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Taking care of your skin from the inside is just as important as taking care of it from the outside. You can buy the most talked about and expensive skincare treatments, see the top dermatologist, or go to the most luxurious spas but if you feed your body unhealthy food your skin will not look its best; so put it on a skin diet!
Load up on colorful fruits and vegetables daily, the darker the better. The more colorful they are the higher concentrations of nutrients and antioxidants they can boast. Not only will these healthy foods nourish your cells but they will also fight off free radical attacks due to their high antioxidant activity. When it comes to dark yummy berries you are safe in choosing either fresh or frozen; both are great choices. Make sure you don’t eat them with milk because sadly this beverage blocks the absorption of antioxidants.
Protein in another important component for a healthy complexion, but make sure to choose lean selections such as egg whites, nuts, chia seeds, and for those meat eaters; turkey and fish are good choices. As a vegetarian I love a delicious egg white salad sandwich or a snacking on almonds throughout the day. I find protein a more challenging category so I try to be creative in how I add this to my diet.
Add an omega 3 supplement to your daily routine. This simple addition helps to maintain the health of your cell membranes and provides immense benefits to your overall wellness.
Avoid too much sugar! I know this is a tough one (at least it is for my many sweet teeth.) Sugar has a tendency to latch onto collagen fibers making them brittle and susceptible to forming wrinkles. Sugar can also make acne worse. You don’t have to give it up completely just make an effort to get it in moderation and remember that sugar can sneak its way into things such as beverages.
One more little tidbit to take into consideration is that dairy products can also make acne worse for some individuals. If you are struggling with this condition try eliminating dairy for a period of time and see if you notice any changes within your skin.
Yes, using effective skin care products is still important and will help make your skin look and feel better but what you feed your skin from the inside is just as important. Look at your skin in a holistic way taking care of it both inside and out and you will look and feel more beautiful. A skin diet may sound scary but with a few simple changes you can give your complexion what it needs to look gorgeous!
Thank you for sharing these wonderful tips. I am really having problem with my acne. So starting today, I will incorporate healthy fruits and vegetables on my diet. Again, thank you for sharing this.
Hi Nikki,
Thanks for stopping by. I’m sorry to hear you are dealing with acne. I know how frustrating that can be. I hope the diet changes help 🙂 You might also want to consider blue light therapy. Blue LEDs actually kill the acne causing bacteria and red LEDs speed up the healing. Between feeding your body better from the inside and treating the skin with blue light therapy you should really be able to get a handle on it 🙂 You can read more about the blue light therapy units here; https://revealgreatskin.com/blue-light-therapy
Thank you very much for sharing this very informative article. Skin diet sounds really scary. It surprised me that sugar and dairy products can make your acne worse!
Thank you also for sharing this info, that the more colorful the fruits and vegetables are; the higher concentrations of nutrients and anti oxidants they can boast.
Wish I could say that sugar and dairy products are great for your skin Anne, but I’m afraid they just aren’t. Better to stick with healthy fruits and vegetables.
Hello Again!
Well after a week I noticed that some of my Acnes/Pimples were gone, but there’s still some of it left. Your tip works just as fine! Thanks!
~Dravis A.
Dravis, thanks so much for the update! I’m so glad things are improving, if you want to also tackle them from the outside you might consider blue light therapy 🙂
Hi Victoria,
Thanks for sharing a wonderful tips! I must try this! I’ll keep you updated to what is happening or what has changed in my face after a few weeks of using your tips! 😀
Thanks!
Dravis A.
I would love to hear updates Dravis! Let me know how it goes and what changes you notice 🙂
Thanks Victoria for sharing these tips for a healthier and glowing skin.
You are so welcome Jijin!
Naturally beautiful skin is everyone expects so much and to get the naturally glowing skin requires to follow disciplined healthy foods eating everyday. I like to eat raw foods a lot and I think it’s effective for skin improvement along with weight loss advancement. I’ll definitely concentrate on whatever you’ve shared to healthy skin diet as well. Thanks.
Very true, for the previous two months, maybe longer I have been focusing on drinking more water and making an effort to avoid sugar or at least reduce the amount I consume daily within foods.
I feel that it has helped me lose weight as well as gain better skin – in turn it equals a better lifestyle and feeling better in general.
