Foods To Eat For Clear Skin

Have you ever heard the popular phrase "You are what You eat"? Whether you like it or not your diet will reflect on your skin. Eat healthy food, and you will look healthy. Eat junk food, you won't be looking good. That is why it is important to know the right foods to eat for clear skin. This article will help you get on the right track of skin care, because it is not all about using creams and products; the most basic skin care begins by eating right. First you should know that a diet for the overall health of the body is the best place to start, and in most cases that is enough for your skin, unless you have a deficiency of some type. But there are certain foods you must eat in order to keep your skin looking healthy, young and radiant. Start by cutting junk food. People who eat junk food gain weight, have a pasty complexion and even bad hair. I know it is hard at first, but you can start little by little, always walking towards your goal. And please, don't get into yo-yo diets. By gaining and losing weight constantly, your skin will stretch, and then remain saggy. Fluids Fluids are essential to our skin diet because they help moisturize the skin. Experts recommend that we should drink 6 to 8 glasses of water throughout the day, but don't fall in the trap of drinking the 8 glasses in the morning, you should rationalize them and drink them in a natural way. Don't replace water for coffee or sodas. Caffeine is a diuretic (tends to increase the discharge of urine). Reduce your intake of coffee or tea to a maximum of 2 per day. Also don't drinking too much water 2-3 hours before going to bed to avoid morning puffiness and skin stretch. Alcohol is bad, avoid it at all costs if possible. Essential Fatty Acids Also called EFAs, they are obtained from food, because our bodies can't produce them. There are two classes of EFAs: Omega 3 and Omega 6. For our skin Omega 3 is the one we need. EFA's should account for a 15% of our calorie intake, and can be found on: * Sardines * Tuna * Salmon * Nuts * Seeds and their oils (ground flaxseeds) * Prawns * Soya beans Reducing the intake of saturated and processed fats is very important if you want the EFAs to work. These fats cancel its effects. Antioxidants Antioxidant nutrients protect us from infection and can prevent us from degenerative diseases such as cancer or heart disease. These nutrients are found in Vitamins A, C, E and some B complex vitamins; and minerals selenium, manganese and zinc. Antioxidants play a key role destroying free radicals (electrochemically unbalanced molecules that are produced within our bodies by chemicals, too much sun exposure and stress). Free radicals damage collagen, and collagen is what keeps our skin elastic. We can find antioxidants in: * Berries * Black grapes * Brazil nuts * Broccoli * Carrots * Cherries * Chestnuts * Hazelnuts * Kale * Raisins * Papaya * Peas * Peppers * Prunes * Spinch * Sweet potatoes * Tomatoes Iron Iron is used for the formation of hemoglobin. A deficiency in iron brings anemia, and this shows up in our bodies by a pale complexion and dark circles under the eyes. Iron is best processed from animal food but can be found also in some vegetables. The best sources of iron are * Red meat * Seafood * Liver * Eggs * Spinach Vitamin A Vitamin A helps in the formation of new cell, this keeps our skin supple and is vital for our eyes and hair. If you are lacking of Vitamin A, your skin will be dry and flaky. It is manufactured by our bodies from beta-carotene and can be found in: * Whole milk * Whole butter * Liver * Oily fish * Eggs * Dark orange vegetables (carrots, sweet potatoes, winter squash) * Dark green vegetables (broccoli, spinach, kale) Vitamin C Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant, essential for the production of collagen (the elastic tissue in our skin that declines with age). Every time you are smoking, under stress or under too much sun exposure, your are draining vitamin C from your body, so it is best to avoid these situations in excess. Vitamin is found in: * Citrus fruits (orange, lemon, grapefruit, lime) * Tomatoes * Potatoes * Papaya * Broccoli * Brussels sprouts * Black currants * Kiwi * Strawberries * Peas * Cauliflower Vitamin E Another antioxidant, Vitamin E has a powerful action against the damage of free radicals. This vitamin helps our skin retain its moisture, and a lack of it brings premature wrinkles, pale skin, acne, easy bruising and slow wound healing. Vitamin E can be found in: * Vegetable oils * Nuts and seeds * Peanut butter * Wheat germ * Whole grains * Avocados * Sweet potatoes Vitamin B complex Keep your skin moist and smooth with Vitamin B complex. It releases energy from food for skin metabolism. This can be found in: * Milk * Oily fish * Poultry * Red meat * Offal * Eggs * Bananas * Soya beans * Whole grain * Wheat germ * Peanut butter * Fortified breakfast cereals Beta-carotene Beta carotene is the plant form of the vitamin A, converted by our bodies. It protects us from the aging effect of the sun and can be found in: * Dark green vegetables (spinach, broccoli, watercress) * Orange fruit and vegetables Selenium Perfect for protection against free radicals and to counter dry skin. Selenium along with vitamin E support the immune system. Found in: * Cereals * Meat * Offal * Seafood * Eggs * Cheese * Brazil nuts * Whole grains * Mushrooms * Beans * Molasses * Wheat germs Zinc Zinc is another mineral vital to the immune system. It manufactures collagen and speeds up healing in our bodies, included skin. A deficiency produces stretch marks, a dull complexion, white spots on fingernails, dandruff and stubborn blemishes. Zinc can be found on: * Seafood * Red meat * Cheese * Brewer's yeast * Whole grains * Mushrooms * Offal * Eggs * Turkey and nuts As you see there are many components in our diets that can help our skin. Instead of making yourself a diet just for skin care, make one that works for the health of your overall body, and then, if you find a deficiency you will know what foods you need to eat to keep your skin clear and good looking. It's all about balancing your diet.

