In many years when people roamed the world looking for the “youth elixir” for combating aging, many had failed to realize that the most important essence is our daily diet.
The food that we consume affects the physical effects of aging. A healthy, balanced diet rich in main food classes such as carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, and anti-oxidants will keep your internal body in good shape and will also help to boost healthy, clear and vibrant skin that will return a more refreshing look into your life.
Consequences of aging
Aging is not only skin deep, rather it affects the whole body. This includes long and short-term memory loss, permanent brain dysfunctions, cardiovascular diseases, musculoskeletal disorders and so much more which are all compliments of the aging process. We can only prevent this from happening if we willing to move the first step ahead – which is planning out you personal anti-aging process.
Back at basics – Importance of vitamins
Diet is the first thing you have to consider when it comes to combating all aspects of aging. While planning out your own anti-aging diet, be sure to target organic fruits, vegetables, green tea, and other foods that are high in vitamins and anti-oxidants. Anti-oxidants are arguably the most important key for the anti-aging process. Please take note that overeating amount of fruits can lead us to toxicity as vitamins are only taken in tiny amounts in our daily diet.
Anti-oxidants which are mainly derived from vitamin E; able to help to clear the skin by fighting wrinkles in which protecting our skin from free radicals that are produced by direct sunlight (or UV light). In fact, free radicals able to mutate our skin cells that could speed up production of unwanted wrinkles on our skin. You should also have other important vitamins in your diet including fat-soluble vitamins – A, D, K and non-fat-soluble vitamins which are vitamins B and C. These vitamins are utterly important for maintaining your skin texture that could delay anti-aging process.
Skincare manufacturers have experienced dermatologists who carried out numerous researches and they have proven that each of these vitamins is necessary for healthy skin. Besides including all these vitamins in your diet, you can find that these essential nutrients can be found in wrinkle creams.
What should I ask when I’m at the dermatologist’s room?
When you are speaking with a dermatologist, ask them about your desire to eat a healthier diet and what foods would be good for maintaining a healthy body and healthy skin.
They can make great recommendations for your personal diet to help get you on the right track. If you want a constructive and effective personal diet, you should consult a nutritionist instead and they will provide food recipes or list of foods that suit your food uptake in regularly basis. It is possible that you can stay fit and look young at the same time.