Good for you Surminga! Sounds like you are really making a difference in your skin as well as you health!
Thanks for you post. As I always say: the key to a healthier you is eat right, exercise and believe in yourself. I think with these in place, you can expect to live healthy and with a glow on your skin every time
So true Olumide 🙂
I hadnt realized that eating berries with milk blocks absorption of antioxidants. Thats really interesting and I assume that the same goes for eating them with yoghurt- which is what I usually eat with my fruit?
Basically the skin of a person depends upon the eating habits of a person if it takes spicy or heavy food then it will give them unfair skin but a person consuming fibre food and fruits are having a glow on their skins.
After reading your article, I have decided to eat more vegetables now. I am really conscious in having a beautiful skin specially now that I am getting older.
James I’m so glad to hear that my article is getting you to eat more vegetables! 🙂
Thank you Victoria for sharing this Health Skin Diet Issue with Us.
I agree to your thought. Aside from the care acquired from derma centers, eating healthy is important too.
Wrinkles on my forehead are the ones making me feel bad each time I look in the mirror. It is just now that i found out how too much of sugar can make collagen brittle and form wrinkles. 🙁
It’s very sad isn’t it Keith? I wish I had better news for you and could tell you that sugar will actually help get rid of wrinkles. But I just can’t, so sorry 🙁
I am quite familiar with antioxidants as they are famous anti-aging substances. Who wouldn’t just love having a young – looking skin.
You are so right Keith 🙂 Antioxidants are amazing anti-aging substances and we could all use more of them.
Hi
I never new there was so much to keeping your skin healthy the main one I thought was to make sure you keep well hydrated by drinking lite of water.i eat lots of veg not much fruit though mainly just bananas which is a light fruit will try to find a dark one I really like so I don’t stop eating it after 5 minutes. And see if I notice a difference.
Great advice thanks lee
Would love to hear your results Lee 🙂
I believe that skin diet is cheaper than skincare treatments or luxurious spas.
It might take time to see the results, but treatment from the inside will last longer, right..? 🙂
Skin need a number of anti oxidant and nutrients such as vitamin A, vitamin, B, C, and E. Skin also need a number of mineral such as magnesium and zinc to keep its health. This ingredients is available in fruits and vegetables. Food that rich in protein is also very useful for skin health.
Fruits and vegetables are so important to good health and good skin Julidarma.
I do really appreciate the good and natural ways to keep our health specially our skin by using plants as main material.
very useful article, skin health articles like this are often sought many people. thanks for sharing.
I can personally vouch for the healthy diet for healthy skin you describe above and would add a couple of things: a good sunscreen worn year round and drinking plenty of water during the day. I’m also a firm believer in regular facials by a spa professional who can clue me in on what’s going on with my skin (since I some times don’t see it myself!). Great post and oh so true! 🙂
Thanks Kath 🙂
You are so right; sunscreen and water are also crucial components for a beautiful complexion.
Hmmm, that’s why antioxidants are must for ones great healthy skin. Totally agreed with your post. 🙂
Thanks Lisa. Antioxidants are so important for your health as well as your skin.
Totally Jenny ,Whatever we eat surely does reflect on our skin,It can be observed like if you are regularly eating 2 oranges a day for a month and you would see your face having an orangish shine ,and it really looks beautiful.
Our skin reflects what we eat. So a healthy diet will reflect a healthier looking and gorgeous skin.Talking about the cosmetic products,according to me a healthy glowing skin needs no cosmetics at all.
You are so right. The healthier the skin, the less makeup that is needed. It’s a win win scenario 🙂
I always support and follow natural ingredients for skin treatments.They neither have any side-effects and have effects that can’t be matched to any other creams.
I am a big believer in natural skin care products, but you still have to be careful. Natural doesn’t always mean safe or effective.
Cosmetic products just serves as temporary way of making skin look good. I agree with you to make skin healthy the diet plays a very important role. If we follow unhealthy diet then our skin prone to aging and if we follow good balanced diet then we look younger than our skin. Thanks for sharing this wonderful post.
Thanks Ashley.
You are right that the diet plays a key role in the health of your skin. Our skin is the largest organ in the body and really needs TLC from the inside as well as from the outside.
Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment 🙂