Rhianna Lambert

I've got a fun skin fact for you.

Oh, give it to us.

I mean, this is probably going to get picked after a headline or paper thing on it soon.

I bet you it'll come around.

Lycopene from tomatoes, the antioxidant when it's cooked tomatoes, they release more lycopene.

It's one of those rare foods or fruits that it's actually better to cook it than to have it just plucked off the plant.

In some studies, research has shown that the carotenoids like lycopene can help protect the skin against UV-induced sun damage.

That does not mean replace your sunscreen with tomatoes.

But it does mean, and it is confirmed, that participants that consume even tomato paste, which is rich in lycopene, daily for 12 weeks, showed reduced sensitivity to UV-induced redness and protective against sun damage at cellular level.

So what we're basically saying is a Mediterranean diet, again, is exactly what you need to help protect your skin, but keep the sunscreen.

Gosh, nutrition and joint health, Ella.

Big discussion and lots of research with things like omega-3 and collagen.

Actually, the only thing that backs up collagen consumption is joint health.

But yes, so diet does play a really supportive role.

I'm glad you've asked the question because those supplements in particular are often discussed.

But I actually think, again, dietary pattern is probably more important than individual supplements alone.

So when you think about joint health, you want to reduce inflammation in your body overall.

We've discussed that today.

That comes from feeding your gut bugs well and they train your immune system and help keep things healthy and ticking along.

Yeah, and thinking about that Mediterranean style diet.