Add These 3 Foods To Your Grocery List For A Glowing Complexion

Picture this: You're headed to the grocery store and ready to check off all your weekly staples. You have the basics covered, from protein to carbs and the like. But have you added any skin-loving items to your cart?

Swapping your daily coffee ritual for green tea is just one simple way to support overall skin health. While coffee isn't bad for your skin on its own, oftentimes the flavors and dairy products used in daily cups can be. 

Research shows that green supports your skin against sun damage1—the primary cause of wrinkles. It's also shown to be incredibly anti-inflammatory2, which is the main contributor to collagen depletion. 

You may opt for simple loose-leaf tea, tea packets, or matcha. The latter is loaded with nearly three times as much of the antioxidant epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) as other green teas, supplying the body with a slew of healthy properties3. 

Foods like bone broth, chicken, seafood, and citrus fruits all support your collagen production.

Bone broth, however, works in a different way. "Bone broth is very popular because it contains a bioavailable form of collagen that your body can use right away," Andrea Mathis, R.D., said about bone broth. 

On the other hand, the consumption of citrus boasts vitamin C, which is a nutrient that helps the body produce collagen5.

So if you add bone broth to your diet, be sure to couple it with other foods rich in vitamin C. 

The state of your gut microbiome directly contributes to your skin health—so much so, that there's a connection called the gut-skin axis. When your microbiome is out of balance, it can lead to a plethora of skin problems, including inflammation6.

You don't need to tailor your entire shopping list to feed your skin from within—just add these three foods to your list for an easy start.