Best Foods To Feed Your Skin
Did you know that your skin is the largest organ covering the entire body?
Skin is an active living tissue that serves us as a tough yet flexible and sensitive amour to keep harmful microbes, chemicals, and dangerous types of UV rays away from the inner tissue hiding beneath a multilayered skin structure.
As nutrition science evolved, it has become increasingly clear that what you eat can have a significant effect on your skin and the speed of its aging processes.
Some foods are accurately associated with skin damage and fatigue - for example highly processed or refined sugars, simple carbohydrates, and unhealthy fats that promote skin aging.
But what bad food can damage, a healthy and balanced lifestyle can rescue. This is why the right nutrition is extremely important not only for weight-loss, improved health, boosting energy levels, and regaining mind clarity BUT also for smooth and glowing skin.
I’m sure you’re all eager to find out what can be done in terms of natural skincare? Let me reveal a list of 7 dos and don’ts of a healthy skin routine.
Here are my top 7 natural skin care tips for healthy, glowing skin:
EAT MORE FRUITS & VEGGIES 🍉🥬
Eat a minimum of five portions of fruit or vegetables every day. This is why the ‘a smoothie a day’ rule is so beneficial and makes it easily achievable to add in more of the skin-loving fruits and vegetables.
DO NOT CRASH DIET
Repeatedly losing and gaining weight will take its toll on your skin causing stretch marks, sagging skin, and wrinkles. Carrying on with such practice over a long period of time will reflect badly on your skin. It’s always important to have a healthy balanced lifestyle.
EAT FOODS RICH IN SELENIUM
Selenium a powerful antioxidant that works in harmony with vitamins E and C. It can help protect against sun ☀️ damage and aging spots. Just 4 brazil nuts will supply you with the recommended dietary allowance!
DRINK ENOUGH WATER 💦
Your skin needs water to stay flexible and youthful. Dehydration, even mild, will cause your skin to look dry, tired, and slightly grey. Adding fruit and vegetables to water has an extra benefit since the minerals they contain will increase the rate at which you hydrate your body, including the skin.
It goes without saying that alcohol and smoking will age you much faster, so consider removing them from your life.
EAT HEALTHY FATS
Monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats provide essential fatty acids that act as a natural internal moisturizer for your skin, keeping it supple and improving its elasticity.
EAT MORE PHYTOESTROGENS
These are natural chemicals found in plant foods. Phytonutrients have a similar structure to the female hormone - OESTROGEN and have been found to help keep our natural hormones in balance.
EAT FOODS RICH IN ZINC
Zinc participates in the normal function of sebaceous glands in the skin by controlling the production of sebum and helping to repair damaged skin. Foods such as fish, lean meats, poultry, nuts & seeds, and shellfish all contain zinc.
Here’s a shopping list of the best foods for keeping your skin healthy and nourished:
FATTY FISH SUCH AS SALMON, MACKEREL, AND HERRING
AVOCADO
WALNUTS
PUMPKIN SEEDS
SUNFLOWER SEEDS
ALMONDS
SWEET POTATO
PEPPERS: RED, YELLOW & ORANGE
BROCCOLI
LEAFY GREENS SUCH AS SPINACH AND KALE
CARROTS
TOMATOES
WATERMELON
BERRIES
ORANGES
BEANS, PEAS & LENTILS
GREEN TEA
EGGS
DARK CHOCOLATE
Don’t forget to look after your skin by introducing a deep cleansing routine. LUNA is a spa-level facial massager & cleanser created by FOREO that has become a regular part of my daily skincare routine. Would you like to find out how it works?
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