on your health and skin.