Discover the diet of youth to obtain naturally glowing skin

With each birthday, comes aging and with aging comes wrinkles. I have found the fountain of youth to keep all of us fresh and glistening. Okay, so it might not be an actual fountain of youth, but it's pretty close!

Sometimes starting from the inside is the best way to obtain true beauty on the outside. Nutritionist expert Joy Bauer says that nutrition can help minimize or prevent wrinkles and acne while enhancing your skin's natural beauty. Her secret is to follow a very rich diet, containing antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and plenty of water. So how do we travel back in time to our youthful years? Here's how:

• Stock up on fruits and veggies that are rich in Vitamin C such as peppers, oranges, strawberries, lemons, and broccoli. Vitamin C is involved in collagen production and protects cells from free radical damage.
• Start to load your shelves with wheat germ, fortified cereals, nuts, olives and seeds. These foods contain Vitamin E. Vitamin E helps protect cell membranes and guard the body against UV radiation damage, enhancing the protection of anti-aging skin.
• Similar to Vitamin E, Selenium helps preserve the skin from sun damage and delays aging by protecting skin quality and elasticity. You can find Selenium in Brazilian nuts, tuna (canned, light in water), red meat, eggs, liver, crab, wheat germ and garlic.
• I never though fat could be good for you, but apparently Omega-3 fats are something you should be eating . Omega-3 fatty acids help maintain cell membranes so that they serve as an effective wall, allowing water and nutrients in while keeping toxins out. Good sources of Omega-3 are oily fish, sardines, salmon, flax seeds, and walnuts. If your not a seafood person than try taking fish oil tablets, you won't even sense the taste.

Here's a recipe combining all the key elements to bring you back to your youthful appearance. Combine all of the following ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth.

The Smoothie of Youth

• 2 cold oranges, peeled and cut into sections.

• 1/2 chopped mango, cold

• 1/2 cup sliced frozen (unsweetened) strawberries

• 1 medium carrot, peeled, shredded

• 1/2 cup plain, non-fat yogurt, chilled

• 2 tablespoons wheat germ

• 2 tablespoons ground flax seed

• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar

Now that you know what essentials you need, play around with the ingredients and create your own recipe. Drink up, enjoy and watch yourself travel through time.

*For fun: see if you can envision both the old women and the young lady in this picture. There are two ways of seeing it.