Do you always feel tired?

If you always feel tired then it's no doubt frustrating, however, you can relax safe in the knowledge that you're not the only person suffering from this condition. I have suffered from fatigue for years. Tiredness affects many people in today's modern society in every country in the world and I often hear my mates complaining about being tired. Most people use stimulants to give themselves an energy boost. Many people use energy drinks, caffeinated and sugary drinks as they feeling it gives them a boost. Coffee is by far the most popular stimulant in use at fighting tiredness. As a student my liquid intake consisted mostly of coffee (and a little alcohol of course!). If you are tired in the morning, then a cup of coffee might be enough to motivate you. However, if you are always tired then stimulants are unlikely to work, they can actually cause you to be more tired because you are forcing your body to work harder. If you are tired all of the time then you need to treat the condition rather than the symptom. Coffee is thought to relieve the tiredness symptoms, right? So why would it cause more tiredness? Even if you know that you're tired, a cup of coffee will force your body into working more. Caffeine triggers a type of gland, the adrenal gland, to produce adrenalin. The effects of this release of adrenalin are short lived, they won't last long. They will help you to feel better for a little while. After the effects have worn off you will feel worse than before as your body is even more exhausted. When you feel tired you may feel the need to enjoy another cup of coffee, you see it's a vicious circle! It's easy to get caught up in the coffee drinking cycle, thinking it will make you feel better. Everybody at work does it. You can see the queue forming in the kitchen prior to a long meeting to ensure they get their caffeine fix. However, as a result of your coffee addiction it will make you feel worse, also the coffee can make you irritable and cause you to endure headaches. If you're always tired then coffee won't help you, it only works as a temporary pick me up. Stimulants only mask the symptoms of the tiredness, they do not actually treat the condition at the root of the problem. And so even though the symptoms are being treated, it won't help you. Stimulants will cause you to continue pushing your body too hard, it just can't continue doing what it's doing at the moment and so you will be left suffering from chronic tiredness. If you're always tired then it's important to stop doing whatever you're doing to make yourself tired. You should stop drinking coffee! Of course you should probably try to wean yourself off the coffee rather than quitting cold turkey. If you can't give up coffee completely then you should at least cut down the amount you drink. Try to reduce the amount that you drink every day. Of course few people actually want to do this for one reason or another. Drinking coffee becomes a sociable habit which you partake in with work colleagues, friends and family. If you're not willing to cut down on your coffee intake then you should at least drink your coffee at the same time each day. This really does make a difference, as your body will get used to this. Your body knows when it will be getting its coffee fix, and so adapts and is ready to accept this. This reduces some of the negative effects caused by coffee. Now if you need an extra incentive to cut out your coffee then here goesIf you drink too much coffee then it can actually cause an iron deficiency known as anemia, vitamin deficiencies, or adrenal exhaustion. None of those really sound like a walk in the park now do they?!