The Secret to Beautiful Skin

The Secret to Beautiful Skin

Drugs, alcohol, chemicals and heavy metals (mercury, lead) do daily damage to millions of Americans. Your liver is damaged from refined oils containing trans-fatty acids. Your kidneys are damaged by common table salt devoid of natural minerals. Trans-fats and refined salt are found in thousands of processed foods consumed by most Americans every day. Pasteurized and homogenized dairy products also clog your kidneys. They are to be avoided, but to reach your goal of good-looking skin you also need to add foods into your diet that nourish your six organs of beauty.

Think Green

Spring is here and in Chinese medicine spring is the season when the liver naturally cleanses and heals by pushing out dangerous toxins. Green foods including chlorella are excellent for the liver. Dark green leafy veggies including kale, spinach, dandelion greens and broccoli are especially wonderful foods. Have them cooked, raw, juiced and even cultured.

More Foods to Nourish Your Body and Skin

Green super-food formulas provide a combination of nutrients including cereal grasses, algae and green veggies. Look for one that has organic ingredients and was designed to heal and nourish your intestines. They are great in the morning because they help alkalize your blood, are more pleasant to take than a handful of supplements, and provide protein, minerals and fatty acids.

Other foods known to contribute to healthy skin include raw and virgin fats and oils. Coconut oil is especially good for your thyroid. Mineral-rich foods (dark green leafy veggies, ocean veggies and seafood) and antioxidant-rich foods (black currant and blueberry juice, and green tea) are a daily must.

One group of foods worth mentioning here are fermented (or cultured) foods. An article in the April 2004 issue of Natural Health Magazine (p.35) states, Tangy, tasty and teeming with health benefits, fermented foods are the new stars of a wholesome diet. Cultured dairy is the rising star of the milk industry, according to Dairy Foods magazine. Fermented foods are found in every traditional culture around the world, says Sally Fallon, author of Nourishing Traditions. (Well have an entire article dedicated to fermented foods in a later issue.)

Think Clean and Green, and have beautiful skin. By the way, youll also discover new levels of energy blossom even as the blemishes fade.