Internal Medicine Meets Skin Care
Internal Medicine Meets Skin Care
November 2009
When it comes to healthy skin, everyone wants it. People rifle though millions of drugstores, trying to find the perfect skin care regimens and treatments. Cleansers, toners and moisturizing creams are purchased every day with the hopes that the miracle of healthy skin will ooze out of the little bottle.
The following is a list of foods that can help you to look your best from the inside, and their correlating skin care counterparts so you can put your best face forward from the outside!
Carrots: Carrots are high in beta-carotene, which the body converts into Vitamin A. Vitamin A is necessary nutrient for healthy skin, because it helps to develop and maintain healthy skin cells. Vitamin A deficiency within a diet can lead to dry skin. Carrots also aid in collagen formation in the skin, which naturally helps skin to look young and plump. The Vitamin A in Glymed Plus Vital A Cream reduces wrinkles, firms skin, and increases cellular turnover for a smoother more even-toned complexion.
Berries: Strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, cranberries and raspberries are all wonderful for healthy skin. Like carrots, berries help the body form collagen, making skin feel and look younger. Berries are considered to have the highest food source of antioxidants, which fight free radicals that cause premature aging of the skin. Eminence Blackberry Pore Refining Serum contains the potent protection of blackberries, blueberries, and pomegranates to tighten and refine pores, hydrate, and fight wrinkles and free-radical damage in the skin.
Fish: Fish, especially salmon, play a large part in keeping skin healthy. Salmon contains the essential fatty acid Omega-3, which the body is unable to produce on its own. Omega-3s help to keep cell membranes healthy by acting as barriers against substances that are harmful, but also allow other healthy nutrients to freely enter cells when necessary. Omega-3 in Bioelements Sleepwear keeps skin supple and soft while blocking the production of damaging substances that cause wrinkling, sagging, and premature aging. Skin is visibly firmer and smoother in just one night!
Seeds/Nuts: Sunflower seeds are rich in vitamin E, another powerful antioxidant that provides anti-aging, anti-cancerous, and anti-inflammatory effects. These seeds have been found to help reduce the look of acne and blackheads, as well as help reduce skin problems such as psoriasis. Almonds are another great source of vitamin E, and also provide essential fatty acids that help keep skin feeling smooth and soft. The Vitamin E found in the Sweet Almond Oil of Decleor's Rose D'Orient Night Balm treats irritation, inflammation and eczema on the skin and provides relief and healing overnight.
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