Eating right to get a glowing complexion
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Beauty is the state of mind. In order to look beautiful, you ought to feel good too. True beauty comes from within; from a feeling of well-being. It is not the way you dress, or do neither your make-up, nor your sense of style or get up, but it is the person within you that looks radiant and beautiful. Good looks have a lot more to do with food than is commonly realized. The key to vitality, health and beauty is in eating right. A healthy diet can be a fountain of youth for the skin. Eat well and your skin will be moist, clear, and glowing. Women in general and working women in particular, ignore their basic food requirements, leading to the malnourishments and other deficiencies. Essential fatty acids have good fats in the diet and these can easily be introduced by cooking with vegetable oils and eating seeds and nuts. The balance of your diet is clearly important. Although your appetite may tell you otherwise, your body needs a larger proportion of some types of food than others. There is also a great deal of evidence to suggest that a meat-free diet, or at least one that restricts our intake of meat, is an important step towards striking the right balance, by concentrating on foods that help the body to run more smoothly rather than adding to its burden.
The Essential Nutrients
Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates supply energy needed for the day-to-day running of the body. Ideally, you should make up half of your diet. Slow burning, complex carbohydrates (fruits, vegetables and grains), eaten regularly, help to keep you on an even level, both physically and mentally.
Protein
The body cannot carry out its vital functions without protein, but it only needs a modest amount to do so. Similarly, Protein is also very essential for the skin health. Fish is a rich source of the protein. It is excellent for repairing the collagen proteins in the skin and also help to produce the enzymes and hormones that help keep the skin glowing.
Vegetables and Fruits
Fresh fruits and vegetables are full of anti-oxidants that help prevent wrinkles and will definitely eat up those highly reactive oxygen molecules that damage cells. The fruits and vegetables that are orange and red, especially sweet potatoes, tomatoes, apricots are particularly good for making skin glow by moisturizing and toning the skin. Include lots of dark green leafy vegetables like spinach and romaine lettuce for vitamin E.
Essential Vitamins for Skin
Vitamins play a major role in maintaining skin health, because they act excellently on the surface of the skin, thus paving way for achieving healthy rich glowing skin. It is because of the antioxidant properties of the vitamins, which work wonders on the skin. Following vitamins are essential for the healthy glow of skin.
Vitamin A
Vitamin A keeps the skin supple and is essential for glowing skin. If the diet is lacking this vitamin, then the skin becomes excessively dry and develops pimples. The dry skin can be treated with low fats daily products like yoghurt. Yoghurt is rich in vitamin A and gives natural glow to the skin. The richest sources of this vitamin are cod liver, spinach, milk, butter, liver, eggs, and oily fish. Carrots are the rich in vitamin A and are very effective for the skin health, as they promote the skin repair tissue. They protect, moisturize and nourish the skin. Eating carrots can even be a natural sunscreen, providing an SPF factor of 2 to 4.
Vitamin B
Vitamin B, especially vitamin B3, B6, and B12 are very effective for the glowing skin tone. It is vital to eat rich in vitamin B for the smooth and supple skin. Best sources of vitamin B are soya beans, milk, poultry, red meat, peanut butter, and bananas.
Vitamin C
Vitamin C is actually a good vitamin for the skin. It is an antioxidant and helps in prevention of cellular deterioration, which in turn results in a beautiful skin. It also helps in preventing any sort of the skin damage. Foods that are rich in vitamin C are oranges, grapefruits, kiwi fruits, potatoes, peas, and strawberries.
Similarly, foods that are rich in Vitamin E, antioxidant, zinc, and olive oil are very helpful in improving your skin texture and complexion. Foods like sunflower seeds, which contain Vitamin E help in prevent wrinkles and skin sagging. Vitamin C also helps in maintaining your skin’s collagen, and ensures your skin texture improves and becomes more radiant. Kiwi contains a great amount of Vitamin C, even more than oranges. Zinc is also helpful in maintaining you skin’s elastin fiber and collagen. All this does not imply that you need to be fastidious or obsessive about your food. It only means that you need to have basic nutritional awareness about your food. You can thus select the right kinds of foods best suited to the needs of your body. It’s your daily intake that is important. So, do spare a thought for food. Make sure that you get enough nutrients and have a balanced diet. This is the key to good health and beauty.
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