Originally published July 20 2005
Tips for getting naturally healthy skin
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
The appearance of your skin is a reflection of your inner health, so ways to get healthier skin include increasing water and vitamin A consumption and limiting your intake of processed, packaged or fast foods, sugar and other junk foods.
Everyone knows that beauty is more than skin-deep but our social emphasis on physical appearance can make even the most flawless-skinned beauty self-conscious.
Supermodels sporting perfect, made-up airbrushed skin, and not much else, adorn the pages of fashion magazines and television ads reminding onlookers to strive for the impossible.
Not surprisingly, anyone suffering from skin problems may find it difficult to look beyond their skin's surface to the beauty within.
With some help from foods, water, herbs, and of course, a healthy dose of self-appreciation, it is possible to not only love the skin you are in, but improve its health and appearance as well.
By working on the internal causes of skin concerns, the results are more effective than just applying a cream or ointment and hoping for the best.
Every cell in the body is dependent on water for good health, including skin cells.
Eat for great skin You are what you eat.
To improve your skin, lessen your intake of processed, packaged, or fast foods; hydrogenated fats (margarine, shortening, lard or products made with them such as cookies, pies, packaged foods, buns, pizza, etc.); fried foods (French fries, onion rings, potato chips, nachos, hamburgers, etc.) or foods containing oils that have been excessively heated; sugar and foods that contain sugar, since they can be disruptive to delicate hormonal balances; synthetic sweeteners (Nutrasweet, saccharin, aspartame, etc.); salt (use Celtic sea salt instead); food additives: colours, flavour enhancers, stabilizers, and preservatives.
Insufficient essential fatty acids can also be a causative factor for skin troubles, particularly an Omega-3 fatty acid deficiency.
Cold-pressed flax oil found in the refrigerator section of most health food stores is an excellent choice.
Frequently that imbalance is linked to diet, allergy or food sensitivity, nutritional deficiency or an accumulation of toxins.
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