There is no denying that we currently live in an image driven world and, for better or worst, a sizable portion of an the average individual’s sense of self-esteem is centered on their outward physical appearance. One of the largest determinants of beauty is centered on the health of one’s skin, something that many within the country are aware of as they spend nearly two billion dollars a year on products that help either improve the quality of their skin or make it appear to be healthier than it actually is. Yet, is this really necessary. Often times we lose track of the means to the goals we are trying to attain. As with nearly everything, there is a responsible, tried-and-true method of going about something and the short-cuts that most people take instead. Skin care is no different.
The real key to having healthy, beautiful looking skin is to improve ones overall level of health.
The health of one’s skin is usually a pretty good barometer of their overall levels of health,
as Dr. Georgina Donadio, found of the National Institute of Whole health states, “Your skin is the fingerprint of what is going on inside your body, and all skin conditions, from psoriasis to acne to aging, are the manifestations of your body’s internal needs, including its nutritional needs.”
The real key to having healthy, beautiful looking skin is to improve ones overall level of health.
Your skin, like any other organ in your body, has certain nutritional requirements needed for it to thrive and function properly. While it may seem like simply applying a variety of different chemically based creams to your skin is the most direct way to improving it, understanding what your skin actually needs to flourish is even more important. Most of these things can be obtained by simply making adjustments to the foods you put into your body everyday or changing a few behavioral habits. Give them a try before you run out to buy your next bottle of skin care cream containing god knows what in it.
Vitamins
Countless studies have been conducted outlining the important role a variety of different vitamins play in encouraging healthy skin growth. Vitamin C and E can actually help counter the effects of UV rays by eliminating free radicals (molecules that destroy various structures within the body, including DNA) in the body, and can be obtained by eating foods such as nuts, spinach, and seeds. Biotin, a B-vitamin, is an instrumental building block in the production of skin, hair, and nail cells. A lack of biotin can lead to the reduced ability of your body to produce new skins cells. Biotin is produced in small quantities in the body, but can also be obtained by eating more eggs, bananas, and oatmeal.
Water
Many are well aware of water’s ability to improve the state of one’s skin, but few are aware of why this is. For one, adequate water intake improves the body’s ability to remove toxins from the body. This includes the toxins and bacteria that can lead to skin infections known as acne. Most water also serves as a great source for obtaining many of the minerals our skin needs for healthy functioning, such as zinc. While the role water plays in improving skin health is controversial, there are a number of other health benefits that arise from drinking proper amounts of water, so what have you got to lose right?
Exercise
While many look to exercise as a cause of acne and bad skin, it’s likely that its benefits far outweigh and possibly cons. One of the primary causes of acne and bad skin is stress. The body does a number of different things when put under stress which includes sending extra immune cells to the surface of the skin under stress (which can lead to blotchiness) and releasing cortisol (which triggers the release of sebum from hair follicles, an oily compound). Continued levels of exercise has been shown to reduce overall levels of stress, and reduce the excretion of the hormone cortisol. Exercise also improves blood flow throughout the body which can provide with a healthy glow. Finally, sweat brought about through exercising can actually help flush toxins trapped within your sweat glands, which are found everywhere throughout your skin.
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Eating healthy is very important in life that’s why we have to choose organic produce over conventional produce which is full of pesticides. Our skin reflects what we eat.
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Hi,
Wow.I just personally feel that the real key to having healthy, beautiful looking skin is to improve ones overall level of health.
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Sana
The backbone of Life is Health , The Care and treatment the care taker offers it for its maintainability. Food free from Chemicals and Organic Produce is not only the solution to Health but as a Millennium Goal Achievement of Poverty eradication strategy Plan to Sustainable living. New Green Technology is what can Transfigure this Earth through Ethical Change . Most parts in the world today where access of Land for carrying out the green technology the people turns out poor to afford the resource land despite the weather in favor of projects. Yes the face do reflects what the body Eats. Sometime in future i Pray God that them who undergo through the ill health suffers much when it comes to affording the Basic Needs that leads to Nutrition , Especially for them on HIV/AIDS who needs nutritional values. With Organic farming people can even feed themselves to the Ethical Values through Human Resources .
This is all great advice – a healthy lifestyle means healthy skin, to be sure. However, a good skin care regimen is also a large part of keeping one’s skin healthy and beautiful.. I.e. washing one’s face every morning and night, and using the right skin care products. Wouldn’t you agree?
I try to get lots of vitamins through what I eat, but I think I might be at the age (early twenties) where taking them in pill form is a good idea. Is a multi okay, or should I try to take different types separately to get the best effects?
Take a spoonful of Manuka honey each day and you will soon see amazing results in your health and skin. Also Rosie… did you know that lots of vitamin pills contain lots of pesticides and may be derived from plants and crops that have been heavily sprayed and killing the land and our planet too? It’s a multi billion dollar industry built from people who believe that pills are the answer to everything. If youre going to take vitamins pills make sure they are organically derived and contain the whole plant food with all the nutrients to.
Karen, I great feedback to Rosie’s comment. You recommend Manuka honey, can it be any other kind of honey or just this one. Also good point with the pesticides warning. I take a multivitamin and never considered to check the label to see what kind of harmful thing I’m ingesting along with the vitamins.
Unless your vitamins are organically produced then you will probably have lots of additives/chemicals in them that are doing you more harm than the benefits that you might be gaining.
I think there are other honeys but the Manuka seems to be the best. And there are different strengths of Manuka Honey too. I’m taking strength 10 currently and I feel absolutely great. I haven’t had a cold for about 8 months now and the last cold I had was a quick one day affair.
A while back I had a bite from an insect which started to go nasty very quickly and took extra manuka honey and smeared some on the bite too. It was cleared within a couple of days with out the need for anti biotics which Im sure my GP would have prescribed.
That is great information on manuka honey. I didn’t realize that it is really that beneficial to a persons health. Also how do you know what the strength is? Is it listed and where do you get it from beside having to get it shipped from New Zealand? Thanks
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Hi Vanessa
Manuka honey is in many strengths and I found a site that supplies it and has tons of information http://www.manukahoneydirect.co.uk/manuka-honey-strength-c-37.html hope this helps:-) the stronger it is the higher in price and the benefits too. I think the site is cost comparitive ( ie similar prices)as I buy mine in Morrisons and its around £12 per jar for strength 10+
Hi I must admit I had never heard of exercise was a cause of acne. I had that stress was, but exercise being a good release for stress then surely exercise is good for acne??? Gets confusing. What I have been doing latly though is drinking more water and agree with you totally this seems to be great for my complexion and my acne now flares up much less.
Keep writing thanks lee
Hi Lee
A good cure for acne is simply rubbing banana peel on it for several minutes. banana peel works wonders for lots of things and is far better than any drugs or potions Im sure http://www.wikihow.com/Treat-Acne-With-Banana-Peels
Skin care is very important to look beautiful long time. People trying so many products and spending lot of money surgeries and all forgetting to follow the natural skin care ways. I’m glad to see you’ve given proper attention to the natural health and skin care ways. I prefer healthy eating and lot of water everyday along with exercise as well to take good care of skin and fitness and so far satisfied with overall result. Thanks.
As important as it is to eat a healthy diet, your skin also needs you to not smoke, get enough sleep, exercise regularly, and drink enough water.