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Fri Jul 28, 2006 11:36 am  |
I wanna hear testimony from people who had real improvement on there skin from diet.
I have been taking supplements esp fish oil, eat healthy and most of all i am going to start drinking fresh juices again. I just got a juicer and im going to try to drink as much as i can.
So is there anbody who had manage to improve or maintain there skin from diet and esp juicing?
thanks for all your response... |
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Fri Jul 28, 2006 12:12 pm |
Carrots.
Eat tons of carrots and you'll notice a differnece.
Other than that, it's hard to say because I've been eating healthy for about 10 years now.
Every little bit helps though. |
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Sat Jul 29, 2006 1:20 pm |
I've posted this before but 3 years ago I had really bad skin and wrinkles. The thing that turned it around was a diet where I lost 40 pounds. I started out Atkins but for 3 years have been on a low GI diet which is basically
1. Many green veggies every day.
2. Cruciferous veggies like broccoli or cauliflower most days
3. Non starchy fruits like berries every day
4. Fish at least 3 times a week fish oil every night
5. Lean meats every day
6. No processed foods except for low carb flax or bran bread and low carb or soy bean pasta
7. Nuts I cook with nut flours, some oat flour and flax meal and eat at least 2T flax meal per day
8. I use no white flour or sugar but do eat such when out at a good restaurant
9. Because I eat no processed food I eat no trans fats. I eat a lot of good fats (nuts, nut oils, lots of olive oil, macadamia nut oil avocado oil, coconut oil and some butter).
10. Derink plenty of water, green tea and some coffee.
There are other things but I think the major point is nothing that causes blood sugar spikes, good fats (lots of Omega 3s and monunsaturates (the polyunsaturateds in margarines are bad for you)), and antioxidants (tea, berries and dark colored veggies).
I also eat considerably more fiber than most people. The weight has stayed off for over three years now.
The surprise was that after 6months to a year of this type of diet my skin looked wonderful.
Even though I lost a lot of weight my neck was firmer and my crows fee literally disappeared. |
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Sat Jul 29, 2006 2:29 pm |
God sharky, I wish I had the organisation to eat like that but I just don't!
I have found that EPO in huge doses helps though and has a nice effect on hte bust too  |
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Sat Jul 29, 2006 3:41 pm |
| I noticed a HUGE difference in not only my skin but also my health when I switched to mainly organic foods. With all the antibiotics, steroids, pesticides, chemicals, preservatives, (need I go on?) that are found in our foods today, they are bound to wreak havoc on our bodies and systems. Switching especially to organic meats and dairy was the best thing I could do and I highly suggest it to others who may suffer from hormonal imbalances or hormonal acne as staggering quantitites of anibiotics and hormones are found in beef and chicken. Of course water is also key in helping our bodies flush away toxins and keeping us hydrated so that our skin can look and be the best it can. Fruits and veggies and other foods high in antioxidants also have a positive effect on our skin so it's important to include them in our daily diet as well. Luke the old saying goes "you are what you eat" so I think it's important to intake as much healthy nourishment as we can so our appearance looks healthy as well. |
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Sat Jul 29, 2006 4:29 pm |
It's really not that hard. That hardest part was learning how to bake again with different flours. The fruit like berries last forever in the freezer. I just picked pounds of blueberries and froze them in a single layer on a plate and then transferred them to ziploc bags. They're great to eat frozen. I freeze strawberries and make milkshakes just using frozen strawberries, milk and a bit of Spenda.
It was a bit hard to get started but I was overwhelmed by the results in a good way and now it's just habit. Organic is good but not for the cruciferous veggies. I friend of mine who was at MIT looked at the toxicity of soot verus many other things including foods. Because this type of veggie makes natural pesticides when stressed he found many of the samples he received were more toxic than the standard "soot" he was using. |
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Mabsy
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Sat Jul 29, 2006 5:23 pm |
| I think this classifies as diet: I see a big difference in my skin when I make sure that I drink lost of water with honey (preferably Manuka honey) and lemon. Also, going in the other direction, I start seeing a negative effect in my skin (and hair!) when I start skipping meals, or eating too much junk food. |
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Sat Jul 29, 2006 5:29 pm |
Mabsy: I just got some Manuka honey and Manuka oil. The honey is expensive for eating. I put it in face masks, it does seem to sooth redness what else do you use it for.
