This simple lentil stew, cooked with Indian spices, uses three main ingredients that are great for your health and great for your skin: lentils, tomatoes, and spices. ​ Lentils are considered powerhouses of nutrition, due to their high levels of protein, fiber, vitamins, and other nutrients. I consider all types of lentils to be great power carbs. They combine energy-providing carbohydrates with high levels of protein and fiber. This means that while lentils are a great sourc

Some people who are allergic to fragrance additives will also react to foods such as tomatoes, cinnamon, citrus, and chocolate One of my friends kept experiencing a severe red rash on her face. She had multiple flares of a very red and very itchy rash on her eyelids, forehead, and jawline. After patch testing, we discovered that she was allergic to several fragrance additives. This wasn't a big surprise, because fragrance additives are one of the top causes of allergic skin r

We've all heard the advertisements. "This product fights the 7 visible signs of skin aging!" When researchers (and marketing professionals and physicians) talk about the visible signs of skin aging, they're talking about certain characteristics of the skin. Our skin definitely changes as we age, in several ways. Most of us know about fine lines and wrinkles, but there are a number of other changes, from a tendency to dry skin to brown spots and pigmentation. Loss of radiance

The antioxidant lycopene, found in tomatoes, can help limit the skin-damaging effects of UV radiation. We're all exposed to a certain degree of ultraviolet (UV) radiation, whether that's from outdoor sun exposure or from UV radiation through a window. Over time, the cumulative effects of that radiation start to appear on our skin as visible sun damage. That means bad news for your skin. That damage will eventually appear on your skin as brown spots, fine lines and wrinkles. O