Vitamins and Skin

Vitamins is the main reason for our healthy life, vitamin deficiency causes plenty of diseases. Especially for skin it plays a vital role. This is why major skin care products that you see contains high amount of vitamins. But most advisable is to take those vitamins by means of food we eat. Here are some of the essential vitamines for great skin and how to incorporate them into our diet.

Vitamin A

• For scaly and dry skin, Vitamin A is the first enemy.
• Who suffers from acne are also advised to take plenty of vitamin A.
• Vitamin A helps to rebuild skin tissues.
•  For skin disease like psoriasis, it is advised to apply retinoids (a form of Vitamin A), mainly to regulate cellular growth. 
• It serves as an anti -aging nutrient.

Sources:

  Egg, Milk, Carrot, Pumpkin, liver, Dried apricots, Greeny leaves, Cantaloupe.

Vitamin E

•  It perhaps the most well-known vitamin that is essential for healthy skin. 
•  It is an antioxidant that helps fight free radicals in your body (which occur due to smoking, pollution and sun exposure)., which cause premature aging.
•  Appearance of age spots, wrinkles, stretch marks and lines are reduced by appyling vitamin E products.

            Sources:

Olives, Sunflower seeds, peanuts, almonds, wheat germ and leafy greens.

Vitamin C:

•  Like Vitamin E Vitamin C also an effective antioxident. which helps in the battle against skin aging.
•   It also stimulats the production of collagen in your skin. Collagen is the protein responsible for making your skin supple. So if you wish to retain smooth and youthful skin then Vitamin C can help.

Sources:

      Most fruits are good sources of Vitamin C so try to make fruits a staple addition to your everyday diet. Vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower, tomato, brussel sprouts and cucumber are also good sources of this vitamin.

Vitamin B complex:

• Vitamin B1, for instance, boosts circulation in the body and gives your skin a certain glow.
•   If you're a woman taking birth control pills then you are at risk of Vitamin B1 deficiency.

Sources:

      Egg yolks, nuts and raisins are great sources of Vitamin B1. Niacin of Vitamin B3 helps your skin receive plenty of oxygen, which prevents development of acne among other benefits. Niacin-rich foods include tomatoes, broccoli and carrots.

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