Change What You Eat To Avoid These 8 Skin Problems

Jul 29, 2018 by apost team

As your body's largest organ and the first line of defense against many illnesses, your skin is a hard worker. It's important that you give it the proper nutrients to do its job. Below are eight skin problems you can prevent by making the proper diet choices.

Everyone's skin will eventually show signs of aging, but if your skins makes you look a lot older than your chronological years, low calorie foods such as crackers and crispy bread could be the culprit. These foods cause a surge in your blood sugar levels that can leave your skin looking dull. Rather than eating food labeled as "low calorie," you'd be better off eating less processed food that is naturally low in calories.

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Not just sugar but all types of sweeteners could be the culprit here. Collagen and elastin are destroyed by sugar, and this will show up first in places like your forehead where there is little to begin with. Fructose is even more destructive than sugar. You can combat this by eating high-collagen foods including seaweed, parsley, turkey and salmon.

You don't have to be lactose intolerant to suffer ill effects from milk and dairy products. The hormones in cow's milk that are good for calves may not be as good for people and can in fact cause inflammation. It is believed that human and cow hormones conflict with one another. You should get tested for a milk allergy if you have this condition, but if you are not allergic, you do not have to give up milk completely. Try drinking less milk and eating foods rich in iodine to counter the inflammation.

You may be self-conscious about tiny broken lines of veins in these areas, but there are several things you can do to reduce their appearance. If you eat a lot of hot peppers, they may be more visible since spicy food makes everything move faster. It increases your metabolism, but it can also cause faster blood flow which makes the capillaries more noticeable. More sleep, exercise and healthy foods can help relax you and reduce the visibility of these capillaries.

Do you wash your face regularly, but your skin somehow still feels dirty? Fiber is the key to clearing out the body, so a low-fiber diet could be responsible for this feeling. You might think you're being super healthy with all the juice and smoothies you're drinking, but the act of juicing removes the fiber. It's better to eat fruits whole as well as other high-fiber foods such as whole wheat bread and beans.

Too much protein can have this effect. Skin regeneration, metabolism and hormone production are among the things that slow down when you are eating too much protein. The breakdown of protein also raises your pH blood levels. You need to bring up the alkali levels to match, so try eating things like chicory, avocado, soy, broccoli and cucumbers.

You may need tea and coffee to get you going, but unfortunately, they have the opposite effect on skin. If you're drinking a lot of either of these, you need plenty of water to balance their drying effects. Foods that have a high water content, such as grapefruit, cucumbers and green salads, can help as well.

This is simply the name for little bumps on the skin. They are harmless, but they are not pleasant to look at. You may want to get tested for a gluten intolerance if this skin condition is recurring regularly.

Skin can often be the first place where imbalances in the body manifest. Use the comment section to talk about how food and drinks affect your skin for better and for worse.

Our content is created to the best of our knowledge, yet it is of general nature and cannot in any way substitute an individual consultation with your doctor. Your health is important to us!