We know summer is over, but that doesn’t mean the damaged caused by the summer sun can be forgotten, so spice it up! There are a wide variety of spices that contain strong and powerful antioxidants that help lessen the damage caused by sun exposure to your skin. Antioxidants help prevent skin cancer by reducing inflammation and decreasing damage caused by free radicals.

Spice it Up for Antioxidant Skin Care

Spices also have many other benefits, take for instance how some of the following spices help people in other ways:
- Ginger has been shown to help suppress colon cancer.
- Curry, which contains turmeric, is a very strong antioxidant which has been shown to decrease cancer cell production.
- Basil, cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, oregano and thyme have also been shown to have strong antioxidant activity that is great for skin damage repair.

 Do not be afraid that after cooking with spices they lose their beneficial properties, studies have looked at the effect of heat and cooking on the antioxidant properties of these spices and found that heating them to 180°C in the cooking process for 10 minutes did not affect the effectiveness of antioxidant activity. In fact, in one study it was shown that when nutmeg was heated, it became an even stronger antioxidant!

You can find antioxidant rich foods everywhere in your kitchen. Many oils such as olive oil and safflower oil contain powerful antioxidants. Other sources include where you can find antioxidants include red wine, green tea, dark chocolate, berries, pomegranate, almonds and coffee.  Just remember, summer is coming to a close, but isn’t over yet, so take in a diet rich in spices and fruit to help combat increased sun exposure and the damage caused by those rays!

Staff – Everythingantiaging.com

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