What does a dermatologist consume to keep skin looking younger?
2024-11-01 16:57:00
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By Dr Thivi Maruthappu/ I have spent my entire career examining how deeply our diet affects skin health. When our skin is not getting what it needs, the top layer, or epidermis, begins to dry out, while our middle layer, the dermis, which plays the biggest role in maintaining youthful skin, loses its elasticity. Here's what I use to keep my skin looking younger.
Cinnamon tea
Research has shown that just half a teaspoon of cinnamon a day can help curb high blood sugar levels in those with type 2 diabetes, pre-diabetes or polycystic ovary syndrome. Sugar can accelerate skin aging through a process called glycation and contribute to acne breakouts for some.
Vegetables and fruits
To keep skin looking young, what we want is a really vibrant, colorful diet with lots of fruits and vegetables. Each of those different colors has a different antioxidant, such as betalan in beets, lutein in spinach, anthocyanin in blueberries, and bioflavonoids in peaches.
FISH
I aim to eat at least one or two fish fillets a week. Omega-3 fatty acids, found in fish such as salmon, sardines, trout or mackerel, are critical to maintaining skin hydration levels: I can't stress how important it is to eat more of it for supple skin , healthy, reducing inflammation and promoting wound healing.
If you don't eat fish, omega-3 supplements can be a useful alternative – or, you can get it from plant-based sources like flaxseeds or chia seeds.
Water with lemon and cucumber
I'm not one to drink two liters of water a day. But I take a bottle with me everywhere and add lemon and cucumber to make it more interesting. When we are dehydrated, the skin loses elasticity; drinking enough helps support blood flow to the skin, which delivers nutrients and removes toxins.
Boarding house
A daily serving of probiotics, such as yogurt, brings additional good bacteria into the gut. There is growing evidence to support a link between the gut microbiome and skin health, primarily by mitigating unwanted inflammation, a driver of premature aging and sagging skin.
Dark chocolate with hazelnuts
Hazelnuts, almonds, pistachios are rich in prebiotics, which are the plant fibers that the probiotics in our intestines need to feed on. They are essential for a balanced gut microbiome, and therefore for the skin.
Sauerkraut
Focus on supporting the gut microbiome with pre- and probiotic foods, such as sauerkraut, to optimize microbial diversity; there is growing evidence to support the interaction between the gut microbiome and the skin microbiome and the interaction between the two.
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