HEALTHY SKIN BEGINS WITHIN from Cara Linda

You cannot have healthy skin unless you have a healthy body.  Nutrients support skin care by making the body as healthy as possible to address any skin condition.  Some people may be able to get all the nutrients they need for healthy skin by eating a balanced and healthy diet, but if they don’t, they may need supplements.  Food is the foundation, you can’t supplement a bad diet to make it a good diet.  Vitamins with unique nutrients help maintain proper skin moisture, protection and nourishment from the inside out for more radiant, beautiful skin.
 
Antioxidants – Take antioxidants in synergy with equal amounts of each and not high dosing of one specific one.)
Vitamin C is a water-soluble antioxidant that helps limit the signs of aging by protecting collagen and elastin from the effects of free radicals.  Those effects include dryness, roughness, fine lines and wrinkles, dull or irregular texture and broken capillaries.
Food Sources:  All fruits and vegetables contain some amount of Vitamin C.  Foods that tend to be highest sources of Vitamin C include green peppers, citrus fruits and juices, strawberries, tomatoes, broccoli, turnip greens and other leafy greens, sweet and white potatoes and cantaloupe.
Recommended Intake:  500 mg and up for Vitamin C – demands increase under stress and healing.

Vitamin E is a fat-soluble antioxidant and like Vitamin C helps prevent the effects of free radicals on collagen and elastin.  Vitamin E also protects the efficacy of essential fatty acids.

Food Sources:  Whole grains, like wheat and oats, wheat germ, leafy green vegetables, sardines, egg yolks, nuts and seeds.
Recommended Intake:  100-800 iu – always in naturally occurring mixed tocopherols, not alpha  tocopherol alone. (avoid synthetic forms).
*Vitamin E is a blood thinner, so consult your doctor before adding additional vitamin E to your regime.

Vitamin A & mixed Caratenoids

Vitamin A is a fat-soluble antioxidant that has been shown to encourage collagen production.  This helps protect the skin and reverse signs of aging and photo damage. 
Caratenoids (Vitamin A precursors):  Supplementation increases the reflection capacity of the skin thereby improving its protection function.
Food Sources:  Beef liver, egg yolk, cheddar cheese, fortified milk, orange foods like sweet potatoes, carrots, pumpkin, apricots and cantaloupe, green vegetables like broccoli, spinach, kale and collard greens.
Recommended Intake::  700 mcg in combination of vitamin A and mixed caratenoids.
*Do not exceed maximum limits of vitamin A

Coenzyme Q10 is fat-soluble and preserves Vitamin C’s antioxidant action, is photo protective and protects cells from oxidative stress

To your skin health,
Linda

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