Feed Your Skin, Starve Your Wrinkles

by Allison Tannis

“At long last, a book that tells all about the connection between diet and health and the look of your skin. Everyone interested in beautiful skin should read this book!” —Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., best-selling author of The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth Beets. Pumpkin Seeds. Mangoes. What do these foods have in common? They are some of the very best foods for fighting aging and keeping your skin beautiful. How? The nutrients in these foods—from vitamins A, B, and C to the minerals iron and zinc—act as powerful antioxidants, neutralizing the free radicals that form in your skin due to sun exposure, environmental toxins, and a poor diet. The entire body needs these antioxidants in order to work properly and give us the glowing, healthy appearance we crave. Inside, you’ll learn more about how the three superstar foods above—and ninety-seven others—can do more for your skin and overall beauty than any expensive night cream, facelift, or Botox injection. Nutritional scientist Allison Tannis will walk you through the many layers of your skin and reveal what actions you can take to prevent wrinkles, eliminate existing ones, and improve your complexion. No waiting lists, risky surgeries, or astronomical costs—just delicious, healthy food. You’ll

Genres: Nonfiction, Health, Cooking

304 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Scott Herford · Rating 2 out of 5]

There are several tomes that connect the outer liver with what we injest (including sunlight and hydration). A couple are Your Right to be Beautiful (Zovasta) and Heal Your Face (Rothkranz). Both authors walk the talk and their logic is undeniable. Why don’t naked African tribes get skin cancer yet those living in developed cites everywhere develop skin cancer? It’s what John Ott recognised as mal-illumination but we know as sunlight deficiency. Same as a plant not used to sunlight brought out into midday sun develops burned leaves. Ignorance to sun expose kills. the sun at dawn has frequencies that mid day sun doesn’t contain. Tannis discredits and vilifies the sun, denying that
It improved mood, is analgesic, is a supplier of critical supplementation and more that we simply do not know. Those who look leathered by the sun have abused it without thought. Some take ways but generally
Little new and conventional wisdom.

[Kitten Kisser · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book is much much more than a anti-aging book. It is more like a super healthy you book! It features big and beautiful full color photos of the delicious foods that heal. Providing information about the what benefits each particular food provides. An excellent addition to the book would have been recipes for external skin care rather than just for the benefits of ingesting certain foods. If you like a particular food & are curious about it's health traits, you can easily look it up & find a good amount of information. Now remember, you aren't going to find info. about your favorite ice cream or candy bar! You will however find helpful info. about berries, fruits, veggies, nuts, dairy, meats, the sun etc. The main focus is what a particular food item does that is beneficial. The nutrients it contains, fiber, water, antioxidants. Whatever makes the particular food so good is the main focus of the food. If it has small amounts of Vitamin C, that probably isn't going to be mentioned. Loaded with Vit. E and or fiber? That will be mentioned.
It also features a decent sized recipe section at the back of the book so you can incorporate your new found knowledge into tasty meals, snacks, & smoothies! Yum!
I look forward to it's ease of use next time I am asked about a particular food item & I'm unsure of the answer, I can quickly find the information I need and pass it on. No more time consuming flipping through book after book.