The US cosmetics industry raked in more than $32 billion in 2010, with sales of skin care products bringing in the largest share; more than $8 billion.
Are you spending your hard earned cash on over-hyped treatments and over-priced cosmetics.
Most Western consumers overlook the most cost effective health & beauty remedies. They’ve forgotten all about good natural healing foods.
You can prevent skin problems and remedy most of them by simply using good quality healthy natural foods. Good tasting food that provides potent healing without the negative effects and that has in-built healing powers that prevent a wide range of skin care problems.
Natural organic foods can dramatically improve skin quality for a fraction of the cost of those over-hyped treatments and over-priced cosmetics.
Green Tea Builds Healthy Skin
Green tea is rich in antioxidants that reduce inflammation and protect cell membranes. It has been proven to reduce the damage of sunburns and overexposure to ultraviolet light, which in turn reduces the risk of skin cancer.
Green tea is also high in polyphenol compounds that eliminate cancer-causing free radicals.
Recent research by scientists at the Medical College of Georgia shows that the polyphenol most abundant in green tea, EGCG, also acts as a fountain of youth of sorts for skin by reactivating dying skin cells.
In addition to its skin-healthy properties, green tea is also high in vitamins C, D and K, as well as riboflavin, zinc, calcium, magnesium and iron.
Salmon Builds Healthy Skin
Essential fatty acids such as omega-3 help keep cell membranes healthy by keeping out harmful substance,s as well as allowing nutrients to enter cells and exit with waste products.
Omega-3 also reduces your body’s production of inflammatory agents that can damage your skin. Increasing your consumption of omega-3 fatty acid rich foods, such as salmon, will help keep your skin supple and youthful.
A 1:1 ratio of omega-6 fatty acids to omega-3 is ideal, but the ratio in the typical American diet is more like 20:1. So, boosting consumption of salmon and other oily fish can help bring that ratio closer to 1:1.
Salmon is also rich in protein, potassium, selenium and vitamin B12.
Blueberries Build Healthy Skin
Blueberries are considered by many experts to be the highest food source of antioxidants, which target free radicals that can wreak havoc on skin cells.
The antioxidants and phytochemicals (plant sources of nutrition) in blueberries neutralize DNA-damaging free radicals, reducing cell damage.
When skin cells are protected from damage and disintegration, the skin looks younger for longer.
Blueberries are also an excellent source of soluble and insoluble fiber, vitamin C, manganese, vitamin E and riboflavin.
Carrots Build Healthy Skin
Carrots are an excellent source of vitamin A, which is a required nutrient for healthy skin.
They also contain high levels of antioxidants, which prevent free radical damage of skin cells.
Vitamin A is required for developing and maintaining skin cells, and a deficiency of the vitamin can cause dry skin.
Carrots are also a superior source of fiber, biotin, vitamins K, C and B6, potassium and thiamine.
Clean Fresh Water Builds Healthy Skin
Water in caffeinated or sugary beverages does not count; water intake must be from pure, clean water, which will rejuvenate your skin cells.
Water both hydrates your cells and helps them move toxins out of your body and nutrients in.
Nutrition expert Liz Lipski, PhD, CCN, says; when your body is properly hydrated, it sweats more efficiently, which helps keep your skin healthy clean and clear.
What You Should Avoid To Keep Your Skin Healthy
In addition to consuming therapeutic quantities of green tea, salmon, blueberries, carrots and water, consumers should avoid certain foods that trigger bad skin reactions.
These foods include sugar, white flour, saturated fats and fried foods, which are especially bad for the skin, since they can trap oil and bacteria beneath the skin, causing acne and other skin ailments.
The skin is considered the outside indicator of inside health, and putting expensive creams, lotions and treatments on the outside of the skin can’t alleviate problems that stem from inner nutritional deficiencies.
Consuming the right foods and avoiding the wrong ones can reveal beautiful, youthful-looking healthy skin without the high price tag of expensive cosmetics.
Raw food juicing is the surest way to healthy skin
I recommend juicing fruits, vegetables and nuts (soak them first) in a Vitamix to create superfood smoothies.
People who drink raw juices on a daily basis have skin that absolutely glows.
On the other hand, those who eat mostly processed, refined or cooked foods have skin that ages rapidly.
So be sure to include raw food smoothies in your diet. Eat unprocessed raw food on a daily basis if you want great looking healthy skin that glows.