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Drink as much water as you can, this flushes out toxins and helps to hydrate
skin. If you can’t drink eight glasses a day - I can’t unless its 40 degrees - then just drink as much as you can without being uncomfortable.
Skin needs sufficient protein to replace and repair itself. Most of us have plenty of protein in our diets but a lot of it comes with a lot of fat attached. If you can substitute low fat items e.g. milk, peanut butter, cheese etc, then do so. You’ll still be eating same amount. Lean meat is fine, fish is even better as it contains natural omega 3 oils which are great for your skin and your health.
Try and add as many fruits and vegetables as possible to your diet. If you ‘re a committed junk food “junkie” this may seem impossible, but if you tackle it in small bites (pun intended!) It will be easy. Commit yourself to healthy foods on certain days of week or drink water instead of soda in afternoons. When this becomes comfortable, expand it to every day. Its just breaking old habits and replacing them with new ones. After a while you’ll be comfortable with it. And you’ll feel better and loose weight too.
The purists tell us that all vitamins and minerals can be obtained from foods and there is no need for us to take supplements. In theory this is true, however stress of life today probably robs our system of vitamin B. Smoking uses up about 35 mg of vitamin C per day. Added to this, practice of storing fresh produce for extended amounts of time, can’t help but deplete natural vitamins in these foods. The pollution in our cities and some of our bad habits like eating junk and smoking (who me?) leads to production of free radicals in body. For this we need an antioxidant which contains among others beta carotene (a precursor of vitamin A), vitamin C, vitamin E, selenium, lycopene (found in tomatoes) and zinc.
Healthy skin loves exercise! It doesn’t matter what kind. Walking, jogging, all types of sport, aerobics, thumping around in gym, whatever you enjoy try and fit it in three times a week. If you don’t enjoy any exercise, find one! Join a group of people or find a walking buddy, you will get to enjoy it I promise!
Stress is bad for you and bad for your skin. Stress will slow circulation of blood to skin causing a shortage of oxygen to cells. It will also deplete certain nutrients from body - for example vitamin B. It can ruin your sleep thus preventing repair and regeneration of skin cells. It will put worry lines on your face and will make you look old before your time! Who needs it? No-one! check out this page on stress to see how you can deal with this incapacitating disorder now!
As you may have gathered from all this, having a healthy skin is same as having a healthy body, it’s worth maintaining a good diet and lifestyle so you not only look great but you feel great too!
Like to have better looking skin? http://www.holistic-facial-skin-care.com will give you detailed information on all facets of skin care. The author, Wendy Owen has had a lifetime interest in general and alternative health and skin care.
