The saying goes: the skin is a mirror of the body, and all kinds of problems that occur in our body will be reflected through the skin. Therefore, if you want to have healthy and beautiful skin, the first thing is to regulate the internal balance of diet and nutrition. However, different types of skin require different nutritional supplements, and we need to "prescribe the right medicine" accordingly.
1. Healthy Skin
Healthy skin is not oily, not dry, not prone to acne, and has a glossy, moisturized and elastic appearance. People with healthy skin only need to have a balanced diet and intake of various nutrients. Additionally, they should eat plenty of fresh vegetables and fruits to improve the body and skin's resistance to the external environment.
2. Oily Skin
Oily skin produces a lot of sebum, giving it a shiny appearance. Even in dry seasons like autumn and winter, it doesn't lack sebum and is less prone to wrinkles, acne, and blackheads.
1. The diet should be light, with plenty of fresh vegetables, fruits, and dried fruits. Eating almond kernels regularly can help detoxify the body and prevent acne.
2. When choosing meat, lean pork, beef, chicken, and duck are preferable.
3. Seafood such as fish and shrimp, buckwheat flour, beans, and soy products should also be eaten more. These foods are rich in vitamins and fiber, which can prevent clogging of sweat glands and reduce skin oil. Fiber can promote smooth excretion and reduce facial oil secretion.
4. Oily and greasy foods such as lard, butter, cream, fatty meat, nuts, and fried foods should be avoided, as they can clog the skin's sweat glands, hinder sweat excretion, and increase sebum secretion, ultimately leading to acne.
5. Pay attention to consuming less sweets to prevent sugar from turning into fat and causing acne.
3. Dry Skin
Dry skin lacks sebum secretion, is prone to peeling, lacks luster, lacks natural moisture, and feels tight in the face during autumn and winter. It is more susceptible to cracks and wrinkles.
1. People with dry skin can eat more animal fats, cream, egg yolks, peanuts, walnuts, hazelnuts, jujubes, sesame, corn, and other foods rich in fats and collagen. These foods can protect and delay skin aging.
2. Eat more cool, moisturizing foods such as mung beans, lotus roots, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, and white fungus.
3. Eat more foods rich in vitamin A, such as carrots, pumpkins, tomatoes, spinach, lettuce, bananas, and oranges. These can prevent dryness, peeling, and cracking of the skin, and keep the skin lubricated and healthy.
4. Eat more foods rich in vitamin E, such as animal liver, soybeans, malt, shepherd's purse, and vegetable oil. These foods can help skin metabolism and maintain skin elasticity.
5. Eat more foods that contain collagen and elastin, such as pork skin. These foods not only promote the absorption and storage of moisture by skin cells but also effectively prevent dryness and wrinkles. Elastin can enhance skin elasticity and resilience, ensuring sufficient blood supply and nutrition to the skin, making the skin delicate.
6. Eat plenty of fresh vegetables and fruits as they are rich in vitamins, which can make the skin fair and tender.
7. People with dry skin should avoid eating spicy foods such as peppers, garlic, ginger, pepper, dog meat, lamb, and fried or grilled foods. These foods produce excessive heat in the body and can cause skin dryness by depleting moisture.
4. Sensitive Skin
Sensitive skin has larger pores and tends to produce more sebum.
1. There are various symptoms of sensitive skin, some of which are allergic to cosmetics, while others are allergic to certain foods such as onions, garlic, peppers, mustard, and curry. People with sensitive skin should have a light diet and choose to eat foods high in plant fats such as pine nuts, peanuts, sesame seeds, walnuts, and chestnuts.
2. Eat a variety of sugars, soy products, and foods rich in vitamin C, vitamin E, and vitamin A.
3. People with sensitive skin should avoid eating foods that are prone to allergies such as fish, shrimp, eggs, and milk, both in their daily diet and during periods of skin sensitivity. They should also avoid eating highly stimulating and spicy foods such as fish, shrimp, crab, garlic sprouts, leeks, peaches, and strawberries.
5. Aging Skin
With age, the sweat glands in the dermis lose water and degenerate, resulting in a reduction in sebaceous glands and secretion. The skin lacks moisture, the epidermis and subcutaneous tissue shrink, the skin loses elasticity, becomes loose, dry, dull, flaky, and develops cracks in the hands and feet. It may even develop wrinkles and age spots due to pigment changes.
1. People with aging skin should not only consume sufficient amounts of protein daily but also eat foods such as eggs, dairy products, soy products, and lean meat. They should also eat more fish liver oil, honey, royal jelly, carrots, tomatoes, and various leafy vegetables. Foods such as fish, shrimp, animal liver, black fungus, and pollen should also be consumed more frequently because they are rich in nucleic acids, which can promote protein synthesis.
2. Among the various foods that can prevent and treat age spots, Chinese cabbage is highly recommended. It is not only economical but also rich in vitamin E. Vitamin E can inhibit the formation of peroxidized lipids that cause age spots, so regular consumption can slow down the appearance of age spots.
3. People with aging skin should avoid drinking strong alcohol, coffee, cola, strong tea, and other beverages with high heat. They should also avoid eating stimulating foods such as curry, mustard, pepper, garlic, and onions. These foods can cause vasoconstriction, affect blood circulation, reduce the supply of nutrients to the skin, accelerate skin aging, and cause dryness and loss of luster and elasticity.
6. Dull Skin
Dull skin has a dark complexion and lacks luster. It is often seen in people with a thin physique or those with wasting diseases. People with dull skin should eat more foods such as sesame, pine nuts, chestnuts, goji berries, lotus seeds, duck, duck eggs, oysters, lotus roots, water chestnuts, almond, luffa, radish, yellow chrysanthemum, lettuce, eggplant, cucumber, hawthorn, watermelon, pear, sweet orange, banana, and mung beans. These foods can replenish kidney and liver qi, nourish the liver and kidney, and improve the complexion.