I agree that lemon-water is great for you I'm off sweet things now so I like lemon or lime in water. |
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Sun Jul 30, 2006 8:03 am |
| sharky, sounds like a big commitment there. Right now i am doing shake everyday, which consist of all berries strawberry, blueberry,raspberry, blackberry. I got them from Sams, there already frozen. And next week i am going to start juicing. I am sure this will help. Ill see if i can get some flax seeds too. |
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Sun Jul 30, 2006 8:33 am |
| guapagirl, what is epo? |
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Sun Jul 30, 2006 9:04 am |
| angel06 wrote: |
| guapagirl, what is epo? |
I think Guapa is referring to Evening Primrose Oil.
Sorry, Guapa if I'm wrong! 
I'm doing smoothies in the a.m. as well with blueberries, non-fat milk, (sometimes non-fat yogurt) half a nanner, and Spectrum Flax Oil. I succumbed to the Magic Bullet Infomercial and have been using that little sucker every morning. Quite convenient and it works pretty good! When I put icecubes in it, it does take a bit to get them chopped.
I need to find a good healthy smoothie recipe book.
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Sun Jul 30, 2006 10:52 pm |
Sharky, how do you ever go out to eat in restaurants? 
My skin was at its nicest 2 years ago when i was taking high doses of evening primrose everyday. I got lazy about it and my skin is not so nice anymore (that's not the reason though...it was because i came off the pill, another story). Now i've gone supplement crazy again and hope my skin returns to its smooth, radiant and glowing glory days. What i'm taking now- Vit A, B6, Zinc, Vitex, Dong Quai, Greens Daily Detox, multivite and Omega 3-6-9. |
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Mon Jul 31, 2006 5:55 am |
I eat normally in restaurants. I usually have a fiber pill or Acarbose before I go though. I had Syndrome X high BP and prediabetes and this type of diet cured it. I also read the actual study reported in the WSJ and NYT about people living over 100. Apparently the only thing other than smoking that correlated to reaching 100 in a healthy state was having low triglycerides in the blood (this is a fat in the blood associated with eating high GI foods and should be under 100).
High LDL did NOT correlate neither did spending lots of time in the sun. Anyway I spend more time on topicals that on eating this way it just becomes a habit to buying real food rather than boxed prepared things. I also like to cook and cooking well takes only a tiny bit more time than cooking poorly. Anyway I'm also teaching my dd lessons and she is now a good food lover. At the beach recently she chose on her own a box of unsweetened frozen fruit over french fries and ice cream. Given my health concerns, the great impact on my skin (I am 51 with basically only on fine line) and having dd learn about good food it is the best investment in time I can make.
I do take supplements also. Resveratrol/green tea, ALA +Acetyl L-carnitine, Carnosine, Zinc BioCell Collagen/HA and Meformin (a diabetes drug but also good for aging) and HRT. |
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Mon Jul 31, 2006 7:52 am |
I've made the low carb "habit" (i don't want to call it diet) for few months. and i'm still trying to continue (again and again...) but i have difficulties not to eat sweets...
i don't like the artificial sweeteners, and i think they are not healthy either. love to cook & bake, so i make my desserts, even my own ice-cream with low sugar (approx 20-25% of the amount in the recipe). lean meat is a basic in the low carb habit but I don't eat meat really, only fish, so i have the feeling that i eat the same things the whole time. i have no overweight (YET!) but with my growing age the weight is growing slowly as well (thanks god i was very slim) and with low carb i got a real flat stomach.
it's a shame, i'm so weak, but i loved potato, rice and pasta in the past - which are forbidden now because of their starch content...
I feel that LC would be the solution, only if i had more strength ! (i admire Sharky...) |
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Mon Jul 31, 2006 5:02 pm |
| Lin There are plenty of low GI pastas in the supermarket. Edamame pasta is great. |
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Tue Aug 01, 2006 12:15 am |
Thank you Sharky !
I've never heard it before and made a search now. i found a shop where i can buy some edamame products & going to try them.
Low Carb is not really popular here in Europe yet (only in the UK) so i have barely any possibility to buy low Gi products in the supermarket.
Did you completely ban potato and rice from your menue card ?
Do you eat honey ? (most probably yes, you mentioned manuka...) |
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