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Yes, it’s true, you can follow a diet that will decrease the number of fine lines on your skin and prevent future lines and wrinkles from forming. I write all about it over DIY Beauty, an excellent skin care and weight management site devoted to at-home care for anyone that wants to stay beautiful.

Read about how just ten days of eating the right foods (nuts and fish, for example) will help you look younger, feel better, and maybe even lose a few pounds.

Studies have proven that pollution may contribute to the appearance of wrinkles on our skin. Exhaust from cars, smoke, industrial pollution, and random chemicals dump all kinds of free radicals into the environment that we breath and that rest on our skin.

Free radicals accelerate aging by breaking down collagen in the skin. Without enough collagen skin will sag, wrinkles will form, and discoloration will occur.

To counteract the effect of free radicals, eat foods high in antioxidants (vitamins C and E) and use skin care products that contain antioxidants like MD Formulations Moisture Defense Antioxidant Lotion.

Download the Skin Fitness Facts healthy skin grocery list for an example of foods that are great in preventing wrinkles.

Most of us are well aware that carbohydrates do a number on our mid-section, but few of us know what those same carbs are doing a number to our skin too.

By eating too many refined carbohydrates (candy, desserts, white breads, etc.) the amount of sugar in our system increases, which not only turns to fat but also increases cortisol levels in our body. Cortisol can impact hormone levels and promote inflammation of the cells.

In other words, the junk food turned toxins and hormones are looking for a way out of our bodies, which it does on our skin. Acne, dull skin, and discoloration can all be a consequence of a diet too rich in carbohydrates.

Carbohydrates also increase insulin levels in our bodies. With too much insulin in our system collagen can be impacted. With weakened collagen fine lines and wrinkles are soon to follow.

The solution is to eat a balanced diet that is made up of complex carbohydrates (fruits and whole wheat), lean proteins (chicken and tofu), vegetables, and healthy fats (avocado and nuts).

For more ideas on a skin fit diet, download the Skin Fitness Facts grocery list.