Does what we eat and drink affect our skin? Does our lifestyle affect the skin?
The answer is yes, absolutely! It’s just as they say: beauty comes from within, and what creates beauty is health. How we feel and what we eat and drink play the biggest role. In this article, we share tips on how to support skin health through daily choices.
How can you support your skin?
- Take regular walks in fresh air.
- Sleep 7-8 hours every night.
- Sweat – make sure to get regular exercise and movement.
- Dry brush your body regularly and enjoy sauna sessions as often as possible.
- Protect yourself from the sun after about 15-20 minutes, for example with a cap, hat, or an organic sunscreen.
- Drink clean water throughout the day, preferably also lemon/lime water, herbal tea, and other beneficial drinks like coconut water or green juice with cucumber and celery, for example. If you drink coffee, choose organic coffee and drink a glass of water alongside it. Whatever you choose, the most important thing is the quality of the ingredients.
- Always remove any makeup in the evening and moisturize your skin after cleansing. Feel free to use serum.
- Take supplements that are good for skin, hair, and nails.
- Review your diet; below are tips on what foods support skin health.
Diet
It’s hardly necessary to say what we shouldn’t eat, as we all know that fried food does not support either skin or long-term health.
Instead, we focus on what is health-promoting and also very tasty.
Vegetables for the skin
Broccoli, tomatoes, leafy greens, cucumber, bell peppers, carrots, sprouts, pumpkin, zucchini, celery, sweet potatoes, cauliflower, cabbage, beets. Yes, all vegetables in all colors!
You can also choose green powder mixes; many find it an easy way to quickly get a lot of greens, such as Lifedrink, E3live, Green Magic, Ormus, wheatgrass, or barley grass.
Fruits & Berries for the skin
Avocado, papaya, all berries, including camu camu, goji berries & schisandra, apple, banana, lemon, lime, kiwi, pomegranate, pineapple, watermelon, pear, and so on.
Herbs for the skin
Ginger, chaga, moringa, neem, aloe vera, dandelion, nettle, horsetail, turmeric, cinnamon, red clover, and burdock.
Fatty acids for the skin
Nuts (especially walnuts & Brazil nuts), seeds, olive oil, algae oil, hemp oil, hemp seeds, evening primrose oil, borage oil, pomegranate oil, coconut oil, MCT oil, moringa oil, avocado oil, black cumin oil.
Supplements for the skin
Beauty Complex, Silica, Spirulina, Chlorella, B-complex, Zinc, Vitamin E, Nettle, Vitamin D, Omega Fatty Acids, MSM.
3 simple smoothies that work wonders for the skin
Green is Good Smoothie
2.5 dl coconut water
1/2 avocado
1 dl frozen berries
1 large handful baby spinach
2 tbsp hemp seeds
1/2 tsp spirulina powder
Blend everything in a good blender.
Sunshine Skin Smoothie
1 dl peeled & chopped sweet potato 1 dl pineapple – in pieces 1 orange – peeled and in pieces 1 tbsp soaked chia seeds 1 tsp camu camu 1/2 tsp turmeric 2.5 dl water A few ice cubes
Blend everything in a good blender.
Super Simple Skin Boost
1 dl coconut water A few large pieces of watermelon 3-6 spirulina tablets
Blend everything in a good food processor.
Guides
Here you can read more about skincare for Rosacea, dehydrated skin, dry skin, and oily skin.
Don’t hesitate to email us if you have any questions!
