FIVE RULES FOR HEALTHY SKIN
Eat a balanced diet with plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables. A fat high diet will spoil your skin. Supplement your diet with vitamins if you think you are stressed. Vitamin A and E, and zinc are skin vitamins and minerals. Drink 10 glasses of water a day.
Dramatic weight loss over the age of 40 is very aging to the skin. If you need to lose weight, do it slowly and get daily exercise to tone your skin to the change. Baggy skin or stretch marks are the result of rapid weight changes.
The best exercise for skin is outdoor brisk walking. It stimulates the circulation, builds up a light sweat to clear the pores and leaves the skin looking pink and
healthy. If it does not suit you to walk, try swimming or cycling.
Smoking is the worst thing for skin. It gives it a yellow or grey tone, decreases circulation, builds up smelly
toxins in the skin and ages you faster than any other thing you could do to your body. Compare a smoker to a non-smoker of the same age.
Sleep is a great skin restorer. Tired people look older. Go to bed every night at the same time and get a good eight hours sleep, nine if you need it.
Use a moisturiser every day. Apply it to the dry spots such as face, neck, hands, elbows.
Take care with the sun. It dries the skin and ages it rapidly. Wear a hat, use a sunscreen and do not sun-bake at all. A light dose of sun daily is important to health but keep it off the face and neck and do not spend more than 5 minutes sitting in the sun.
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