5 Anti-Aging Ingredients to Look For

Healthy diets, vitamin supplements, and essential nutrients- you know what they say: You are what you eat. This concept applies, especially, when you’re looking to improve the appearance of your skin and prevent physical signs of premature aging! According to Dave Asprey, the founder of Upgrade Labs and Father of Biohacking, the secret to maintaining youthful skin isn’t found in just your topical creams, but also in the foods you eat.

COLLAGEN

Collagen is naturally found in your body and is great for strengthening hair, skin, nails and joints! By stimulating your body’s natural collagen production, you can also help to improve skin elasticity which stops skin from sagging or wrinkling. As you age, your body’s collagen production starts to decrease and daily environmental factors like UV light and pollution can also affect the process. 

Found in:

• Homemade bone broth
• Tougher cuts of meat
• Organ meats

If getting your source of collagen from these foods sounds difficult, you can also turn to collagen supplements/powder as an alternative. My Internal Radiance Collagen Powder is a great example of one and contains a unique blend of various collagen peptides to support skin elasticity, skin hydration, and more!

VITAMIN C

Vitamin C is another great way to help you make new collagen. It’s a powerful antioxidant that helps protect your skin from free radicals and protect your cells from sun exposure. It also works to calm skin inflammation and brighten your skin complexion when applied topically. (Refer to Vitamin C Brighten & Tighten Serum).Found in:

• Deeply colored, cruciferous veggies & leafy greens
• Lemons, limes, low-fructose citrus fruits

CAROTENOIDS

Carotenoids are the plant pigments found in bright yellow, red, and orange vegetables. They protect the plant by neutralizing free radicals and the same applies to those who eat these veggies. Eating carotenoid-rich foods helps give your skin its rosy hue and is an overall great way to improve your skin’s complexion.Found in:

• Bright yellow, red, orange veggies like carrots, sweet potatoes, and squash
• Wild-caught salmon

POLYPHENOLS

Polyphenols are compounds found in highly pigmented plants. They help protect your skin from signs of photoaging like sun spots and wrinkles. They’re also great for increasing circulation and waking up your skin!Found in:

• Herbs
• High-quality chocolate
• Coffee
• Resveratrol is an example of polyphenol that’s found in red wine. 

CAFFEINE

Caffeine helps the skin cut down on inflammation, boosts circulation, repairs DNA, soothes sun damage, and reduces redness from irritation.Found in:

• Coffee (obvi)
• Green Tea

You can also use myKD Triple Shot Serumwhich contains both polyphenols and caffeine to help visibly reduce fine line, wrinkles, puffiness, and pore size!