Holistic Approach to Skin Health Swallow to Glow

The skin is the body's biggest organ. It helps with illness and infection defense, temperature regulation, and vitamin synthesis. Even if most of us are more interested in understanding how to maintain skin looking healthy than actually keeping it healthy, keeping skin healthy is essential for attractiveness and general health.

Staying out of the sun is the best method to keep skin appearing young, fair, radiant, supple, soft, and wrinkle-free.

The sun's ultraviolet (UV) rays provide a healthy-looking tan, but they also cause pigmentation, sunburn, and elasticity loss in the skin. Wrinkles, fine lines, sagging, dark skin, uneven skin tone, loss of translucency, increased pores, and dryness is all signs of premature aging. Even the greatest genetics, topical skin lightening treatments, and oral skin supplements are useless if one tan frequently and indiscriminately.

Keeping out of the sun is preferable, but if you can't prevent it, make sure you use sunscreen. This is especially important if you will be exposed to the sun for an extended amount of time.

Assuming that one is currently cautious about sun exposure, how can we improve our skin's condition further? We know that certain oral supplements can help with skin health, but which ones are they and how effective are they?

Internal Supplementation

The first category would be vitamins and minerals, which are required for healthy organ function.

The B-complex vitamins and minerals, particularly B1 (thiamine), B2 (riboflavin), and B12 (cobalamin), can have an impact on skin health (cyanocobalamin). Vitamin B1 and B2 deficiency is known to induce certain types of dermatitis (a kind of skin inflammation). Neurons and quickly dividing cells, such as skin cells, are particularly vulnerable to B12 deficiency.

Vitamin C, iron, and copper deficiencies, in addition to the B vitamins, have an impact on skin health. Collagen, a vital structural protein in the skin that fills it and gives it tone, is produced by all three of these cheval chevaliers.

The regular life cycle of skin cells requires vitamin A. Skin that is deficient in vitamin A becomes dry, brittle, and wrinkled. Excessive Vitamin A consumption, on the other hand, can cause serious toxicity and should be avoided.

Vitamins C and E, as well as beta-carotene, are anti-oxidants that help to minimize free radicals. (Free radicals cause skin degradation and aging.) However, while free radicals and the role of anti-oxidants are undeniable, clinical evidence has yet to show if supplemental vitamins and other micronutrients improve skin quality and slow down the aging process.

Excessive doses can be just as dangerous as deficits, so it's best to stick to the daily allowance (RDA).

Topical Help

Oral supplements should go hand-in-hand with topical applications – sunscreen of at least SPF 30, creams (preferably with skin whitening agents) and moisturizer (preferably with skin lightening agents). Compared with topical applications, the effects of oral supplements are slower and more subtle. Consumers have to be realistic about their expectations because results certainly will not be seen in 7 days or 2 weeks.

A holistic approach to skin health is recommended, which includes:

* A well-balanced diet that includes foods from all food groups as well as vitamins, minerals, and micronutrients.

* Maintain a cheerful, upbeat attitude. Some skin disorders, such as acne and eczema, are more common in stressed people, according to research.

* If you smoke, give it up. Smoking produces free radicals, affects skin's microcirculation, and causes tooth darkening and other discoloration.

* Limit your sun exposure and apply a decent sunscreen every day.