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cocoa also have skin-protecting qualities.

For beverages that provide a healthful "drink" of glowing skin, try grape juice and red wine as they include antioxidants, too. Vegetable juices such as tomato or mixed vegetable are fantastic for getting antioxidants into your daily diet. Quick, easy, and delicious, these juices pump up your daily intake of antioxidants.

Nuts-especially almonds and walnuts also provide youth- and skin-protecting antioxidants. Green tea-long revered in Asian cultures as the key to long life and health, inhibits the growth of cancer and fights the aging process. Why not have a cup every day?

Prunes and raisins have incredibly high Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) scores, which indicate their multiplicative capacity to fight free radicals that so damage skin and health, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Go ahead, blend a few prunes into your morning smoothie or toss some raisins into your oatmeal or cereal each morning.

Although dark chocolate is also an antioxidant-rich food and deserves mention, it is best consumed in small quantities due to its sugar and fat content. In essence, staying with the lower calorie, dense fruits and vegetables assures you can eat as much as you want while fighting aging at the same time.

Foods with Omega-3

According to the American Heart Association, consuming plenty of omega-3 protects your body from chronic inflammation. As chronic inflammation is known to lead to premature aging, healthy doses of omega-3 thus delay or reduce the chances of developing skin diseases, Alzheimer's, and arthritis. In addition, omega-3 decreases occurrences of heart attack. Omega-3 is believed to sustain memory, strengthen the body's immunity, and maintain muscle strength. It fights plaque that can form and clog arteries. Some experts report it even protects your eyes from developing macular degeneration and other diseases.

Foods with omega-3 are readily available. Salmon, tuna, sardines, and other fatty fishes provide healthy doses of omega-3. Most legumes, nuts, seeds, and vegetable oils also offer omega-3. Another less common source of omega-3flaxseedcan be purchased at your local health food store and sprinkled over your morning cereal or yogurt.

Foods with Vitamin E

Nuts, the ultimate snack food, are chock full of substances that ensure good health, when taken in small quantities. Almonds, macadamia nuts, hazelnuts, and pecans all make the list of foods containing vitamin E. Another food

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