Getting your daily dose? Vitamins and minerals
Beauty From Within
Vitamins and minerals are also great for enhancing our looks, as they are used in every part of the body, including skin, hair and nails. You can buy specialist supplements designed to include all the elements that you need for shiny hair, strong nails and gorgeous skin, but you can also enhance what nature gave you with some of nature's own foodie treats.
- Vitamin A is a must for your skin, and is excellent at helping reduce the signs of ageing that we all try to resist. Foods to eat to keep your skin supple include vitamin A rich spinach, carrots, butternut squash and broccoli.
- If your skin feels a little dry, add some vitamin E rich food to your daily diet. This vitamin restores moisture to parched skin and is also said to slow down the rate at which skin cells age. The best sources of this vitamin include green leafy vegetables and nuts.
- If you're after a lustrous head of healthy looking hair, make sure that your diet includes enough of the B vitamins to encourage hair growth. Whole grain foods, cereals and bread are all good sources of B vitamins, as are brewer's yeast, eggs, fish, turkey, and milk.
- Vitamin C also plays a part in keeping your hair gorgeous – it's essential for the formation of healthy tissue. It's unusual to be deficient in this vitamin, but supplement your diet with lots of fresh fruit and vegetables to make sure your hair and skin don't lose their lustre.
- As for your nails, if they are looking less than great, it could be worth looking into your iron intake. Although it takes a serious iron deficiency to produce obvious signs in the nails (pale, brittle looking nails can be a sign of anaemia, which should always be investigated by a doctor) keeping your intake up is a way to keep nails looking healthy. Iron rich foods include lean red meat, green leafy vegetables, dried fruit and fortified breakfast cereals.
Leave a comment
To leave a comment, you need to login or register:
Login...
Register...