Start your day with this easy-to-prepare smoothie. It is loaded with essential nutrients and antioxidants that will keep your skin smoother, younger and glowing inspite of all the harsh elements that can damage the skin.
5-7 super ripe organic bananas peeled & frozen prior to blending for more frothy texture
½ cup of organic spinach
½ cup fresh organic blueberries (frozen if not in season)
24 oz. of coconut water or filtered water
1 Tablespoon raw cacao powder
¼ avocado
Preparations:
Put all the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth and creamy in texture. Serve.
Benefits:
Avocado has 160 calories per 100 grams. It contains all the 18 essential amino acids necessary for building protein in the body and to make your skin glowing. Avocadoes boost the HDL or the good cholesterol that helps destroy the free radicals that causes imperfections on your skin.
Avocadoes are also good sources of Vitamins C and E, carotenoids, phytosterols, selenium, zinc, and omega-3 fatty acids that avoid skin inflammation.
Bananas are excellent source of vitamins A, B, C and E and minerals like potassium, zinc, iron and manganese that are all good for having a beautiful skin. Vitamin B6 and vitamin C are essential for the elasticity of the skin.
Manganese and antioxidants present in bananas are also perfect for protecting the skin from the harmful free radicals that contribute to skin premature ageing.
Banana contains 75 percent water so it is also important for keeping the skin hydrated. It also prevents the skin from dryness.
Bananas are also considered as a natural moisturizer. The vitamin A found in banana acts in restoring and maintaining a dry and damaged skin.
Spinach contains high proportion of vitamin A that is responsible for renewing the skin damaged cells. It is also packed with vitamin C that is perfect for building collagen to the skin.
Blueberries are excellent sources of fiber as well as vitamins A and C, and antioxidants. Vitamins found in blueberries can fight the accumulation of oil on the skin that causes acne and pimples. These vitamins make the skin healthy by preventing the accumulation of the sebum on the skin that forms acne.
Vitamin A is an essential part in treating skin problems.
Cacao is packed with antioxidants that help repair damaged skin tissues. These antioxidants can also fight the free radicals that cause ageing on skin. It is also boosting in vitamin C, magnesium, and omega-6 fatty acids that promotes cellular healing and enhance blood flow to make skin younger and glowing.