Posted on June 29, 2011
What Your Diet Can Do For Your Skin
Clear up common skin complaints from the inside out!
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Shirk sugar to axe acne
Eat: Omega-3-rich fish (salmon and sardines), colorful fruits and vegetables.
Avoid: Insulin-spiking sweets and processed white-flour foods. “Elevated insulin affects the sebaceous [oil] glands in ways that can contribute to acne,” says Valori Treloar, MD, dermatologist and co-author of The Clear Skin Diet (Cumberland House, 2007). This is particularly so with women because the insulin spike may elevate the relatively low level of testosterone in women’s bodies, which has been shown to affect oil glands.
Try our Miso Maple Salmon with Quinoa Pilaf!
Eat more gluten-free foods and improve psoriasis symptoms
Eat: Fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy, lean meats and fish.
Avoid: Gluten. A Swedish dermatologist discovered that avoiding the grain protein for three months improved symptoms in some patients.
Try this gluten-free Sirloin & Peppery Tomato Reduction!
Cut down sugar and cut out wrinkles
Eat: Veggies, legumes and olive oil.
Avoid: “To minimize wrinkles, limit your added sugar to 10 percent of your total daily calories,” says Lisa Drayer, MA, RD, author of The Beauty Diet (McGraw-Hill, 2008). Better still, eliminate sugar – period.
Try our Vegetable Hash, loaded with colorful veggies!
Skip spicy foods to reduce rosacea
Eat: Omega-3-rich seafood can calm rosacea-related inflammation.
Avoid: If you suffer from rosacea, say adios to hot peppers and horseradish.
Try fish oil for eczema relief
Eat: Inflammation-reducing omega-3 fatty acids found in fatty fish (salmon, sardines and fish oil supplements) may help reduce the severity of eczema symptoms.
Avoid: “Steer clear of processed foods to minimize trans fat intake, which can lead to inflammation,” Treloar says. Inflammation produces skin redness, and without inflammation eczema is normally not present.
Try our Salmon & Blood Orange Salad!
Eat: Omega-3-rich fish (salmon and sardines), colorful fruits and vegetables.
Avoid: Insulin-spiking sweets and processed white-flour foods. “Elevated insulin affects the sebaceous [oil] glands in ways that can contribute to acne,” says Valori Treloar, MD, dermatologist and co-author of The Clear Skin Diet (Cumberland House, 2007). This is particularly so with women because the insulin spike may elevate the relatively low level of testosterone in women’s bodies, which has been shown to affect oil glands.
Try our Miso Maple Salmon with Quinoa Pilaf!
Eat more gluten-free foods and improve psoriasis symptoms
Eat: Fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy, lean meats and fish.
Avoid: Gluten. A Swedish dermatologist discovered that avoiding the grain protein for three months improved symptoms in some patients.
Try this gluten-free Sirloin & Peppery Tomato Reduction!
Cut down sugar and cut out wrinkles
Eat: Veggies, legumes and olive oil.
Avoid: “To minimize wrinkles, limit your added sugar to 10 percent of your total daily calories,” says Lisa Drayer, MA, RD, author of The Beauty Diet (McGraw-Hill, 2008). Better still, eliminate sugar – period.
Try our Vegetable Hash, loaded with colorful veggies!
Skip spicy foods to reduce rosacea
Eat: Omega-3-rich seafood can calm rosacea-related inflammation.
Avoid: If you suffer from rosacea, say adios to hot peppers and horseradish.
Try fish oil for eczema relief
Eat: Inflammation-reducing omega-3 fatty acids found in fatty fish (salmon, sardines and fish oil supplements) may help reduce the severity of eczema symptoms.
Avoid: “Steer clear of processed foods to minimize trans fat intake, which can lead to inflammation,” Treloar says. Inflammation produces skin redness, and without inflammation eczema is normally not present.
Try our Salmon & Blood Orange Salad!
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