Your Diet and Your Skin's Health

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Every woman strives to have a young, healthy and radiant looking skin, this subject keeps coming up over and over again there is more to Fantastic Products that will reflect on your skin.
Think what you eat affects only your body? Think again. Your diet has a profound effect on the look of your skin, and what you put in your mouth (both food and drink) can help your complexion. We looked at some of the most significant ways diet can affect skin health. It’s true- you really are what you eat.

Elasticity - Not drinking enough fluid can have a dramatic effect on the skin resulting in puffiness, a dull sallow complexion, and toxins getting stuck in the skin cells. You won't look healthy, and your elasticity and complexion will suffer because water increases skin’s density which supports the barrier function of the skin and helps skin repair itself.

Texture - Skin health can be supported by the proper intake of various nutrients that especially beneficial. Vitamin A (found in dairy products, egg yolks, organ meats, and dark orange and dark green fruits and vegetables) can prevent the skin from becoming dry, scaly, and rough. Essential fatty acids found in vegetable oils, nuts, seeds, and fatty fish support cell membrane health, mineral selenium found in mushrooms, nuts, whole grains, onions, and many fish.



Radiance - Lack of greens like spinach, kale and Swiss chard in a daily diet can results in dull-looking skin, dry, and lifeless. Juicing is a great way to bust in the nutrients. The worst things you can eat are sodium-packed junk foods, refined carbohydrates (white bread), and sugary soda.try including fruits and vegetables with every meal ( colorful fruits and vegetables) more varieties the better, it’s great for skin elasticity and glows.


Clarity - The skin serves as a backup filter for your digestive system, if you eat something your body can't digest properly, it will try to push out the food via the skin. This can lead to skin eruptions, blemishes, rashes, etc. Try to include High fiber foods to yogurt or oatmeal for breakfast to help you digest. Otherwise, Avoid processed foods that have the most potential to irritate your body and skin.

Just as certain foods promote skin health and go a long way in helping you achieve a smooth, glowing complexion, some foods do just the opposite. Here is a list of 10 foods you should avoid or limit if you want to improve how you look and feel.

Sugar - Your desire for sugary treats could be harming more than your health, recent research suggests that overeating sugar can make skin dull and wrinkles, collagen, and elastin in the skin are proteins that helps gives the skin it’s flexible and supple feel but excess sugar in the diet can damage them, causing them to dry out. The result can be wrinkles and sag.

Salt - Salt can be treaty sneaky and can often be hidden in many foods (especially processed ones). It causes swelling and water retention in the face. Once the puffiness subsides, skin cells deflate -- and the lasting effect is less elastic skin. Cut back on sodium-packed foods such as canned soups and sauces, processed meats, chips, and condiments to limit the sodium intake in your daily diet. Add flavor to foods with fresh herbs or a squeeze of lemon instead.


Trans fat - Foods high in trans fat tend to lack nutrients for your skin. Trans fats also can make it difficult for nutrients to get into your cell membranes, which may lead to even more skin problems including clogged pores and poor circulation.

Caffeine - Caffeine can make skin appear dry and tired because it acts as a diuretic and dehydrates the skin. Try cutting back on drinking coffee, energy drinks, cola, and sweetened coffee beverages they tend to be overly processed and full of empty calories, which also have an effect on the overall health and appearance of skin.



White flour - Refined white flour (white bread) might be what you’re used to, but it doesn’t offer much of nutrients. Be nice to your body, include whole grains such as brown rice, wild rice, whole wheat, quinoa, and barley, You’ll feel fuller longer, plus the added nutrients may support skin health.

Soda - Soda is full of sugar, is a no-no if you want healthy skin. But on top of that, if you’re drinking soda instead of water your skin will benefit much more from water than any other beverage, so do yourself a favor and stay away from the sweet stuff and go for plain water.

Deli Meat - Overly processed deli meats, hot dogs, and sausages are packed with sodium, which dehydrates the skin. In addition, these meats often contain saturated fats and nitrates, which can leave skin looking puffy, dull, and dry. Processed meats also have been linked to various other health concerns, so skip sodium- and preservative-laden meats in favor of lean proteins such as chicken, eggs, and fish.

Alcohol - Having a cocktail once in a while is ok, but drinking in excess can leave your skin dehydrated, puffy, and dull. If you have a few cocktails, try to drink one glass of water for every alcoholic beverage you consume to provide your body and your skin with some hydration between each cocktail.

Snacks - High-glycemic-index foods such as cakes and cookies (usually from a box in the snack food aisle) can affect your weight, of course, but also can have a negative impact on your skin. Too many sugary, refined carbohydrates can lead to glycation which can reduce the flexibility and elasticity of collagen, making skin can appear tougher and more wrinkled.







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