Your Skin and your Health!!!

One of the main reasons I sometimes do Youtube videos on makeup and haircare are because they are directly linked to what you eat. What you eat can maybe cause cancer, what you eat can maybe harm your concentration , and so on and so on. But the way your skin looks directly show how you are taking care of your body. So here are some tips on skincare....

1.) NOT ENOUGH WATER:
You need to drink at leas 64 ounces (8 glasses) a day normally. But, if you choose to drink alcohol, or exercise, you will need to drink much more. I recommended 1 gallon a day, but you need to just listen to your body. Also, both soda and diet soda are acidic and contains sodium which further contributes to dehydrated skin.

2.) LET GO OF THE JUNK FOOD:
What's bad for you are not carbs, but the wrong types of carbs. Starches: Includes grains, breads, muffins, cookies, cakes, donuts, pastas, and bagels. Rice millets, oatmeal, flour,potatoes, and breakfast cereals are all starches. Now, I highly recommended that you eat whole grains for fiber use, but all you need is 25 grams per day so that you can push the toxins out of your system. But - just don't go overboard, keep it at a minimum, maybe 1 or 2 per day.

Sugars: You do not need sugar in your diet, so eat sparingly which includes table sugar, honey, and molasses. AND AVOID HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP!!!!

Include these in your diet:
Fruits - all natural such as plums, apples,melons, berries and much more.
Vegetables - Include all green veggies such as lettuce, kale, broccoli, green beans, cucumbers, and more. Try to eat 5 servings a day for great skin.

Include essential fatty acids:
They make your skin glow and reduce inflammation. You can find them in fish oil capsules or just fish.Also, flax seeds.

Include High quality proteins:

Include olive oil:


3.) Stop Stressing!!!
I myself could benefit from this one. Flare ups can definitely occur with stress. When you stress you release an overload of a chemical called cortisol which can inflamed your skin which cause numerous pimples. Exercise will definitely lower cortisol levels.

There are many more stressor to the body such as pollution and not getting enough sleep, but I just wanted to share my thoughts on what how what you eat can have a big effect on your skin....Bye!!!!