Good and bad food for your skin

If you find your skin dry and flaky, no matter if you been eating healthy fat and moisturizing your skin daily, then it's time to change your diet or at least eliminate few things. We always hear about what to eat and drink to help your skin stay youth and healthy, but it's rare we read about what to avoid.


Dry weather, sun and hot showers could cause your skin to be dry but what we eat and drink will also affect your skin negatively even though part of your diet includes fish (omega 3), coconut oil, Avocado, vegetables and fruits that will help moisturizing your skin. It's as important to know what food works against nourishing your skin.




1. Alcohol
It acts as a diuretic, which draws out liquid from the body, less fluid could lead to dehydration, which will dry out your skin as it takes away the moisture.

2. Salty food
Too much salt in your body will use the fluid in your body to neutralize the salt and draw it ou of the body, so make sure to drink extra water when eating salty food.

3. Sugar
Too much sugar in your blood can begin to affect the collagen, weakening and drying out the skin. The collagen will loose its elasticity.

4. Refined Carbs
High-glycemic carbs, such as white rice, bread and pasta will act similar to sugar and dry out your skin, try to replace those with brown rice, wheat bread and wholegrain pasta.

5. Coffee
Coffee like alcohol, can dehydrate your skin by tightening your blood vessels so that less fluid flows through to your skin.

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Taghrid