1 Way to Prevent Sun Damage, Naturally

Why Let Your Skin Age Prematurely with Sun Damage?

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By Dr. Vikki Petersen

Lycopene helps preventing sun damage

I want to talk to you today about some really delicious fruits that you can consume during the summer or when the sun is out and you’re trying to avoid not just sunburn, but sun damage. These are particular fruits, and they are a beautiful reddish-pink color, and they contain lycopene. Lycopene is a substance, it’s in the keratinoid family, and this is really the reason to enjoy fruits and vegetables, generally speaking. They have so many healthy nutrients and protective aspects to them, but lycopene in particular is known to protect your skin. We want to avoid sun damage; we want to avoid premature aging.

Sun-dried tomatoes concentrate lycopene

Now, I’m not saying that you can enjoy these fruits and not do any other sunblock, but it’s exciting that you can be protecting yourself from the inside out while enjoying fruits that are really healthy for you. So again, it’s for sun damage, it’s for sunburn. And when we think of sunburn, we think of red. It’s an easy way to remember these particular fruits. So, we’re talking about tomatoes, and you don’t always think about a tomato being a fruit, but they are. Particularly sun-dried tomatoes. Fresh tomatoes are great as well, but sun-dried tomatoes have 10 times the amount of lycopene as regular tomatoes do, which makes sense. They’re dry, they’re more concentrated.

More lycopene-rich fruits

In this family you also find watermelon, guava, papaya and pink grapefruit. So, you see what I mean by those pretty colors. And when you think of these particular fruits, especially the guava and the papaya, they are considered fruits that you tend to find near the equator. They’re called tropical fruits for that reason. And isn’t it interesting that Mother Nature has created these fruits so rich in this substance that protects your skin? And they are inherently found in those really hot climates.

So, enjoy these beautiful, pretty fruits. They’re very healthy for you anyway, but they’re providing skin protection as well.

Nutrition: a natural approach to health

I hope this helped and encourage you to consume more fruits and I’d like to add vegetables as well. And if you have any questions about how to regain your health, if you want to approach your health from a natural standpoint (and not just mask symptoms with drugs but really want to protect your health) and you want to boost your immune system and live longer, there’s so many natural things that can be done to enhance the function of your body and really enjoy the good health that you deserve. Come visit my website at Root Cause Medical Clinics. We do telemedicine all over the country and we’d be delighted to do an initial consultation and see how we can help you.

Note: at the time Dr. Vikki recorded this video, Root Cause Medical Clinic offered a free consultation as a special. This special has expired and had not been renewed since its expiration. The transcript reflects that change.  

Root Cause Medical Clinic and nutritionist services

Root Cause Medical Clinic offers a full array of nutritionist services with Registered Dietitians. Dr. Vikki and Dr. Rick Petersen are both Certified Clinical Nutritionists. Combined with the Functional Medicine approach and genomic testing, the medical team of Root Clause Medical Clinic work in combination to identify the root cause of your physical ailments and treat them efficiently (instead of treating symptoms). Our goal is to help boost your body’s capacity to repair itself, while supporting you as you make the lifestyle changes necessary to return to great health.

Call our clinic at 727-335-0400 to schedule a consultation.

Additional resources

Our approach to nutrition
Nutrition deficiencies linked to skin health

A metastudy on the preventative effects of lycopene on skin damage