I heard greasy foods will give you acne. But then at the same time, I heard that this was an urban legend?

Anybody know stuff on this, feel free to help a sister out.

I think it's true that greasy foods make your skin blotchy. That's what it does to me, like the day after I've had pizza or something else greasy. I think olive oil is an exception though, as long as you don't heat it up too much because it starts forming trans-fatty acids then. You need a lot of antioxidants to have good skin, and those usually are in fruits, vegetables, fish and seaweed. Oh, and green tea.

I read this book called "The Wrinkle Cure" and it says that starch and sugar breaks down your skin. So that means stay away from white bread, white rice, pasta (with the exception of whole wheat pasta).

And to anyone who is prone to broken capillaries like me: eat plenty of spinach. Make it a staple of your diet. It contains a chockful of vitamin K, like 10x the RDA, and Vitamin K is what strengthens those capillary walls. It seems to be working for me, my skin doesn't have as many pink veins showing anymore.

I heard dark chocolate is good for you skin too, because of the antioxidants.

Eat healthy is very important. a lot of disease and problem always come from the thing you put into your mouth. Watch what you put into your mouth. this will help you a lot in term of health and everything.

i heard that avacado was good for ur skin...no wait thats for a mask...well now u know its a good mask...haha....umm maybe citrus fruits....or fruits wit vitiman C...so u dont get decoloration on ur face ^_^

http://www.fitday.com

^ It's a site that lets you keep track of what you eat, and gives you reports on which vitamins you're lacking, etc. I love it, I use it every day.

^wow...great site!..thx

A propos antioxidants and green tea..I heard that white tea is supposed to be 100% more effective and contains 3 times the amount of antioxidants in green tea..I think I'll have to try that out..(it's a bit expensive though)

Ooh really? White tea? I'd like to try it too but don't think I ever saw it at the supermarket. Maybe I'll try looking for it at Whole Foods or something.

Pasta?

... alas, it is the cheap and hence staple food of college students everywhere!

I wonder if there are any foods that help for dark circles under the eyes. I'm thinking if spinach helps minimize veins then maybe it would help with the dark circles too.

Cos the circles are supposed to be caused by blood flowing to the surface or something like that.. I've read... something like that.

You can get it at dispensaries or at health-food shops..(here in Europe 100 g costs about 8 Euro)

well, there are a load of treatments you can get for you skin so there's no need to worry

omg I thought u were a guy

hey starry how do you use that fitday thing?

Cloudyski: Yeah, white pasta's pretty bad for you. It's fattening and isn't good for your skin either. BUT there's whole grain pasta. It's kind of hard to find at a regular supermarket sometimes. It contains a lot of fiber so it's good for your digestion and weight management. However, I don't know if it'll benefit skin that much.

Just make sure that you don't eat it with a fattening, greasy creamy sauce - I like to make my own sauce with a fresh tomato, garlic, basil, etc. There should be plenty of recipes for variations of it on allrecipes.com.



Good thing I live near all these health food stores! I'll stop by one on my way back from the mall later....


hahahah!! What made you think cloudy was a guy? I remember someone used to think nungi was a guy, maybe because he had her confused with Nung1.

Ok, about the fitday thing... did you register for it? Register first. Then..

Let's say that you just ate an apple. You log in. You type in "apple" into search. You click on "apple, raw". Then you click on the drop-down menu to specify that you ate one medium apple. Then you click on "add to foods eaten". You do that with everything you eat.

It seems like a pain in the butt, but you'd be surprised at how much junk you might be putting into your body! This helps you develop some consciousness about your diet.

If you want to see what nutrients you're lacking, you go to "reports," on the left-hand side. Click the "go" next to "Am I meeting my nutrition requirements". The vitamins and minerals you're lacking will appear in red. So let's say you're lacking vitamin E. You then Google "good source of Vitamin E," and try to eat the foods that are a good source of it.

Check out all the other reports! My second favorite one is the one that tells you whether you're burning all the calories you eat.

lol..yeah, JMAC was that someone 2..But he didn't confuse me with Nung1 he really thought I'm a guy ..I've been a newbie in those times though

And I remember you were like, " What made you think that?! My pink flower avatar??" 2 And btw.. your ducky is SO cute! awww

i believe instant noodles do.

^what u get bad skin eating instant noodle???

hehe 2..you got a great memory ! And thx for the compliment, Lao_Dreamer made the ducky for me !

Those fast-food meals mean fast loss of skin health... so, try to avoid them. Fresh fruits and vegetables have a wider range of flavors than do grease-laden burgers. If you put some thought to it, you can make sure there's time to eat a diet rich in these foods.

And also, alcohol dries the skin... so keep it off your skin and out of your diet for maximum skin protection. Sodas don't help either... their caffeine is dehydrating, as is their sodium.

In my experience, I would suggest fruits, vegetables, and plenty of water.

These three recommendations are good for cleansing your digestive system. Remember, a clean digestive system = good skin! Eating food rich with Vitamin A is especially recommended since Vitamin A is known to be good for the skin.

If you want to have rosy skin, I would suggest lots of tomatoes. Tomatoes have red pigments which would in turn make your skin rosy when eaten in healthy amounts. Plus, tomatoes are really good for your health. = D

Sodium actually retains water But excess sodium cause high blood pressure

Oh yea, sodium retains water and dehydration is often accompanied by a deficiency of electrolytes from where sodium is lost... but because even more water is lost, the level of sodium rises.

I drink lemon+apple+carrot+pear juice every morning
not only good for the skin, it also gives you lots of energy to get through the day
need a juicer first tho

and what if I'm allergic against carrots...

I heard semens were good for the skin.

are you? really? really!!! then what you have to do is substitute carrots with pumpkins









j/k lol

don't put carrots then, have lemon+apples+celery+pears+tomatos, although carrots kindda the main ingredient. be generous with the lemon and put in whole.

^^wouldnt that taste a bit funny

i was kidding about the pumpkin if that's what you meant by tasted funny lol

but lemon+apples+celery+pears+tomatos+carrots tasted quite nice actually ^_^ all sweet cuz of the apple and carrots juice.
this one time i added garlic (i followed some book), now that was HORRIBLE!! never again!!!

Fish..!! fish is good for the skin.. especially salmon..

Maybe with some natural fruits for desserts, makes me feel young and strong.

doggy poop =)

Babies.

I heard aloe vera is good for your skin

THAT IS SOOOOOOOOOOO FU-KKKKKKKKKKING DISGUSTINGGGGGG.!!!!