Some people eat very good foods their whole lives, and theirskin looks youthful and supple into old age. The reason isthat the foods they are ingesting could play a role becausethey may be rich in antioxidants. Free radicals destroycells, tissues, and organs, but antioxidants limit thedamage of free radicals. Free radicals cause prematureaging, but antioxidants protect the collagen and skin fromUV damage, carbon monoxide, factory smoke, and other thingsin the air that hurt the skin. Many doctors believe that thefollowing ingredients and foods aid antioxidants and skin,and they are blueberries, bilberries, alpha lipoic acid,Co-Q 10, Cysteine, Cucurmin, Ginkgo Biloba, and Spinach.