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"Glow Skin
Glow!"
"Want to know what you should eat and
drink for clear, radiant skin? Barbara Baker has the answers"
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Everyone has a favourite face cream or treatment, but beautiful skin
starts from within. Eat the correct balance of foods and you’ll feed
your skin the vital nutrients to help it stay soft, supple,
blemish-free and young looking.
EAT PLENTY OF FOODS RICH IN VITAMIN C,
such as black currants, blueberries, broccoli, guava, kiwi fruits,
oranges, papayas, strawberries and sweet potatoes; they all help to
produce collagen that strengthens the capillaries that feed the
skin.
MAKE SURE YOU GET ENOUGH OMEGA-3 AND
OMEGA-6, both essential fatty acids. You will find
omega-3 in oily fish, but plant sources like linseed and flax are
excellent, too. For omega-6, try safflower, sunflower and corn oils.
Eating
foods that contain sulphur can help to keep skin
FOOD RICH IN VITAMIN A, help the
growth of new skin. Liver, eggs, milk and oily fish are good sources
along with fortified cereals.
EAT A FEW DRIED APRICOTS EVERY DAY.
They’re full of iron to help improve your skin tome. So are sesame
seeds-add them to cereals and muesli.
DRINK PLENTY OF WATER to
rehydrate your skin – aim for eight glasses a day. Tea, coffee and
juices do count, but for really great skin, stick to plain
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water and
don’t smoke.
OF ALL THE B VITAMINS vital for
great skin, Vitamin B2 or riboflavin helps your skin glow. Best
sources include beef, cheese, eggs, liver and Marmite.
FINALLY, once you make changes
in your diet, don’t expext an overnight miracle. It takes six weeks
for new skin to emerge up to the surface, so the visible benefits
from dietary changes will take just as long. So it’s never too soon
to start.
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"LOOK-GREAT AVOCADO SALAD"
Packed with nutrients that are good for your skin, eat this avocado
salad once a week and wait for the compliments.
In a bowl, mix together: 1avocado, peeled and cut into small chunks,
1 red pepper, diced, 1 tsp pumpkin seeds, 1 tsp sunflower seeds, a
handful of large spinach leaves, finely chopped, and two or three
walnut halves.FOR THE DRESSING:
Toast 1 dessert spoon (dsp) mixed sesame, mustard and poppy seeds in
1 dsp olive oil until they ‘pop’. Remove from heat. Mix with a
further ½ dsp olive oil, ½ dsp avocado oil, ½ dsp balsamic vinegar,
¼ tsp mustard and ¼ tsp honey.
Season and mix well. Toss the salad in the dressing and serve. |
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"BEAT
YOUR SKIN PROBLEMS"
IS IT VERY DRY? Dry, rough
skin combined with coarse, dry and brittle hair (as well as
tiredness) could be a sign of an underactive thyroid, so if
you’re worried, check with your GP. But for general dry skin
problems, try increasing your intake of foods rich in
beta-carotene (such as yellow and red peppers and dark green
leafy vegetables such as spinach) and upping your intake of
omega -3-rich oils. Add a teaspoon of flax oil to salad
dressings or sprinkle some linseeds on your cereal daily.
IS IT ITCHY? Get some relief
by opting for foods high in B vitamins, such as e ggs, fish,
lentils, nuts and wholegrain. B vitamins improve poor
circulation, which is sometimes associated with itchiness.
IS IT OILY? Cut down on
processed and junk food as well as foods high in sugar, such as
cakes and biscuits as well as hard fats. Dip bread in olive oil
for a tasty treat instead of using butter.
FOR ACNE: try selenium-rich
foods, such as Brazil nuts, cashew nuts, fresh tuna, sunflower
seeds, walnuts and whole meal bread. Combine with Vitamin E for
the best effect.
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