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Skin is truly made from the inside out, but most people cannot understand that what eat will eventually show up on the skin for others to see. Long term, good nutrition out performs cosmetics and treatments. Spend time looking after yourself from the inside out and you’ll be rewarded with a healthy, gorgeous, vibrant complexion. The skin foods below are listed because they provide the building blocks for beautiful skin: ~ BERRIES ~ From strawberries to blueberries, mulberries, blackberries, cranberries, raspberries, cherries and boysenberries. The reason why berries make such great skin foods has to do with their high antioxidant content. Plus they’re so easy to eat and make a great topping on anything from cereals, smoothies to yoghurts. Antioxidants combat free radicals (major aging and disease accelerators) and slows down aging by reducing oxidative damage to cells. Protect your cells from damage and your skin’s appearance will improve. Even prolonging a youthful appearance. But berries aren’t the only sources of antioxidants. Other include green and white tea, fruits such as pomegranate seeds, grapes, plums (or prunes), apples, dark chocolate (low in sugar ones) and vegetables such as dark leaf lettuces, tomatoes, broccoli, spinach, artichoke and spices! Yum! I’m hungry just writing about it! ~ FRUITS & VEGETABLES ~ When people think about vitamins and minerals, they think about supplements and popping pills. But you can get better vitamins and minerals by eating fresh (and even raw) fruits and vegetables. Don’t have time to eat them? Juice them! Or buy ready made fresh vegetable and fruit juices at juice bars, the supermarket or your local health food store. Fruits and vegetables have a trifecta effect:
~ OMEGA 3 OILS & FISH ~ If your diet consists of white bread, pastries, fried foods, take away, cookies, dips and salad dressings and other processed foods then odds are you have a higher ratio of omega 6 oils in the system than omega 3. Too much omega 6 causes inflammation which leads to aging of the skin and capillaries. Over time, skin loses its elasticity, firmness, wrinkles easily and broken capillaries become more prominent. Not having adequate amounts of omega 3 oils can also lead to eczema, hair loss, dandruff, depression, lack of concentration and heart disease. Omega 3 oils are essential fatty acids which cannot be made in our bodies. They can only be obtained through our diets, so having adequate levels of this oil is important for skin and health. Eat at least 2 servings of fish a week. Fatty fish such as salmon is preferred. Sashimi is great as you’re eating the fish in a raw state which preserves the omega 3.
If you don’t like eating fish, fish oil supplements are the next best thing. Make sure you buy capsules that contain at least 1000mg of EPA & DHA. Another source of omega 3 is from grass fed, free-range organic or wild animal meat - which contains suitable levels of omega 3. Eggs from free range hens also contain omega 3. If you’re a vegetarian or vegan, try a tablespoon of flaxseed oil everyday or eat chia seeds. But flaxseed and chia seed omega 3 oils has to be converted into EPA & DHA before the body can use it, so the elderly and folks with health problems might have trouble converting vegetarian sources of omega 3. With fish, fish oil supplements, grass fed animal meat and eggs, the omega 3 has already been converted into EPA & DHA which is why they’re considered as superior sources of omega 3 over vegetarian ones. ~ ZINC ~ The skin contains almost a quarter of the zinc in the body. Think of zinc as a mineral that disinfects the skin and helps wounds heal so it’s great for those suffering from acne and acne scars. It’s also anti-inflammatory and required to make collagen. Lack of adequate zinc can lead to stretch marks during puberty or weight gain. Zinc also improves and boosts our immune system which can help in fighting off infectious bacteria if we get cuts and scrapes. If you’re a teen or an adult suffering from acne and pimples, zinc should be included in your diet. 30mg of zinc gluconate can make a difference in the size and occurrence of acne and can even regulate sebum. Great natural sources of zinc include shellfish such as oysters, crab, prawns, mussels and meat such as liver, beef, lamb, pork, turkey, chicken, and in nuts, seeds, wholegrains and wheat germ. If you’re taking zinc supplements, make sure you don’t take iron supplements at the same time as they compete with each other in the body for absorption. Also, for every 10 milligram of zinc, take 1 milligram of copper. Overall it’s better to get zinc from food (particularly of animal origin) than from supplements as some zinc pills uses cheap supplemental zinc that can upset the stomach (zinc sulfate/sulphate). With any supplement, do not exceed the maximum dosage as recommended on the label. The good thing about natural sources of zinc is you cannot overdose by eating trace amounts of zinc from food. ~ WATER ~ Water is the most overlooked beverage yet it is the most important element to almost every living thing on this planet. Our bodies can contain anywhere from 50 to 70% water depending on our age and size. It’s also vital to our health and our skin. I’m not saying drinking water will solve dry skin - it hasn’t been scientifically proven - plus there’s a whole myriad of factors that cause dry skin. But keeping the body replenished with clean water is great for our organs, blood, cells and of course, skin. I know water hasn’t been proven to iron out wrinkles or get rid of dry skin but if you look at people who drink ample amounts of water, their skin looks good. On a personal level, four years ago when I was sick with fever, I kept drinking lots of clean, filtered water. I did this for a week and I noticed a startling difference in my skin’s complexion by the end of the week. When I’m sick, my skin will look dull and patchy. But during that week, all that water made a huge difference - my skin was clear and radiant - strange for someone ill. I don’t know how or why it works but since that time, water has made an impression on me. Drinking water to improve skin almost seems like a far too simplistic fix, but I personally believe it works. This is not to claim that water will make you look 10 years younger but some minor improvements can be seen if you make drinking water a habit. While it’s common sense that the body and skin needs water (internally) to survive and maintain itself, water providing any aesthetic improvements to the skin is scientifically inconclusive at this point. However, if supermodels like Cindy Crawford and Miranda Kerr swear by water, I’m all up for it. Bottoms up! How much water do you need to drink? Enough so that your urine becomes very pale yellow or clear. Remember, you don’t have to gulp down 2 litres in one go; half a glass every couple hours should do the trick. Copyright Cyren Organics 
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