Clean skin - this is one of the essential criteria of beauty. It is like a mirror, reflects the state of health, and if you do not eat a lot of nervous and hardly your skin will shine.
If you are seriously thinking about its condition and decided to say goodbye to acne, enlarged pores and a grayish tinge, I have to change a lot, and why not start with power? Here are 7 foods that will help your skin to take a more healthy appearance.
Seven products presented below are recommended by a nutritionist Elisa Zaid, author of the book "Younger next Week »(« Younger next week ») and cardiologist Stefan Sinatra, MD, the author of the book" The great myth of cholesterol. Cookbook »(« The Great Cholesterol Myth Cookbook »).
1. Fatty fish like salmon or tuna
Include in your diet a fish, you provide the body with biotin, vitamin B, which, among other functions, involved in the production of fatty acids and helps the absorption of amino acids.
Lack of biotin threatens deterioration of skin condition - it becomes dry, "flake", with unhealthy shade.
2. Flax seeds
Omega-3 fatty acids help maintain cell membranes, protect the skin and maintain moisture at the desired level. If you are a vegetarian, fatty acid source may be a milled flax seed and linseed oil or nuts, if you eat meat - all the same fatty fish.
3. Green and yellow vegetables
Colored vegetables such as carrots, pumpkins, peppers, spinach, and broccoli are rich in vitamin A. Vitamin helps to reduce the production of sebum, which prevents the occurrence of acne, stimulates cells work and the production of collagen, which speeds recovery and helps rejuvenate. In addition, colored vegetables provide a healthy skin color.
4. Almond
This product is rich in vitamin E, which has a positive effect on the skin and hair as well as protects the skin from damage caused by sun exposure.
5. sunflower seeds
Normal sunflower seeds are also rich in vitamin E. They protect the skin from the effects of free radicals in the environment and the organism. Free radicals in the body destroy all cells, including skin cells.
6. "Right" carbohydrates
Processed foods and white flour can cause inflammation and the appearance of acne. Replace the pasta and white rice on products such as barley, beans and brown rice - their glycemic index is smaller and they contain more fiber and nutrients. In addition, these products are useful for the functioning of the intestines, which also is good for the skin.
7. Orange juice and rose hips
Juice maintains the liquid level in the body and supplies it with vitamin C, which not only increases the immunity, but also works as an antioxidant, protecting cells from free radical damage. Furthermore, vitamin C is involved in the production of collagen, the main component of connective tissue.
In addition to orange juice, a lot of vitamin C in rose hips, from which you can make herbal teas. For example - in oranges vitamin C of about 50 mg per 100 g of dried rosehip berries - about 1500 mg per 100g.