We are home, with access to our own kitchen and fridge all day. Which means staying away from junk. Why not utilize this time to incorporate certain foods into your diet that can bring out that healthy glow from within and keep you energized at the same time.

Have the following as your snacks, or add them to your food or smoothies.

Tomatoes

Tomatoes are the best source of lycopene. A powerful antioxidant, lycopene stimulates collagen formation to improve firmness, offers protection from sun damage and gives skin a natural glow.

Legumes

Include powerhouse beans like lentils, chickpeas and black beans in your diet. They are biotin-rich, which promotes healthier and younger looking skin and nails.

Water

By drinking 61 ounces of water a day, you can improve the appearance of skin immediately. Water acts like a moisturiser, but from the inside out.

Walnuts

A handful of walnuts will give you a beauty boost, smoother skin, brighter eyes and healthy hair. They also offer anti-inflammatory properties to keep your skin moisturized and healthy.

Peppers

Rich in vitamin C, coloured bell peppers can help reduce the appearance of wrinkles by promoting the synthesis of collagen, which keeps your skin looking smooth and youthful.

Indian gooseberry

Full of vitamin A, Indian gooseberry helps increase collagen production, which is essential to keep your skin looking taut and glowing.

Apple

An apple a day can certainly keep ageing skin at bay! This fruit has vitamin C in abundance, which keeps your skin firm and gives it an inner radiance.

Beetroot

It is a rich source of anthocyanins, a powerful antioxidant that prevents the appearance of wrinkles.

Carrot

Carrot is high in beta carotene, which is converted by the body to vitamin A. Not only will it give your skin a glow, it will also fight wrinkles and improve your skin, making it healthy.

Lemon

The high content of vitamin C in lemons helps decrease wrinkles and blemishes and it helps to combat free radical damage. It also promotes

Working from home, then anyone knows an imperfect space, whether that means chattering family members, frigid temps or an uncomfortable chair, can ruin your mood and make your productivity nosedive. Luckily, there’s plenty of small things you can do to improve your workspace-to encourage a productive and happy day working from home.

Choose Furniture Wisely. 

If you have the option, choose furniture with rounded rather than sharp edges—this is linked with positive emotions, and can help boost creativity.

Lighten Up. 

When deciding a location for your home office desk, most of us all too often overlook lighting, which can actually have a huge impact on productivity and wellness. Bad lighting, for example, can contribute to eyestrain, headaches and fatigue. Natural lighting is best.

If that’s not a possibility, consider installing full-spectrum or compact fluorescent light bulbs that simulate daylight. Also, if possible, choose a workspace that allows you to alter the lighting to best suit the task at hand. This can be accomplished simply, with a mixture of overhead and desk lighting options. A small desk lamp, for example, can create a cozy glow on dreary or rainy days

Colour Matters.

The link between colour and mood has been well studied, so choose your work area colours wisely. For example, green is linked to creative thinking and is associated with growth, while blue is one of the most productive colours and has been shown to have a calming effect. Pink also can have a calming effect, while red can produce a (short-lived) burst of energy. 

It’s only Natural.

Just because you are stuck at home doing work doesn’t mean you have to be entirely cut off from the natural world. Invest in a green plant; ferns and spider plants do well with little light. As a side bonus, having natural elements in your workspace has been shown to decrease stress.

Smart Scents.

Much like colour, scent also can impact your mood and productivity.  Working from your home office, consider using aromatherapy to fuel a productive day. Some recommended scents include pine (increases alertness), cinnamon (increases focus), citrus (invigorates) and lavender (relaxes).

Noise Control.

If you’re surrounded with talkative family members or boisterous kids, make sure to have a pair of headphones on hand, and use white-noise sites, such as simplynoise.com, to block out anything impeding your focus. If you’re working at home alone and desire a little background noise (complete silence can be just as distracting as too much chatter!), consider streaming recitation, classical music or checking out coffitivity.com, which mimics the ambient noises of a coffee shop ( it will bring back the memories).

Warm vs. Cold.

Temperature is another factor that can have a huge impact on productivity. Although conventional thinking says that colder is better, newer research recommends the opposite. 

When workers are comfortable (which usually means a temperature a few degrees warmer than what most offices are set at), workers are more focused and make fewer typing errors.

Breathe Deep.

Poor air quality can make you prone to illness and bring about headaches. Make sure air filters are regularly changed, and, if possible, open windows and doors on pleasant days to get fresh air flowing. A plant also can help purify the air and remove mould and bacteria.