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Spinach for Sun Protection

Eat your spinach - don't smeer spinach puree all over your skin for sun protection.

Seriously, though, modern nutrition research has been discovering the role of various dietary nutrients in improving the resilience of your skin against UV damage from the rays of the sun. This reduces your risk of sunburn and various skin cancers.

The following thirteen nutrients are currently known to increase your skin's Sun Protection Factor (SPF) level:

Alpha-carotene
Beta-carotene #
Co-enzyme Q10 #
Folate #
Glutathione #
Isoflavones
Lutein #
Lycopene
Omega 3 essential fatty acids #
Polyphenols #
Vitamin C #
Vitamin E #
Zeaxanthin #

You will notice the # symbol beside ten of these thirteen nutrients. All of these ten labelled SPF enhancing nutrients are found in spinach. This makes spinach quite probably the single most potent whole food nutrition source to reduce your risk of ultra violet sun damage to your skin and thus the risks of sunburn or various skin cancers.

For additional information on this topic, I strongly recommend the following book:

Functional Foods & Nutraceuticals in Cancer Prevention by Ronald R. Watson (Editor) (Iowa State Press, Blackwell)

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