Sun-Fighting Super-Foods

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The weather is getting warmer and it's time to protect your skin from the sun's harmful rays!  Did you know that there are foods that can actually help prevent and treat sun damage?  They're known as "sun-fighting super-foods"!

• Tomatoes and Watermelon: lycopene protects against UV-radiation-induced effects

• Carrots and Sweet Potatoes: beta carotene protects and repairs cells from aging

• Dark Vegetables: the darker the color, the more nutritious and higher in antioxidants which help reverse free-radical damage from the sun

• Strawberries, Kiwis and Oranges: vitamin C helps block the development of cancer cells by killing off free-radicals that your body produces in response to the cellular damage caused by sunlight exposure

• Almonds and Sunflower Seeds: vitamin E help protect against sun damage, slows the aging of skin cells, and helps diminish the appearance of scars

• AND everyone's favorite... Dark Chocolate: flavonoids help protect the body from sun damage - to get the nutritional benefits from dark chocolate, make sure it is made from at least 70% cocoa!

Do you eat a good amount of these types of foods during the summer?  If so, did you know that they could actually help protect and treat your skin?