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Are you eating your way to bad skin?
Breaking out or plagued with dull skin despite following your beauty regime religiously? It’s time you take a look inside your refrigerator, as the culprit for all your beauty woes is likely to be lurking in there. If junk food, pastas and aerated drinks adorn your kitchen counter, and fresh veggies and fruits are not a part of it, you may have to take stock of your eating habits. Switch to healthier living and clean eating to get the perfect glow. Here are a few ingredients you must steer clear off for healthier, glowing skin.
NO ARTIFICIAL INGREDIENTS
It is now an established fact that processed foods with untested additives can damage our health. So, keeping your diet simple and true to nature at least 80% of the time will make a huge difference in your skin texture and overall health.
NO WHITE FOODS
White flour and cornstarch that are present in everything from pasta to namkeen, are the main cause of insulin dysregulation. These foods have no nutritional value. They only taste good, and in the process, cause your insulin to spike, and your stress hormones to skyrocket. You remember how your skin used to look as a teenager before an exam? Those pimples, dullness and that skin sensitivity? Well, that happens when your stress hormones shoot up. To stop your hormones from going crazy, avoid these white foods.
NO SUGAR Sugar is known to cause glycation of important proteins in the skin. Through glycation, these strength and youth-giving proteins become inactive, leading to skin sagging and wrinkles. For those with a sweet tooth, sugar-free is not the answer. Sugar-free options have a host of issues themselves, and cause just as much an insulin reaction as sugar does. For truly gorgeous, youthful skin, keep your meals simple and natural, and avoid artificial sweeteners.
NO DAIRY PRODUCTS
Most people believe that milk is good for the body, but the fact is that it is more harmful than you think. Dairy products such as milk, cheese, icecream and yogurt are full of hormones. Acne, ageing and pigmentation are all caused or worsened by hormonal imbalance, so adding even more hormones through food can create trouble for the skin. Nearly all dermatologists tell their patients to cut down on dairy products. For those of you scared of not getting enough calcium: did you know spinach has more calcium than milk?