EATING (A VARIED DIET) AND DRINKING PROPERLY ARE IMPORTANT FOR A HEALTHY BODY AND MIND!
Alongside external care for our skin and body (for your overall health), internal care and nutrition also play a supporting role. Here are a few good tips on which foods you can eat for young, healthy and glowing skin.
Orange
- Protects against the sun's rays
- Helps to reduce wrinkles
- Heals wounds, burns and bleeding gums
- Reduces blood clotting in the veins
- Makes your skin glowing and more vibrant. This is why many moisturising creams contain vitamin C
- Prevents viral and bacterial infections and helps to strengthen the immune system.
Pineapple
Pineapple is rich in vitamins A, C, D, B6 and B12 and is also a source of calcium, iron and magnesium. Pineapple is a tropical fruit that is high in fibre. It can be drunk, eaten as a fruit, used in salads and meals, and used in cocktails. Benefits of pineapple:
- Protects the body against heart disease
- Regulates the digestive system
- Strengthens the immune system
- Prevents hair loss by nourishing the hair roots, and gives the hair vitality and health
- Makes the skin beautiful and supple
- Good for bone health
- Removes excess oedema and bloating
- Rich in antioxidants
- Helps with weight loss
- Helps to balance high blood pressure
- It is important for healthy teeth.
Cucumber
Hydrates your skin and keeps your body moist. Cucumber lowers cholesterol and also keeps your blood sugar in balance, which is why it is also beneficial for diabetes. The antioxidants in cucumber work against ageing. It has an anti-wrinkle effect.
Tomato
It protects the skin against the sun thanks to the antioxidant lycopene. Lycopene is a bright red carotenoid found in tomatoes and other red fruits, such as watermelon.
Sweet potato
Contains “beta-carotene, which is converted into vitamin A in the body and helps to reduce harmful free radicals in the skin.”
Fish
Unsaturated fats and omega-3 give the skin a healthy appearance. Fish is also a high-quality source of protein, which is good for our muscles and muscle recovery.
Kiwi
Kiwi contains potassium, carbohydrates, sodium, calcium, iron, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin D and vitamin B12. It is a very useful fruit that is good for the skin. Kiwi is one of the best sources of vitamin E.
Strawberries, cherries, mulberries and blackberries
Strong sources of antioxidants, which reduce free radicals in the body and give a more vigorous appearance.
Honey
Honey contains a number of minerals, vitamins and enzymes, known as antioxidants. Antioxidants protect your body against free radicals (waste products in our body). Honey gives you new strength every day and is part of a healthy way of life. It is important that the honey is unprocessed and organic.
Green tea
It contains polyphenols, one of the most powerful types of antioxidant.
Nuts and seeds
Eating about 40-50 grams of almonds, nuts, walnuts or seeds per day is effective in controlling diabetes. They contain unsaturated fats, which makes them a great source of heart-healthy fats, fibre, protein, vitamin E, vitamin B and other minerals and antioxidants.
Benefits of lemon water
- It is also an excellent source of vitamin C. This means it protects the immune system better.
- It is soothing and calming.
- Regulates stomach acid. This reduces the need to eat constantly, so lemon water slows the feeling of hunger. (People who already suffer from too much stomach acid should take care.)
- Helps to burn fat in the body.
- Lemon water helps you to feel energetic and fit. In this way, tiredness (a sleepy feeling) can disappear.
- It also has a detox effect; in other words, it helps to drive the toxins out of our body and regulates the mineral and acidity levels in the blood.
- Supports digestion and helps against a bloated stomach
- It helps to clear the toxins and tiredness caused by alcohol.
- It is also effective against bad breath.
- It also protects the heart and the brain.
- Water with lemon reduces the need to eat constantly, so lemon water slows the feeling of hunger
N.B. If you suffer from a food allergy or intolerance, please take this into account.
Water
Did you know that if you do not drink enough water, your skin becomes dry and wrinkles become visible? Don't forget to drink water! Water softens the skin by keeping it moist and supple.
Hot water stays in the stomach for an average of 80 minutes. Cold water leaves the body in about 20 minutes. For this reason, warm water is generally preferred to give a feeling of fullness, as hot water melts fats.
Plenty of physical exercise
The main benefit of exercise is feeling fit and energetic, and it is also good for a toned body. Exercise improves the circulation in your body and has many positive effects on our brain and memory, helping us to live fit and vital lives. It helps us to be happier, to reduce stress, has a positive influence on digestion, keeps the heart healthy, raises our daily energy levels and improves our quality of life.
Sleep
A good night's sleep strengthens the immune system, because the brain produces different substances during the day and at night. To keep your body healthy and let your brain rest, make regular sleep a part of your life. Enough sleep allows the central nervous system, the airways, the circulatory system, the skeleton and most of the muscles to recover.
Sleep not only protects your heart and digestion, but also makes it easier to concentrate. You may not always be able to sleep at the same time, but on average you should sleep 7-8 hours a day. Your sleep pattern may occasionally be disrupted, but if this is continuous, it will become a problem. If you have a sleep debt, you can close the gap by sleeping a little more over the following days.
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