WHAT TO EAT FOR HEALTHY SKIN
Billion's of dollars spenting every year on beauty products and we often treat our skin from outside but without treating on inside of skin.
Our skin is the body's largest organ and a large part of its health comes taking care of it from inside.
All of us is perfectly imperfect.
Its nothing but natural to collect pimples scars and wrinkles over the years being kind and compassionate ourselves as we weather different season is one of the greatest acts of self love and kindness that we can practice but at the same time it can also be incredibly challenging when feel it like our skin just is not cooperating there are certain factors that influence our skin like aging hormone changes and genetic factors often these things are out of our control but nutrition that one thing that's within our control and so we're going to dive some common skin concern and how we can consider food to help shower our skin with love from inside out as usual.Our skin is made up of several layers and we want the structure of the these layers to be strong firmness and and elasticity collagen.
Collagen is the main structural protein that helps to support our skin. because it creates a fibrous network and reinforce the tissue so it gives our skin this firm and smooth appearance unfortunately though us we age our body make less collagen and it gets more easily broken down as result we start to lose about one percent of collagen of the skin in our skin per year starting at around age 20. So over time this is ages our skin.
So lets explore three ways in which we can support our skin's collagen through your food choices there is lot of hype and buzz right now around collagen supplements but you know our philosophy at the lines is food First from when possible because collagen it self is a protein it.First from when possible because collagen it self is a protein it.
It help to make sure that we just eat enough protein foods so these are the things like beans and lentils tofu tempeh nuts and seeds. So protein helps to make sure that are body has enough of building blocks that its needs to create collagen but then what happen if our existing collagen get damaged. damage like come for example from excess sun exposure pollution or when there is too many free radicals .
In your body so it when comes to food vitamin C and E are key players in repairing damaged collagen they stimulate collagen production and help to maintain the strength of its network food sources that are rich in vitamin E are things like almond sunflower seeds leafy green peanuts and avocados well vitamin C you probably already know you can find these in foods like citrus fruits and vegetables like peppers and broccoli .
Healing
when our skin sustains an injury or a wound our body really quickly tries heal it and zinc plays an essential role in this whole healing process because zinc also has anti inflammatory properties it's really useful in the management of skin condition like ace psoriasis eczema and rosacea food sources are rich in zinc are things like nutritional yeast seeds especially pumpkin sesame and hemp seeds legumes like beans and lentils tofu and whole grains it's also important to mention though that the absorption of zinc from plant foods it can be reduced by certain compounds in the same foods called phytates but it we soak our beans grains and even nuts and seeds before we eat them this help to increase our body's ability to absorb zinc sprouting and fermenting can also help.
Dryness
If you've ever experienced dry skin you know it does not feel very nice and our skin can dry out for a number of reasons like exposure to dry air prolonged exposure to hot water abrasive soaps medication things like that one of the main ways that we can hydrate the skin is by using by the right moisturizers that we're putting on the skin but when it comes to what we're putting inside of our bodies fat can really help specially omega-3 fats. Omega is important because it help to improve our skin barrier function which helps to skin barrier function which helps our skin better hold on to water plant food that are
rich in Omega-3 fat include walnuts hemp seeds chia seeds ground flax seeds and even omega supplements made from aglae drinking enough water can also help with skin hydration but only if you're dehydrated to begin with in general though drinking enough water is important for overall health and when we're overall healthy it tends to have a trickle down effects on our skin.
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