Smooth, rosy and soft – that’s how our skin should look and feel. Like a freshly picked peach. But how do you get silky smooth skin?
Expensive washing lotions and creams are probably not necessary. A healthy, varied diet should make your skin look youthfully beautiful. Every four weeks, our epidermis renews itself. It needs sugar, fats and proteins for this. The higher the value of these, the better. Unfortunately, however, there is also a lot in our food that takes a toll on the body: harmful trans fats, industrial sugar, milk proteins, which are difficult to digest – and an excess of salt. We’re going to tell you which substances will beautify your skin and which ones are not much help.
Fats:
Fats with polyunsaturated fatty acids are important for the protection of DNA, the formation of new skin cells and the development of messenger substances. These polyunsaturated fatty acids are found in avocados, salmon, algae, linseed oil and nuts. According to recent studies, so-called trans fats found in margarine, ready-made meals and fast food are said to cause inflammations and irritations in the skin.
Vegetables:
Vegetables contain many important vitamins and minerals that are great for our body. The digestion is stimulated, the immune system is strengthened and the liver is detoxified with them. Broccoli, for example, contains lutein, which is supposed to counteract the formation of wrinkles.
In addition, broccoli can provide you with sulforaphane. This substance stimulates the formation of collagen, which is so important for the connective tissue. And carrots are rich in vitamin A, which is said to prevent dry skin.
Berries:
The darker the berries, the more antioxidants they contain. And we want to get a lot of that! Antioxidants maintain the vessels elastic and protect our cells from oxidative stress: something to be avoided, as it accelerates cell ageing.
Milk:
Milk is suspected of making the skin unclean. Some dermatologists suspect that this can be traced to growth hormones in milk. These hormones can influence the natural testosterone balance in the blood and promote inflammation. How nice that there are now so many delicious vegetable alternatives to cow’s milk. Just try something that suits you better. In any case, we’ll try out the nutritional tips and see if we get skin as soft as a peach. And if not, we’ll still have done something good for our bodies.
Sources: Weekend Magazin; rundschau-online.de; eatsmarter.de (German)
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