Friday, May 3, 2013

Food For Beauty

We eat with our eyes - how about if the food is for eyes?
We eat to energize - how about if we eat to beautify?

Every action has a reaction. The food we eat has its affect on our bodies in someway or another. Good thing we can choose foods which will react to help us. And for this post to beautify us. I have always wondered why some people look more beautiful as they age while some don't. The reason is not just circumstances but also how we feed our bodies. As no matter how stressed out one is, they will have a food that takes away all the stress. So apparently, food is responsible for everything.
I want to share some beauty foods for head to toe, based on personal experience, mommy's books and latest researches.

Facial Skin - The most expensive part of any appearance...check you last 6 months cosmetics, skin care, salon, spa bills. The saying is put good in get good out not put good on get good out.  Natural foods fight the most common issues - 

  • wrinkles - food rich in antioxidants and vitamin C like pepper, pomegranate,broccoli, cabbage,cocoa 
  • hyper pigmentation - soy protein and vitamic C rich foods
  • redness - foods that reduce inflammation like green tea
  • acne - food rich in fiber, zinc, vitamins like beans and fresh fruits


Hair - Healthy hair essentially needs sufficient iron, protein, biotin  vitamin B5, vitamin D, vitamin C. Grab these foods

Under Eye Circles - This is the thinnest skin area and gets most affected by in and out flow of fluids in the body.  Also remember, osmosis - water travels from areas of low salt to high salt. So, first avoid high sodium foods. Eat natural diuretic foods. Also foods rich in essential fatty acids helps the most sensitive skin area to heal and stay radiant. Your foods are





13 comments:

Home Cooked food said...

nice info.

My Food Express said...

Very informative.thx for the info megha...

Gemma said...

This is great! Thanks for the information :) xx

Unknown said...

Thanks for visiting. Love to hear from all of you. Makes my day.

Nava K said...

Great tips especially on the natural way of enhancing our skin. I have to agree that vegetables and fruits are the best for complexion and also for overall wellness.

Glad I found your space. I adore your sharing and will come back again for more.

Unknown said...

Such useful and true tips! Thnx for sharing!! :)
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Preeti Jaipal said...

great post with really useful info...
thnx for posting Megha...

Sadhana Padmanabhan said...

Great post with nice tips.
Sadhana
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Unknown said...

lovely post..thx for sharing

Unknown said...

nice tips, thanks for posting megha

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Nilu A said...

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niyatiz.. said...

Good info post!