How The Healthy eating Affects Your Skin

The old saying, “You are what you eat,” never goes out of style. Especially now.  It seems every year, nutritionists and medical researchers learn more and more about how our diet and the healthy eating affects our bodies, especially the largest and most exposed organ in our body, the skin.

Healthy Eating equals beautiful skin.

I think it’s safe to say that everyone knows that healthy eating can give you beautiful skin. Let’s start with water. Doctors recommend drinking up to eight glasses of water a day to keep your body’s hydration levels up. This can help keep your skin smooth and supple; the constant flush of water in your system helps flush out toxins, which helps prevent breakouts and blemishes.

Speaking of which, If you want to prevent acne – besides keeping your face free of oil and dirt – dermatologists tell us to stay away from foods high in fat and sugar. More specifically, refined grains and sugars, dairy, fast food, chocolate. Stay away from carbs and sugars – such as white bread, white rice, pasteurizes, sweets, sugary drinks, and many kinds of cereal. Instead, help yourself to healthy vegetables, whole grains, and fruits that are filled with skin-friendly antioxidants.

How to boost Collagen naturally?

To get rid of wrinkles with a nice collagen boost, you don’t have to go to a dermatologist. Instead, work on including oils and fats found in fish, nuts, olive oil, and other foods. A steady diet of these keeps your body’s collagen production up, giving you a more glowing and youthful complexion and warding off lines, wrinkles, and dull skin.

Besides staying safely out of the sun or wearing sunscreen and protective clothing, our diet can also help us fight melanoma (skin cancer). Researchers have found that increased consumption of retinal-rich foods – including milk, fish, eggs, dark green leafy vegetables – can reduce skin cancer risk by 20 percent.

Here are some of the other “food heroes” that help promote healthy skin:

Vitamin A

This vitamin is a big deal because its main ingredient is Accutane, a proven treatment for acne. Vitamin A also helps regulate the cycles of the skin and helps prevent acne occurrence that often results from protein build up during the process. Get this vital vitamin into your system and add items such as salmon, fish oil, red peppers, spinach, and broccoli to your diet.

Vitamins E & C

These vitamins contain antioxidants that have a soothing effect on the skin. Get your Vitamin C from oranges, papaya, lemons, grapefruit, snow peas, and kale. For vitamin E, try out sunflower seeds, avocados, broccoli, and leafy green vegetables.

Zinc

A body with enough of the mineral Zinc is a body without acne, or so it is said. Zinc seems to have a way of creating what is called an “environment inhospitable for acne.” So get your Zinc on! Besides prevent acne, Zinc calms skin that is irritated by breakouts.  So stock up on Zinc with foods like turkey, almonds, and wheat germ.

Selenium

This mineral helps protect skin from free radicals and acne when paired with Vitamin E. Foods rich with selenium include eggs, brown rice, garlic, tuna, and salmon.

Don’t be overwhelmed by all of the information. If you keep it simple, you will be fine. Focus on having a healthy, balanced overall diet that includes lots of water to keep you hydrated, with healthy fish, meat, poultry, and vegetables. Avoid refined sugars and fast food, and try always to choose low-fat, fat-free foods and whole-grain bread and pasta.

Bon Appetite!

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