Eat your Way to a Brighter Complexion~5 Ways

Has your complexion got the winter blues? Feeling dull and dry, maybe even cracked or flaky?  And no end in sight to winter?  Good news.  There’s a fairly easy way to make it better, just by eating!

In every real sense, beauty comes from within.  The state of your skin has more to do with your overall health and dietthan with your moisturizer or makeup. It’s true.  So ~~what can bedone when winter makes your skin feel like parchment?  Well, you could take a good look at your weekly menu.

Here are  5 simple tips to keep your skin, and you, feeling your best. 

1. Eat more wild fish, especially cold water fish, such as salmon, trout, mackerel.  Why?It’s heart healthy, anti-inflammatory, loaded with anti-oxidants and essential fattyacids.  See recipe below.
2.  Drink more water, 6 to 8 glasses a day. 
3. Reduce or eliminate sugar.  (I know, I know, easier said than done, for some of us) 
4. Eat local fruits and veggies, in season, and preferably organic.  Too spendy?  Hint:  In many towns the local organic food distributor opens itswarehouse to the public on Saturday mornings.   Prices, if not actually wholesale, are cheaper than instores.  In Vancouver, contact ProOrganics. 
5. Favour anti-oxidant foods, such as greens, berries, and anti-inflammatory foods, such as onions and garlic, and lots of beans, lentils, nuts and seeds.  Dr. Perricone, a well known dermatologist, calls them super foods. (Some call them herbs!) http://www.nvperriconemd.com/index.cfm?action=home.super_foods

What do you think?  Have you seen examples of diet affecting your skin?  Have you ever tested your diet, to try Dr.Perricone’s or other theories? Here’s one:  he says that just by substituting green tea for coffee we can drop ten pounds!  Okay, this I gotta see!  It’s been nearly a week now since I’ve made the switch, and guess what? I have lost weight.  Hm.  Any comments?  

Meanwhile, treat that dry skin to a luscious, natural moisturizer.  See http://inannaherbs.com/products/facial