Wednesday, April 27, 2011

BEAUTY - Foods to eat and apply on skin

The link between food and beauty is well known. Besides the beneficial effect of diet on health and balancing  the silhouette, nutrients play a fundamental role in the glare and the youth of the skin. Some foods are full of elements that preserve the youthfulness of the body. By focusing on their consumption, we can expect not only to slow the aging of the body of visible items like wrinkles, dull skin, fine hair, and many more but it may also hold off certain diseases.

anti ageingIf you want beautiful and youthful looking skin, then it’s important that you get the appropriate vitamins and minerals in your diet. Antioxidants are especially important, since they fight off free radicals that can make skin age and cause impurities. Here are some of the most important vitamins and minerals you need to have lovely skin. On the skin, fruit and vegetables get the palm of youth. There is evidence that a diet rich in selenium reduces the aging action of the sun that vitamin A acts against skin slackening, that vitamin C awakens the complexion's radiance, and that, in general, a diet rich in plants is essential to keep skin young and beautiful longer.

The plants are full of antioxidants, substances that counteract free radicals generated by stress, pollution, smoking or sun, and are highly responsible for premature aging of cells in the skin. However, consumption of foods against anti-aging is not sufficient to enable skin cells to ensure the health and regeneration of skin tissue: the stresses of daily life  soon exhaust our supply of vital substances. For an optimal intake of essential elements for the functioning of cells, nutrition must also be done via the application of care rich in micro-nutrients, able to diffuse through the skin. The topical use of food has been known for centuries. Cleopatra remains the timeless example, with her recipe for bathing in asses' milk, which is supposed to preserve its beauty. And for good reason: we now know that milk contains fruit acids, with proven anti-aging effects.

 The 3 fruit that help maintain youth are grapes, which are rich in vitamins B and C, selenium, flavonoids or antioxidants and zinc, dried apricot  that is rich in beta carotene or antioxidant, iron, magnesium and counsel it is rich in vitamins E and C, copper for collagen formation, essential fatty acids protectors of the youth of the skin. There are also 3 recipes to enjoy anti-aging, 1-Peel a large carrot, mix, and then drain in a colander.
Drink the juice for an anti-aging solution. Mix the pulp with one tablespoon of sweet almond oil, add 5 drops of essential oil of jasmine and leave on for 10 minutes on the skin and rinse.

 Enjoy 2- black grapes for their anti-aging benefits. Select 4 large grapes, cut them in half, peel and remove seeds. Mash the flesh over face and leave on for 15 minutes and rinse. Eat the flesh of a salad for a lawyer in fact anti-aging. Use the flesh of a second lawyer, mixed with a teaspoon of honey, one teaspoon of lemon juice and a teaspoon of yogurt. Let sit 10 minutes on the face and rinse off.