Is your skin prone to blemishes, pimples, and blackheads? Or would you simply like to nourish your beautiful skin? Then you should pay special attention to these foods in your diet.
The skin is the largest organ we have and a reflection of the mind and body. If we are embarrassed by something, we start to sweat or turn beet-red in the face. If we eat something that doesn't agree with us, we get red spots or itching. The good news is: we can do a lot for beautiful skin. These foods are the ideal beauty program for your skin. Besides, they are also healthy.
Tomatoes, red bell peppers, and carrots
Red, orange, and yellow vegetables and fruits offer plenty of beta-carotene. This is the precursor to vitamin A and is converted into this vitamin in the organism. It ensures skin cell renewal and is one of the antioxidants. It is not just your smooth skin that benefits from this; it also promotes strong hair and nails.
Nuts, avocados, and olives
Avocados, nuts, olives, and the vegetable oil derived from them are true beauty boosters. Hazelnuts and cold-pressed olive oil provide particularly high levels of vitamin E. This belongs to the premier league of beauty vitamins because, like vitamin A, it is antioxidant and protects skin cells from free radicals. Free radicals are responsible for premature wrinkle formation, among other things.
Salmon & Co.
Fatty sea fish such as tuna, salmon, and mackerel contain the so-called good fat: omega-3 fatty acids. These are polyunsaturated, long-chain fatty acids that have anti-inflammatory properties. They can mitigate inflammatory skin conditions. These include, for example, acne, dermatitis, and rosacea.
Oatmeal, eggs, organ meats
What do these three have in common? They offer another beauty vitamin. Introducing: biotin. It is also called the skin vitamin, vitamin H. Biotin takes on important tasks in the cell metabolism of skin, hair, and nails. In this way, it promotes healthy and beautiful skin. Split ends, dry, scaly skin, and brittle nails can be attributed to a biotin deficiency.
What you should avoid if you have skin problems:
Skin and nutrition experts recommend a change in diet for problematic skin. Above all, you should watch out for these 3 foods:
Inflammatory factor: Pork
Pork contains arachidonic acid, which, although it belongs to the omega-6 fatty acids, promotes inflammation in the body. It would be best to forgo pork for a while. Instead, try fatty sea fish, which contains omega-3 fatty acids and has the exact opposite effect. Omega-3 fatty acids have an anti-inflammatory effect and are good for your brain metabolism and eyes. In general, you should not forget to incorporate omega-3 fatty acids into your diet. We can only obtain them through food and unfortunately cannot produce them ourselves.
Too much sugar – an anti-factor for beautiful skin
As delicious as a chocolate bar may be, it contains a lot of sugar. The sweet stuff is the anti-factor for firm skin. Collagen and elastin fibers ensure that the skin remains firm, tight, and flexible. Too much sugar "settles" on these fibers, so that the entire fiber network becomes more rigid. The regeneration of collagen fibers is also hindered as a result. The consequence: The skin becomes slacker. Furthermore, too much sugar in the organism stimulates the production of sebum, which promotes acne.
Milk
Cow's milk also promotes the fat production of the sebaceous glands. This is because when milk is consumed, a messenger substance (IGF-1) is formed in the body. This is also responsible for increased fat production. This can lead to pores becoming clogged and inflamed, and blackheads and pimples forming.
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