Vitamin for Healthy Skin
Posted by admin in Healthy Skin on June 18, 2011
Skin is the body’s largest organ. It covers a person from head to toe. Skin is waterproof. That is why water beads up on the skin when a person showers or swims. Skin protects whole body from dust and microorganisms. Besides helping to shape a patient’s self image, the skin carry outs many physical activities. For example, it protects internal body structures from the environment and potential pathogens. It also regulates body temperature and homeostasis and serves as an organ of feelings and excretion.
The skin covers and cares the body. It helps to regulate body temperature and gets rid of waste products through sweat. It is thin-skinned to touch. In the presence of sunlight the skin synthesizes vitamin D. Vitamin D works with the minerals calcium and phosphorous to form strong bones and teeth. The skin also produces the brown pigment melanin, which gives color to the skin. Large amounts of melanin are produced in naturally dark people.
Nutrition is very important for skin care. What you eat is reflected on your face and body. Basic skin care is a daily matter, beginning with using natural soaps when you bathe. Skin care products made from chemicals may be cheaper, but remember that those chemicals will be absorbed into the bloodstream. Though the amount may be small, it is the cumulative effect of the chemicals that damages your health over the long run. If your body has a toxicity problem, you will notice the difference when you move to natural products on your body
Vitamins are very important for healthy skin. The best nutritional recommendation to ensure healthy skin is to eat a well balanced diet. The western diet generally contains the essential vitamins A (retinol), B3 (Niacin), C, D.
Vitamin A helps to control the rate of keratinisation in the skin and so deficiency of this vitamin can result in dry skin. Sources of vitamin A are in fish liver oils, hen’s egg, butter, ghee and milk.
The vitamins B are essential to healthy skin. Niacin (B3), pyridoxine (B6), riboflavin, and thiamine deficiencies are all associated with skin disorders. If the diet is deficient in vitamin B3 a disease called pellagra can occur; one of its features is dermatitis. Vitamin B6 is needed for cell division and protein synthesis both important skin functions. Biotin (B-complex vitamin) supports skin health as it helps the body synthesize fats and proteins, and utilize carbohydrates. Sources of vitamin B are in dried yeast rice polishing, wheat germ, whole cereals, pulses, nuts, oilseeds, liver, dark green leafy vegetables and milk, etc. Read the rest of this entry »
Healthy Skin Tips
Posted by admin in Healthy Skin on June 18, 2011
Healthy and young looking skin is what everyone dreams about, doesn’t matter what your sex is. However, in today’s fast-paced life, somewhere down the line, our skin doesn’t show our actual age. It plays a cruel trick by adding extra unwanted years to our overall appearance. But if you are among the few that are blessed with firm, supple skin, you can definitely lie by subtracting a few years.
Skin care products, anti-aging creams, acne treatments provided by salons and dermatologists, have created a multibillion dollar industry which has attracted men and women across the world. Many of us spend a considerable amount of time and money trying to “turn back the hands of time”. And to achieve that, we fall for the skin care industry’s empty promises and get entangled in their web. But what if there were other methods and clear healthy skin tips you can follow right at home, without spending all that money at the salons and visits to the dermatologist? Would you be interested enough to give new healthy skin tips a try? There are health regimes which can be adapted in your daily life that helps you juggle your busy schedule and beautiful looking skin.
Read more on:
* How to Get Perfect Skin
* How to Get Healthy Skin
Natural Healthy Skin Tips
As we get older, for men and women, the hormones, weather, pollution, and stress from work can take a toll on your skin. Apart from age, these elements show unhealthy looking skin and its dull appearance. Fine lines and wrinkles are what everyone worried about as we near our 30s. Nonetheless, there are skin care routines and healthy skin tips that will help you manage (perhaps take back few years as well) any issues. Read more on skin care routine.
Before we break down and give you specific skin tips for men and women, let’s take a look at steps you should take to take care of your skin.
Dos:
* Wear protective clothing when you are outside.
* Apply sunscreen lotion with high SPF at least half an hour before going in the sun.
* Cut down on excess tea and coffee.
* Drink plenty of water throughout the day.
* Eat a well balanced diet which includes lots of fresh fruits and vegetables.
* Shave carefully, use clean and sharp razors.
* Follow a regular workout regime.
* Always moisturize flaky, dry skin.
Don’ts:
* Go out in the sun between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
* Go for indoor tanning at salons.
* Eat at fast food restaurants.
* Squeeze blackheads and zits, it will only get infected and leave scars.
* Use of harsh and strong soaps for oily skin.
* Take long showers or baths.
* Smoking is the main cause of premature aging. Read the rest of this entry »