There is a lot of controversy about food having to do with
skin breakouts and it not having anything at all to do with it. However, if you
were grown up the old school way I’m sure you always heard from your parents,
that those pizzas, fries and shakes will make you break out. Low and behold most
of the time they were right.
So, what is it that we are supposed to be looking out for,
to achieve beautiful skin without premature wrinkles and sagging skin?
Avoid sugars with
simple carbs
Very large spikes in your blood sugar can contribute to inflammation
to the skin and cause acne breakouts.
Avoid high-fructose
corn syrup
This goes under a
number of chemical reactions to turn the glucose into fructose. Need I say
more? This can be found in sugary cereals, protein, meal replacements bars, and
packaged baked good.
Kick out refined
grains
This process involves
taking out the most nutritional value of the bread. Which is, bran and wheat
germ. This strips the fibre, calcium, magnesium and selenium and is followed by
bleaching.
What about refined
grains?
Good question! But, this process only puts very small
quantities back in, which means even enriched are not of much use to you.
What are refined
grains?
I.e. White toast, muffins, pastries, croissants, bagels,
pasta, cereals, white rice. These will all contribute to inflammation.
Watch your salt
Salt is a combination of two very important minerals the
human body needs, but excess amount of salt can lead to of course acne, puffy
eyelids, under eye bags, swollen legs and bloating. Your maximum intake of salt
a day should be no more than 1500mg/day.
What foods have a lot
of salt?
Look out for: Breakfast cereals, salad dressings, dairy
products (especially cheese L ) and canned foods and
soups.
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