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Beauty food:watercress

A British study showed that watercress helps against wrinkles. Do you want to put it to the test? Then incorporate watercress into your diet.

The effect
For four weeks, women between 23 and 58 years old were given 80 grams of watercress daily in their diet. Their skin was photographed with a special camera before and after the study. In 10 of the 11 women, her skin had improved after the study. 7 out of 11 even had fewer wrinkles according to the study.

Include watercress in your diet

  • Watercress, with its fresh, slightly pungent taste, fits well in a salad.
  • You can also boil and prepare watercress like a kind of spinach.
  • Do you like green smoothies? Throw some watercress into your vegetable smoothie.
  • Watercress also works well as seasoning in the wok or through pasta.
  • Add some watercress to your sandwich.