7 Practical tips for a healthy skin
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Drink plenty of clean water to will keep your skin hydrated.
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Eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables. Fresh produce contains a lot of antioxidants and fiber. This will help to slow down cellular ageing and also enhances the elimination of waste products from your body.
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Do a mini detox daily. Start each day with a cup of warm water with lemon juice, followed by a cup of herbal tea. Nettle or dandelion tea works well to detox the liver and the rest of the body.
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Avoid foods that drain moisture from your body. Salt, caffeine and alcohol tends to do that and keep the skin looking all puffed up.
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Secret instant lift off skin mask… Apply raw honey to your skin regularly. This will make your skin supple and soft. Leave it on for 30 minutes then rinse off with luke warm water.
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Keep out of the sun!
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Use good quality, natural skin products.
How to deal with acne
Acne is caused by hormonal imbalances, which stimulate the sebaceous glands to increase oil output. Inflammation occurs when the sebum gets trapped inside skin pores and bacteria starts to thrive in the tissue. Acne is aggravated by poor internal elimination and high fat and/or refined food diet.
The best way to deal with acne – the natural way – is to drink plenty of water and fresh vegetable (in particular carrot, lettuce and celery juices) and remove all foods that cause hormonal imbalances (like coffee, chocolates, refined sugar and flour and vinegar).
Adding whole grains like brown rice and millet will be very beneficial as well as a lot of leafy vegetable juices and sprouts. All the foods that are high in beta-carotene, vitamin A, B-complex, B6, C and Zinc will be very beneficial if a beautiful skin is what you are after!
Natural supplements and tips for acne
- Borage oil supplements.
- Probiotics to promote colon health and eliminate toxins.
- Herbs such as Echinacea, dandelion, yellow dock, burdock root and red clover, are all powerful internal cleansers and support specific organs which synergistically work on the skin.
- For a soothing and anti-bacterial wash, bath in a combination of tea tree oil and chamomile (2 drops of each in a bowl of water).