Are There Diets For Healthy Skin?
Healthy Skin tag: natural skincare, skin care, skincare products, July 21st, 2010Numerous food and health evidence has hinted at using diets for healthy skin. But what should that diet include?
It’s at these times that you remember that hard to forget old saying of ‘you are what you eat’ and few can argue that a prolonged, inadequate diet can lead to all sorts of health problems.
Just witness the dramatic rise in obesity levels.
Where skin health is concerned there is much evidence which supports the notion that you’ll have more energy and younger looking skin if you consume more vegetables, fish and olive oil.
Consider wintertime and how many of us feel during the winter, when we lack the energy to do a lot of things and our skin is often the first to show signs, it feels dry, even when moisturized. This is a signal to try to balance acid and alkaline balance by increasing your intake of alkaline foods, and reducing sugary and white flour products.
Researchers have commented on how a diet of biscuits, soft drinks and ice cream coupled with processed meats and milk products, seems to give way to extensive skin wrinkling and premature aging.
When you are feeling run down the general nutritional advice is not to reach for sugar and carbs.
By the way, alkaline foods include dark leafy greens, carrots, cabbage, green beans, peppers and spinach. Even some foods you would imagine being acidic like lemons and grapefruit become alkaline once your body breaks them down.
Follow some of these pointers and you could get glowing skin, improved hydration and maybe even lose a few pounds.
July 21st, 2010 at 6:42 am
i think you can try on eating apple, it will lighten up ur skin, beside that, pls try to drink honey lemon everyday, it not only make ur skin become smoother , it also help ur skin look more brigthen up.
July 21st, 2010 at 8:22 am
Diet wont change much, Do yoga which will solve your problem completely.
July 22nd, 2010 at 6:47 pm
Stop smoking now, invest in a facial to get rid of dullness, start using an exfoliator at least once a week, then a good moisturiser and eye cream to prevent future lines – it's never too early to start. You'll already start to show signs of age sooner than others because you smoke.
Eat at least 5 different fruits and veg a day, not just 5 servings but 5 different ones. Go for the ones with the brightest shades – orange, green, red etc. Stay away from white foods – go for wholegrain breads, brown rice, wholegrain pasta, etc. Eat as much natural food as possible – cut out processed foods and anything with artificial sweeteners.