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Nuts health benefits - Skin
- 1. AREYOUNUTS Published: 27th April 2011 Skin care: Nuts and Collagen 27th April 2011 Why do we need collagen? Collagen is a main component of bone, cartilage, tendon and other connective tissues in the body. Connective tissues hold our body together, protect other tissue and provide our body with support. Collagen fibers are essentially protein. Women would find it helpful to know that collagen is the main structural component of the lower layer of our skin, known as the dermis. The dermis consists of bundles of collagen molecules packed together. These collagen molecules are responsible for the skin’s strength, providing structure and firmness to the skin we see so often in the mirror. During ageing, cellular proteins hook together and change shape. Collagen molecules undergo this process of change and the result is a loss of collagen and a loss of firmness to body tissues, leading to wrinkles. To guard against wrinkles, one has to find ways to reduce collagen breakdown and increase the body’s manufacture of collagen. However, we recognize that healthy skin comes from having a good diet. Thus one cannot concentrate on increasing collagen alone while neglecting other beneficial foods. What can you do? 1. Consume more vitamin C which is essential in the body’s manufacture of collagen. Vitamin C is also an antioxidant that can help reduce skin damage caused by free radicals. Fruits that are high in Vitamin C are strawberries and citrus fruits (e.g. oranges). 2. Watch your protein intake. Organic nuts are high in protein, which is essential for collagen manufacture. 3. Consume food containing Vitamin A (or beta-carotene from plants). Vitamin A is generally found in dark orange vegetables such as carrots and sweet potatoes or dark © 2011, 101BizPlans Pte. Ltd. All rights reserved. http://AREYOUNUTS.weebly.com
- 2. AREYOUNUTS Published: 27th April 2011 green vegetables such as broccoli and spinach. Vitamin A is needed for maintaining healthy skin as it is required in the healing and constructing of new skin tissues. It also protects against acne and wrinkles. 4. Berries are high in antioxidants. AREYOUNUTS recommends cranberries! Antioxidants protect cells from free radicals, which are believed to be a main cause of skin ageing. The body is exposed to free radicals from the environment (e.g. cigarette smoke air pollution and UV rays from the sun). These free radicals damage cells and might contribute to the development of cardiovascular diseases. 5. Organic nuts such as almonds or walnuts are a great source of Vitamin E, which is usually found in skin care products. It helps skin look younger by reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Studies have shown that Vitamin E, when applied to the skin, can prevent UV damage. When diet contains Vitamin E rich foods, Vitamin E can travel to the skin cell membranes and exert this same protect effect. About the author: AREYOUNUTS is an advocate of healthy food and a retailer of bottles of mixed nuts and dried fruit. For more information, or to order a bottle of nuts/fruit, please click here to visit our website. © 2011, 101BizPlans Pte. Ltd. All rights reserved. http://AREYOUNUTS.weebly.com