Eating for youthful skin

Eating for youthful skin

I guess it is no accident that my wrinkle free, slim friend in her 60s is a naturapath. She takes very good care of her health and eats carefully. She is always advising me to watch what I eat. Her careful diet contributed a lot to her youthful looks.

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Her advice was to eat lots of fresh fruit and vegetables. Fish is excellent for your skin. Fish oils nourish your skin and nails beautifully. Don't deep fry your food. Steam your food. Steaming is a lot healthier than frying. Nuts are good too.

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It is basically the same advice I find in beauty books, and aromatherapy and alternative health books. A well balanced diet is the start of a healthy, younger body.

Nutrition and your skin

Fruits and vegetables are rich in antioxidants. Vitamins A, C and E help you fight the aging process from within. These antioxidants neutralize the free radicals that damage your skin, aging it faster than it should.

The state of your skin signals to you what nutrients you may be short of. When skin is dull, you might be lacking in essential amino acids. Fish, meat and eggs contain essential amino acids. If you are a vegan, then you must be extra careful to make sure you balance your diet properly. Combine beans, pulses and nuts to make sure you get the full range of essential amino acids.

If you have acne, or your skin is rough and dry, you might be short of beta-carotene. Eat some carrots, spinach, sweet potatoes and other foods that are rich in beta-carotene.

If your skin is scaly and flaky and you have dry, cracking lips, you might be short of Vitamin B. Spirulina is an excellent source of vitamin B and many other nutrients. Eggs, bananas and nuts contain vitamin B too.

If your skin bruises easily and takes ages to heal, you might be short of vitamin C. Oranges, lemons, rosehips all contain vitamin C.

If your skin bruises easily, it too oily or too dry, maybe you need more Vitamin E. Vegetable oils are rich in vitamin E.
If you have eczema and it flares up, or your skin is prone to sensitive reactions, you might be short of Linoleic acid. Evening Primrose oil is rich in this.

If you are anaemic and there are dark rings under your eyes, you may be short of iron. Beef. Leafy green vegetables are rich in iron.

yin and yang

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, a skin that is too oily is sign of a body that is too yang. Acne is treated with cooling or yin foods. Watermelon, cucumbers, mint are all cooling. Wrinkles and very dry skin could do with more yang. More warming foods. Cherries are very warm. So is beef.

Well balanced diet

Having a well balanced diet is necessary to keep your skin and body at its best. Make sure you get all the vitamins and minerals you need through the food you eat.

Colorful food

Try to eat several servings of fruit and vegetables in the entire rainbow of colors everyday.

Reds - red peppers, tomatoes, cherries..
Green - leafy green vegetables.
Orange - oranges, carrots, papayas
Yellow - lemons, bananas
purple - grapes, prunes
blue- blueberries
for starters

Eat a wide variety of nutritious food and avoid processed food as far as possible.