PAGE 6
THE EXAMINER/THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 2009
Eat your way
to
beautiful
Forget expensive creams. Dark chocolate can be just as good for your skin
BY JOANNE RICHARD calories.
Special to Sun Media “Plus it gives you the high energy and
Brides-to-be, wanna shine?
mental clarity that come from nourishing
Top 10
Then go for the chocolate – it’s great for
your body and brain with nutrient-rich
your skin. Eat up salmon and walnuts for
foods.”
beauty foods
great full hair.
According to Drayer, a bride should start
What you put in your body now will dictate
to make changes in her diet anywhere from
Incorporate the following foods into
how you look when your wedding bells chime
four to six months prior to the big day.
your diet about six months before your
in 2009.
Brides can achieve smooth glowing skin by
Celebrity beauty nutritionist Lisa Drayer
consuming foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids,
square6
wedding day:
says you have to get healthy on the inside to
like salmon, trout, and walnuts.
square6
Wild salmon
look great on the outside, and it’s all in her
“Omega-3s lubricate the skin and prevent
square6
Yogurt
new book, “The Beauty Diet.”
moisture loss from cells.
square6
Blueberries
Forget spending a fortune on creams,
“Vitamin C-rich foods like kiwi and
square6
Spinach
lotions and cosmetic treatments. Optimal
oranges boost collagen in skin and provide
square6
Kiwi
Tomatoes
glowing health comes from what you put in
protection against wrinkles,” she adds.
your body, not on your body – and it’s never
Brides also want to consume plenty of pro-
square6
square6Oysters
been more delicious to look and feel gor-
tein to grow long, strong nails; good sources
square6
Sweet potato
geous.
include chicken, cottage cheese, and peanut
square6
Walnuts
Dark chocolate
“Beauty Diet allows a bride to maximize
butter.
— ‘The Beauty Diet’
Sun Media photo
her intake of beauty nutrients, in order to “For soft, smooth, thick hair, brides should Celebrity beauty nutritionist Lisa Drayer.
achieve glowing skin, fuller hair, healthier focus on iron rich foods, like oysters, clams,
nails, brighter eyes, and whiter teeth on her soybeans, and lentils,” says Dreyer, adding
big day,” says Drayer, adding that her four- that a beautiful smile comes from calcium-
week meal plan offers slimming benefits too rich foods like yogurt, cheese, and low-fat
because an average day is only about 1,500 milk.
Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12