healthy tips for a beautiful skin

HEALTHY TIPS FOR A BEAUTIFUL SKIN

·         No matter what season it is one should drink plenty of water every day. This will not only hydrate the body, but will give a healthy looking skin, good hair texture, an overall healthy look to a person.

·          Avoid high fat content in the food, this will not only lead to weight gain but it will also lead to pimples or acne on face.

·         Eat minimum 2-3 portions of fruit in the diet. As far as possible try to have the fruits with skin. This will increase the fibre content in the diet allowing good bowl mobility. Ultimately good bowl mobility leads to beautiful skin.

·         Try to include maximum raw vegetables in the diet. This also improves fibre content in the diet.

·          Include dry fruits in the diet like black currents, dates, almonds for a beautiful looking skin.

·         Wash or cleanse the skin with cold water at least 2-3 times in a day. This will allow oil from the pores to get cleaned.

·         Take masoor dal Atta add milk cream to it, apply it on acne scar, keep it for 10-15 min. wash with water. Repeat this procedure for 2-3 times in a week this will help in reducing the acne scar on face.

·         One should have at least one raw tomato every day in the diet.

·         Include pomegranate daily in food. It is a good source of anti-oxidants.

·         Having walnuts daily will improve the skin texture as it a good source of omega-3 fatty acid. This will give lustre to the skin and hair.

·         Including beans and pulses in generous amounts in diet will replenish the damage caused to the skin by free radicals.

·         Have fresh lemon or lemon juice (limbu sarbat) every day. Vitamin “c” present in lemon works as an antioxidant, improving skin texture.

·         Avoiding canned food, tinned food, packed food will result in healthy looking skin.

·         One should go for natural and fresh food to get that beautiful skin.

·         Regular exercise is very important. That could be in the form of walking, jogging, swimming, weight training, aerobics, etc. is a must. Exercise improves blood circulation in the body. Gives a good circulation to the facial tissues that leads to flushing out the toxins from facial cells. This helps the skin to glow.

·         Avoid consumption of junk food and alcohol.

·         Get a good sleep for at least 6-8 hrs daily.

·         One can go for yoga or meditation for a stress free life.

Ultimately the happy sole reflects on your face itself.

FOR UR EYES ONLY

FOR YOUR EYES ONLY

Eyes are the most precious thing for everyone. Rather than external beautification It is very important to maintain the internal health of our eyes. It is most commonly known by all of us that vitamin a is good for eyes. But what and how much is needed is very important, because overdose may cause toxicity.

Now let us go step by step. First let us understand what is vitamin A and its importance as far as eyesight is concerned.

Vitamin A is a fat soluble vitamin. It also plays an important role in body’s defence system. It helps in making of white blood cells that fight germs that cause diseases. It also plays an important role in bone growth and differentiation. Vitamin A promotes healthy surface linings of the eyes and the respiratory, urinary, and intestinal tracts. When those linings break down, it becomes easier for bacteria to enter the body and cause infection. Vitamin A also helps the skin and mucous membranes function as a barrier to bacteria and viruses.

There are two types of vitamin A, depending upon its source. Vitamin A derived from animal sources is easily absorbed by the body, because it is readymade vitamin form. Body does not have to take any special efforts to synthesize it. Vitamin A that is obtained from vegetable or vegetarian sources needs a conversion process that converts the unavailable part of vitamin A to available form.

Vitamin A found in foods that come from animals is called preformed vitamin A. It is absorbed in the form of retinol, one of the most usable (active) forms of vitamin A. Sources include liver, whole milk, and some fortified food products.

WHAT FOODS PROVIDE VITAMIN A?

·         Milk and milk products like curd, buttermilk, cheese, ghee, etc.

·         Eggs

·         Chicken, fish.

·         Vegetarian sources include all brightly coloured vegetables like green capsicum, yellow and red capsicum, papaya, mangoes, sweet potato, pumpkin, carrots.

·         Vitamin A in carrots is best absorbed when lightly cooked.

CAUSES OF DEFECIANCY

·         Excessive alcohol intake.

·         Strict dietary control

·         Chronic diarrhoea

·         Vegetarians who’s diets are low in vitamin A

·         Crohne’s disease

·         Pancreatic diseases

SYMPTOMS OF DEFECIANCY

·         Night blindness

·         Excessive diarrhoea (vitamin A helping the formation of inner lining of digestive tract, deficiency makes the lining weaker allowing easy entry of bacteria.)

·         Recurrent infections (vitamin A playing  important role in formation of white blood cells that fight infections)

·         Decreased growth rate and bone development in kids

v It is very important for everybody to eat fresh food to maintain not only good vitamin reserves but also to maintain a good health.

IT’S ALL ABOUT ANTIOXIDANTS

The word antioxidant is very commonly and regularly read and written about subject these days. This is a very concise form of information about antioxidants.

The word “anti” means against something. Here the word “antioxidants” means “against oxidation”. As oxidation of a metal causes rusting the same way oxidation in the body may be harmful. This otherwise life supporting oxygen causes harmful effects when it causes oxidation of DNA as well as proteins and fats. In this case it becomes a must to stop this unwanted oxidation in the body. This may lead to chronic diseases. Oxidants, commonly known as "free radicals," are also introduced through external sources such as exposure to the sun or pollution. Other mediums include stress, as well as things that people put into their bodies, such as alcoholic beverages, unhealthy foods, and cigarette smoke. This chain of events weakens immunological functions as well as speeding up the aging process, and is also linked to several diseases such as cataracts, various forms of cancer, and heart disease. Some studies indicate possible links to arthritis and several other chronic conditions.

            Antioxidants, or anti-oxidation agents, reduce the effect of dangerous oxidants by binding together with these harmful molecules, decreasing their destructive power. Antioxidants can also help repair damage already sustained by cells. Antioxidant agents are found in foods, such as dark green leafy vegetables. Items high in vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, and beta-carotene are believed to be the most beneficial. These nutrients are commonly found in fruits and vegetables, those with the strongest colours being healthiest. Orange and red peppers, tomatoes, spinach, and carrots are examples. Antioxidants are molecules which can safely interact with free radicals and terminate the chain reaction before vital molecules are damaged.

VITAMIN A:- This vitamin is found in all brightly coloured fruits and vegetables. For ex:-papaya, mangoes, carrots, coloured capsicum, tomato, broccoli, peach, apricots.

VITAMIN E:-  A fat soluble vitamin present in nuts, seeds, vegetable and fish oils, whole grains (esp. wheat germ), fortified cereals, and apricots.

VITAMIN C: - Ascorbic acid is a water soluble vitamin present in citrus fruits and juices, green peppers, cabbage, spinach, broccoli, kale, cantaloupe, kiwi, and strawberries.

BETA CAROTENE:- is a precursor to vitamin A (retinol) and is present in liver, egg yolk, milk, butter, spinach, carrots, squash, broccoli, yams, tomato, cantaloupe, peaches, and grains. Because beta-carotene is converted to vitamin A by the body there is no set requirement.

In short if one opts for eating fresh fruits and vegetables, good amounts of milk and milk products, nuts, it is easy to get required amounts of antioxidants.