Diet for Healthier Skin

When you think of caring for you skin, you probably think about what you are using on your skin. However, skincare really starts from the inside. Your diet can affect how your skin looks and feels. Eating the wrong foods or too little of the right foods can make your skin dry and dull. Here’s the diet for healthier skin you should eat.

Water
The best tip to accomplish a diet for healthier skin is drink enough water. Water hydrates from within so that you don’t need to pile on the moisturizer. If your skin feels dry, try upping your daily water intake. You should aim to drink half of your weight in pounds in ounces of water daily. So, a person weighing 150 pounds should drink 75 ounces of water daily. Eating foods with a high water content, like watermelon, strawberries, and lettuce, also help you reach your daily water intake goal.

Fats and oils
A diet that is too low in fat can cause dry, flaky skin. Your body doesn’t have enough fat to lubricate the skin, causing the cells to flake away. Adding some heart healthy oils to your diet can help ease the flakiness. A lack of fat can also inhibit Vitamin A absorption, causing skin to sag. Aim for at least 20 grams, about two tablespoons, of fat a day. Olive oil and nuts both provide the benefits of adding fat to your diet while still being healthy for your heart.

Seafood
Essential fatty acids, such as omega-3 and omega-6, reduce inflammation in the body. Inflammation can trigger acne and wrinkles. Eating seafood is an easy way to add essential fatty acids to your diet. Salmon, mackerel, and tuna are all good sources. Switch your turkey sandwich for tuna or have salmon for dinner instead of chicken for an easy way to add more seafood to your diet. If you don’t like seafood, almonds, hazelnuts, and flaxseed are good alternatives.