Foods for clear skin

Life is such a burden when we have unhealthy skin. Our skin says a lot about who we are. Healthy skin is beautiful skin. Nowadays, beauty is essential, beauty is a must. Let us give value to our self and to our health. Beautiful skin is a treasure we can’t keep forever, but we can keep it longer than we can possibly imagine. Our looks can be one of our strengths.

Have six glasses of water each day. Colorful fruit and vegetables that include five daily servings, including vegetables and fruits, purple foods, green foods, onions and garlic, and ‘seed’ foods such as peas. Each day have one tablespoon of mixed fresh seeds, e.g. pumpkin, sunflower, sesame or ground hemp. Have a tablespoon of cold-pressed seed oils daily and oily fish three times a week. Eat plenty of whole grains, root vegetables, lentils and beans. Eat organic as far as possible. Try sometimes using alternatives to milk and cheese such as Soya and milk .Include some Soya, beans, lentils and sprouted seeds. Have low-fat, live, organic yoghurt. Have no more than two cups of coffee or tea a day.

Actually, ounce for ounce, oranges are the top citrus C source. For variety, make lemonade, squeeze limes on melon, and add grapefruit to salad. They Keep skin’s vitamin C levels high. That’s not the key reason it’s here. It helps keeps collagen — the supportive protein fibers that stop skin from flaccid strong and resilient. Certain dark leafy greens, whether they’re fresh, frozen, raw, or steamed, really deliver on vitamin A, one of the most skin-essential vitamins going. Deliver a hefty supply of vitamin A, which supports skin cell turnover, the process that keeps cell growth and development humming along perfectly. Without enough vitamin A, skin becomes dry, tough, and scaly.

Sweet potatoes, Tomatoes Replenishes our skin’s supply of antioxidants, so they’re ready to scarf up free radicals whenever they make an appearance. Free rads are highly reactive oxygen molecules that damage cells and contribute to just about everything that can go wrong with skin, from dryness to wrinkles.Omega-3 fatty acids help maintain cell membranes so they allow water and nutrients in and keep toxins out. Foods rich in omega-3s — wild salmon, walnuts, flax, canola oil, soybeans and sardines — also seem to be able to protect skin against sun damage. Avoid sugary foods, refined-flour baked goods and soda, Bauer recommends. They cause inflammation in skin cells and throughout the body, causing premature aging and wrinkles.

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