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Healthy Fats
Inadequate amounts of fat in the diet can cause dry, scaly, gray, and dull skin. Fats can moisturize you from the inside out, and two in particular can even enhance your beauty. Alpha linolenic acid, or ALA, is a type of fat that our bodies can convert into Omega 3 fatty acids and helps the skin regenerate healthy new cells.
Ground flax seeds are our best sources of ALA, though walnuts are good sources, too. Omega 3 fats are anti-inflammatory, which means they can slow the aging of skin and hair. Since these fats build up skin cell walls, skin is able to hold water and moisture better when omega 3s are adequate in the diet.
They can also help prevent or reverse hair loss. The best sources of omega 3 fatty acids are fatty fish, such as wild salmon, albacore tuna, sardines, herring, mackerel, fortified eggs, such as Eggland's Best, and some soy foods.
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