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Thu Aug 23, 2012 1:56 pm  |
Hey all. I'll be honest upfront, I'm really good about taking care of my skin (sunscreen, gentle products, exfoliants etc...) but I do not take care of my body! I eat like crap, never workout and eat lots of sugar...or at least I have been.
In the past I have made better food choices, and have been consistent with working out and eating healthy, and noticed my skin looked much better. For some reason though, when you resort back to old habits its very psychologically difficult to think outside of the boundaries of what you see staring back at you in the mirror.
So, I was wondering, how many people have made diet improvements, and seen improvements in their skin? I do strongly believe that diet and skin quality share a positive relationship, but I am wanting to hear some personal experiences mostly for motivational purposes. Thanks!
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Thu Aug 23, 2012 4:56 pm |
| natefan87 wrote: |
In the past I have made better food choices, and have been consistent with working out and eating healthy, and noticed my skin looked much better. For some reason though, when you resort back to old habits its very psychologically difficult to think outside of the boundaries of what you see staring back at you in the mirror.
So, I was wondering, how many people have made diet improvements, and seen improvements in their skin? I do strongly believe that diet and skin quality share a positive relationship, but I am wanting to hear some personal experiences mostly for motivational purposes. Thanks!
- Nathan |
Hi, I do think you are actually answering your own question!!!Motivational purposes it is then for sure!
My personal experience is that whenever I eat raw red pepper my skin looks better one or two days after; if I have onion soup I lose weight due to water loss, if I eat any salty or soya sauced, gluten foods, I blow up,; etc, etc,... so yes I do think what you eat has an influence on your well being hence your skin.
I'm trying out brewing my own Kombucha tea -just a month into it- and I genuinely think it has a something to it, I feel more energetic and skin wise smoother. Only just started on this. Otherwise I do think fresh, raw foods have a something that health and skin appreciates. Otherwise I love rice, quinoa, lentils...
At the time being, I'm really spending hours on reading up about health and food!! |
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Thu Aug 23, 2012 5:00 pm |
Oh My. When you're young you can get away with eating crap. After 35-depending upon genetics and pharmacokinetics of your body things will change. When you are older, no way will you get away with eating bad and it doesn't matter what you do on the outside. It will show up in your skin and if not immediately your liver, kidneys, GI tract and other areas will tell on you and it will still end up showing in your face.
Beauty within = Beauty without. It's a done deal. |
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Thu Aug 23, 2012 10:49 pm |
Oy! Looks like I might be kicking up daisies any day now.... 
I love everything on the BAD lists... 
Thanking God for great DNA, and enough smarts to take the "bad" in moderation...  |
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Fri Aug 24, 2012 4:16 am |
| Health and beauty are closely related. What makes you healthier often makes you prettier. |
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Fri Aug 24, 2012 8:03 am |
Kassy, I think we are in the same camp. I say everything in moderation, and that includes some excess in moderation.
As for the Good/Bad list maybe just wait - in 1980 who knew chocolate, alcohol and coffee would eventually be on the good list. In moderation . . .
The only 2 I'm still waiting for are butter & sunshine, but it looks like it may be a looong wait. Darn. I may actually be pushing up daisies by the time it is found they should be moved to the "good" list! |
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Fri Aug 24, 2012 2:11 pm |
I found the Perricone book really informative about the skin-diet connection. But like Kassy and Mismis, I still indulge every now and then! Life is too short, but I still like to take care of myself. You might find this Murad 'Pitcher of Health' useful:
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Fri Aug 24, 2012 3:00 pm |
| mismis wrote: |
Kassy, I think we are in the same camp. I say everything in moderation, and that includes some excess in moderation.
As for the Good/Bad list maybe just wait - in 1980 who knew chocolate, alcohol and coffee would eventually be on the good list. In moderation . . .
The only 2 I'm still waiting for are butter & sunshine, but it looks like it may be a looong wait. Darn. I may actually be pushing up daisies by the time it is found they should be moved to the "good" list! |
Agree with both mismis and kassy. I am all for everything in moderation. I have known too many older women who eat a lot of junk and look great, so I think that mostly boils down to genetics.
P.S. mismis - some do think that sunshine is good for us already (it is very helpful for eczema).  |
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Sat Aug 25, 2012 6:04 am |
Yes, the warnings about problems caused by Vitamin D deficiency due to our use of sunscreen are already starting to surface - we do need some sun on our bodies. Fats are also coming back into vogue.
Everything in moderation is definitely the key. |
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Sun Aug 26, 2012 1:07 am |
| I agree it's all about adapting to a healthy lifestyle. Diets don't work, as mentally you are 'limiting' yourself to certain things, and feel like you can never enjoy the bad stuff. I think just eat healthy breakfast like oatmeal, eggs.. healthy lunch of salad fish and brown rice, and same kinda thing for dinner. Snack on nuts and fruits and carrot sticks with hummus, things like that in between, or protein shakes if you work out. Good vitamins too lots of fish oil, which is best for skin, and Vitamin C. (The vitamin D which was mentioned i'm going to look into more too, i bet that's important too). Then remember to not stress over what you eat, i do this now by creating healthy but tasty recipes. I even make a thai curry with all the spices and substitute the heavy coconut milk for soy milk, it's really good! Then i eat cakes or chocolate when my body is craving it, as i think our bodies tell us what we need, and sometimes it is a little sugar too! and workout too with weights or swimming. I have adapted this lifestyle recently and i love it. I'm quite thin genetically, but not much muscle tone, (classed as skinny fat), so am trying to build muscle now to tone my body and strengthen bones etc, so i can still be strong when i get older. I found when i made a choice to have a healthy lifestyle, that everything just falls into place and i don't stress about what to eat, i naturally choose healthier options, and enjoy cakes etc when i feel like it, which naturally gets less the more you get used to being healthy and see the benefits that come with it. |
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Mon Aug 27, 2012 5:54 am |
Genetics play a role on how we look, but if you eat a lot of junk foods (plus smoking, drugs) in your younger years, sooner or later it will catch up to you no matter what you do in your old age....
For those people who do not have the "good genes", they have to work "harder" like the rest of us. But when we do take care of ourselves, it really shows in our old age.... We are stronger and healthier.... and happier...
Agree with both mismis and kassy. I am all for everything in moderation. I have known too many older women who eat a lot of junk and look great, so I think that mostly boils down to genetics. |
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Mon Aug 27, 2012 5:57 am |
I printed a copy of this pitcher and put it on the fridge.... This is what we should be eating to take care of ourselves!
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I found the Perricone book really informative about the skin-diet connection. But like Kassy and Mismis, I still indulge every now and then! Life is too short, but I still like to take care of myself. You might find this Murad 'Pitcher of Health' useful:
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