What You Eat Today You Wear Tomorrow
Our diet influences how we look, how we feel and, ultimately, how we die. Saturated fats contribute to heart disease; alcohol to liver disease; and refined carbohydrates to cancer. But one vital organ that rarely seems to get mentioned in all of this is the skin. It may be the only external organ, but it is equally affected by what we put inside our bodies. A busy and complex material, like any other in the body, skin needs a precise and complete supply of nutrients to regenerate, repair and defend itself.
The high prevalence of skin problems today is largely attributable to eating too many prepackaged, chemically preserved and calorie-dense foods lacking the nutrients that the skin needs. Skincare manufacturers have sought to remedy this situation by producing a preponderance of creams and lotions containing every vitamin from the A to K and phytochemicals to boot. Although these products provide substantial profits to manufacturers, they rarely penetrate to the dermal layers of the skin where they can have impact.
Although there are some creams on the market that actually have a positive impact on the skin, it is more effective — and undoubtedly cheaper — to eat what the skin needs from your plate. Eating is a sure way to get nutrients to where they are needed. As an added benefit, many of the foods needed for healthy skin tissue are also those that benefit the circulation, digestion and elimination mechanisms.
The most important nutrients for the skin are antioxidants. Antioxidants perform such a fundamental role in destroying the free radicals that are the root of much age-related deterioration, that they can effectively be defined as antiaging nutrients.
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Avoiding Threats To Youthful Skin – Part 7
The elixir of youth is exercise. But, it doesn’t work if you don’t do it. The Center for Disease Control recommends that we exercise at least 30 minutes most days of the week. However, one in four of you reading this post do not exercise at all. Yes, I’m talking about you. Don’t look around the room, roll your eyes or give me that puzzled look. If you’re not exercising, it’s time to get started!
The best way to maintain your youthful looks is to exercise. Exercise is vital for your health. Not only can exercise take off pounds, reduce the incidence of heart disease, lower blood pressure, improve mood, solve sleep problems and cut the risk of certain cancers, it will also ensure that you have beautiful skin. Exercise benefits the skin in much the same way it improves bone and muscle quality.
With exercise, the skin is thicker and has more and healthier collagen, the fibers that give skin its strength and flexibility. Exercise also increases circulation and gives the skin a healthy, radiant glow. As long as you use moderation and don’t overdo it, exercise of almost any kind has a powerful, positive and anti-inflammatory effect on your cells. Just 30 to 45 minutes at least three to four times per week is all you need.
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Avoiding Threats To Youthful Skin – Part 6
Sleep is an important key to health and longevity. Studies have found that individuals who sleep an average of 7 to 9 hours a night have the longest life expectancy. Many of us, however, face sleep challenges such as frequent or occasional insomnia, a high-stress schedule, or a medical condition that keeps us awake at night.
Unfortunately, chronic sleep loss is endemic in modern society. When we are sleep deprived, our skin takes on a pasty, puffy, more wrinkled appearance. Not getting enough sleep results in elevated levels of the stress hormone cortisol, leads to inefficient glucose metabolism, encourages weight gain and accelerates aging.
If you rob your body of enough sleep, you’ll start to see the consequences in your red, darkly circled eyes and dull skin. Do this often enough and it will soon become clear how endless sleepless nights can add up to a less than beautiful reflection in the mirror.
Our “beauty sleep” is required to allow our cells to repair themselves, resulting in smoother, more radiant skin. A good night sleep will ensure that you awake refreshed, looking radiant and youthful. Adequate sleep is also vital to avoid eye area puffiness and maintain vibrant skin.
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Avoiding Threats To Youthful Skin – Part 5
While an occasional glass of red wine can confer some health benefits for a number of reasons, moderation is key. As a diuretic, alcohol causes the body to lose water quickly and makes the skin more prone to fine lines and wrinkles.
To add insult to injury, alcohol causes small blood vessels in the skin to widen, allowing more blood to flow close to the skin’s surface. This produces a flushed skin color and a feeling of warmth, which can lead to broken capillaries on the face.
Like smoking, alcohol ages the skin by robbing the body of oxygen and vitamin C. Dullness, enlarged pores, discoloration, sagging and lack of resilience are some of the short-term and long-term effects of alcohol on the skin.
Also like smoking, alcohol use takes a particularly heavy toll on women, which is why lower levels of drinking are recommended for women than for men. Women are at greater risk than men for developing alcohol-related problems.
Too much alcohol is highly destructive. Because alcohol alters blood flow to the skin, it gives an unhealthy appearance that can last for days. Thus, the moment you stop drinking is the moment your skin and internal organs begin to regain youthful qualities.
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Avoiding Threats To Youthful Skin – Part 4
In part four of our series on avoiding threats to youthful skin, we address smoking. Along with several other risk factors, smoking leads to deep wrinkles and leathery skin. And, the telltale signs of middle age typically start in the early 30s in the form of wrinkles around the mouth and eyes.
Cigarette smoke causes the damage that is immediately visible. When you inhale just one puff of a cigarette, there is a tremendous inflammatory response in all organs of the body — including the skin. Cigarette smoking depletes the skin of oxygen and vital nutrients, including vitamin C, which is critical in keeping the skin youthful, moist and plumped up. Tobacco also acts as a vasoconstrictor, which means that it causes constriction of blood vessels, reducing the local blood flow to an area. When blood flow to the skin is reduced, it results in a gray, pallid, lifeless and unhealthy looking complexion.
Smoking takes a particularly severe toll on women. Women are more likely to develop “smoker’s face” than male smokers. Smoker’s face is characterized by gray, pale and wrinkled skin. This causes smokers to look 10 to 20 years older than their actual age.
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