Countless beauty products are available in today’s cosmetic market to ensure each and every one of us can treat their skin properly. The skin care routine of each of us is built according to our skin’s type, condition, appearance and health. But does each of us indeed take all the measures available in order to ensure that our skin gets the best treatment it can? Well, unfortunately, it turns out than a lot of us take the time to treat our skin only at the end of our day, while we can take simple measures to provide our skin with a much better conditions, such as choosing to consume healthy foods. So, this time we will focus on our nutrition and of how it affects our skin’s health.
Skin’s Hydration and Moisture
Any one of us knows that in order for our skin to remain healthy and beautiful, it must be hydrated at all times. Now, sometimes you notice that your skin is dry and you apply your moisture cream on it in order to provide it with the moisture it needs. But, what about ensuring the hydration of your skin (and body) by simply drink enough liquids throughout the day? Drinking water in the recommended amount will make sure your skin has the moisture it needs at all times, not only when you notice it.
Anti-Bacterial Foods
Just as it sounds, anti-bacterial foods lowers our chances to get infections. It goes both for our body and skin, so you actually killing two birds with one stone. Combining anti-inflammatory foods, such as garlic, honey, ginger, lemon, carrot, etc., will significantly reduce your chances to catch bacteria and infections. Meaning, your skin will remain healthier, as well as your body’s systems.
Natural Skin Care
There are foods that increases the level of your body’s natural skin care and natural protection. Such foods is tomatoes. Whether fresh, cooked, fried, steamed or grilled, tomatoes raises the natural protection of your body from the devastating effect of the sun on our skin. The sun’s UV lights can cause serious damage to our skin, including skin’s burns and even diseases, such as skin cancer. Now, due to the high risk and serious danger it carries, it is extremely important to understand that eating tomatoes does not offers a full protection of the sun’s UV lights. Eating tomatoes can lower the chances to get sunburns, as it does strengthening your natural body’s protection of it. Meaning, even if you eat tomatoes, you still must protect yourself when out under the sun’s light.
Antioxidants Foods
It is good to remember that some foods works as natural antioxidants. It is great for our body and for our skin to lower oxidation. It is good for our heart’s health and it lowers risks of infections. Further than that, it can even lower the risk of some forms of cancer. There are many foods high of antioxidants, including vegetables and fruits. Such foods are: red wine, parsley, kale, carrot, wild berries, oranges, grapes and cherries.
