Yesterday I wrote a post about how by eating certain foods you can reduce the problems your skin causes you. This included dry and dull skin, read it here.
I hope you enjoy reading about the next 3 common skin problems and the solutions I have found for them.
I hope you enjoy reading about the next 3 common skin problems and the solutions I have found for them.
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Problem: Pale and Brittle skin
Solution:Eat brazil nuts (if allergic you can eat turkey(perfect for the time of year), lean beef, chicken or eggs)
Brazil nuts have a high selenium content, which had been shown to reduce sun damage and improve the youthful elasticity of your skin. This antioxidant material is high in brazil nuts and the other foods listed above.
Recommended to eat 1 or 2 times a day.
Solution:Eat brazil nuts (if allergic you can eat turkey(perfect for the time of year), lean beef, chicken or eggs)
Brazil nuts have a high selenium content, which had been shown to reduce sun damage and improve the youthful elasticity of your skin. This antioxidant material is high in brazil nuts and the other foods listed above.
Recommended to eat 1 or 2 times a day.
Problem:Chapped skin
Solution: You need more Vitamin B in your diet.
You can get Vitamin B from brown rice and dark green vegetables (especially broccoli and kale).
Recommended to eat with your lunch or dinner everyday.
Solution: You need more Vitamin B in your diet.
You can get Vitamin B from brown rice and dark green vegetables (especially broccoli and kale).
Recommended to eat with your lunch or dinner everyday.
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Solution: Less comfort eating and more Vitamin E
If you comfort eat a lot and your skin is quite spotty, it is probably because you are getting too much sugar. Sugar and sweet things can stimulate the production of a male hormone androgen which can cause acne in women. It has also been proven to accelerate collagen damage, so it really is an ingredient you want to reduce in you diet this winter.
Blend one large handful of blueberries, half a mango and half an avocado for their Vitamin E and skin smoothing properties. A good winter face mask is a mashed up avocado, it includes lots of Vitamin E and when directly applied to the face it nourishes the skin.
Kiwi, papaya and pineapple are available in supermarkets and include good exfoliating fruit acids. This can be directly applied to your face and washed off after 10 minutes. An even easier method that you don't even have to wash off is to rub coconut oil onto sore patches of skin. Coconut oil is high in lauric acid which is very similar to your skins natural oils.
I hope you found all of these suggestions helpful.
Fiona xx
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