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Juicing And Skin

by Joe Boone

Ever wondered if there are values to juicing fruits and vegetables to help your skin? In a word: absolutely. It is no secret a modification in your food intake could benefit you. It is also true that eating the correct foods will lead to healthier skin, inside and out. But add the benefit of juicing to get night and day results results.

If there were foods that are good for your skin, what if you were juicing them? What if you juiced what doctors praise as good foods for your skin? What benefits might you receive, and how would they manifest?

I have heard that dermatologists (the doctors who specialize in skin) think that antioxidants reduce risks and problems for your skin. Vitamins A, C, and E can help decrease problems from exposure to the sun from "free radicals", which are unstable chemicals. There are things one might want to avoid such as smoking, tanning, and alcohol consumption, too. But foods jam-packed with such vitamins can only benefit for your skin.

Vitamin A Now, you certainly can get too much vitamin A, which is why you may want to talk with your doctor about juicing. A fat soluble vitamin, vitamin A can be stored in your body for later use as needed. When you eat vitamin A or nutrients that your body can transform to vitamin A, you are probably getting more antioxidants than if you don't.

Here are some foods that are loaded with vitamin A that you can not so coincidentally juice: carrots, pumpkin, kale, sweet potato, mangoes, spinach leaves, cantaloupe, and Swiss chard.

In my up and coming article, I will describe how one can juice these and other foods.

Vitamin C. Vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin; that means your body cannot store it. Many doctors have told me that you should get Vitamin C daily.

Other foods you can juice for Vitamin C include: oranges, broccoli, grapefruit, red bell peppers, brussel sprouts, strawberries and dark greens, such as kale. Yes, these should be loaded with Vitamin C.

Shortly, I will describe how you can use your juicer with this other food, mentioned.

Vitamin E. This is another fat-soluble vitamin. The human body can store it. Many people put vitamin E upon their skin. Here are some juicing options for vitamin E: nuts, seeds, and asparagus. Again, these will be over-flowing with Vitamin E. But you don't have to get fanatical about it because you will be better off drinking the juices, rather than putting each on your skin, which definitely is an option.

Sure, before you decide to include juicing to your glowing skin diet, talk to your doctor. Nourishing your skin with juicing is only one of the healthy benefits. Say Yes to having healthy skin, younger looking skin. You'll get antioxidants, vitamins A, C and E, and it certainly tastes so wonderful.

There are two different schools of thinking in regards to how to juice: people who pretend to have a clue what the heck they're writing about and people that really do. If you want the second and sick and tired by the 1st, Big Joe's newsletter can give you the insight you've been craving, not to mention a free, constant supply of juicing howto to can educate, empower and very well may keep you healthier.

Published February 26th, 2008

Filed in Fitness, Food