Want to know SKIN nourishing foods?

Without adequate nourishment, our collagen layer thins. Over time, our skin can shrivel up like a plant without water from lack of nourishment. To keep your skin plump and glowing it is necessary to consume nourishing foods which also keeps us healthy.

Skin Nourishing Foods are:

• Avoid microwaving and boiling your vegetables. They lose as much as 85% of their antioxidant content when cooked in this way. Steaming is best.
• Favor light, easy to digest proteins like legume soups [especially yellow split mungdhal ], whole milk, paneer [cheese made from boiling milk, adding lemon and straining solids]and lassi [diluted yogurt and spice drinks].
• Leafy green vegetables which contain vitamins, minerals [especially iron and calcium] and are high in antioxidant properties. They nourish the skin and protect it from premature aging.
• Sweet juicy fruits like grapes, melons, pears, plums and stewed apples at breakfast are excellent for the skin.
• Eat a wide variety of grains over different meals and try mixed grain servings at breakfast and lunch. Add amaranth, quinoa, couscous, millet and barley to the wheat and rice.
• Use spices like turmeric, cumin, coriander, and black pepper to improve digestion, nourish the skin and cleanse it of impurities.
• Oils like ghee [clarified butter] and organic, extra virgin olive oil should be included in the diet as they lubricate, nourish and create lustre in the skin.