Foods that hydrate??
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free skin care · Sat Mar 27, 2010 9:27 am

I know there are a lot of food/supplements experts on here - I was wondering if anyone knows what kinds of foods/drinks help to keep one hydrated?

I was reading the pointy gaunt face thread, and someone on there said that they really notice the gauntness when they are not drinking enough. I realised it was the same for me too!

I do however tend to drink lots and lots of water, but I'm always thirsty! I have been tested for diabetes, so its not that. Perhaps water just isnt being retained and used properly in my body, as it just seems to pass right through!

I was thinking maybe doing things like adding things like honey to my tea would help - as honey is a humectant. Can this work, or I am off the mark here?

free skin care · Sat Mar 27, 2010 2:27 pm

Do you eat a lot of salty foods?

free skin care · Sat Mar 27, 2010 2:34 pm

You might check the smoothie thread... it's a great way to get water from your fruits and veggies... Many that are dehydrated report hydration improvements...

free skin care · Sat Mar 27, 2010 5:35 pm

mowgli wrote:

I know there are a lot of food/supplements experts on here - I was wondering if anyone knows what kinds of foods/drinks help to keep one hydrated?

Not sure if this is what you are looking for but from the book "Feed Your Skin, Starve Your Wrinkles" here are the 13 foods they recommend that moisturize
Avocado, Borage oil, coconut oil, grape seed oil, olive oil, kelp, lentils, pumpkin, zucchini, tea, stevia, water, and watermelon.

Hope that helps some!

free skin care · Sun Mar 28, 2010 8:58 pm

chia gel is truly hydrating, as is coconut water and fennel tea.

http://www.mychiaseeds.com/Articles/ChiaSeedHydration.html

fennel is mucilaginous,

and coconut water has a lot of electrolytes.

--avalange

free skin care · Mon Mar 29, 2010 2:13 am

Hi everyone,

apols if this sounds like a stupid question, but is stevia not as harmful as sugar and other types of sweetners - as far as skin is concerned ?

many thanks

Jackie xx

free skin care · Mon Mar 29, 2010 4:19 am

My understanding is Stevia isn't because it doesn't cause cross linking of the skin proteins, whereas the average sweetner does. Actually there are many who believe its good for the skin (but I've not tried it that way).

As for hydrating foods, didn't someone say here one time that short grain brown rice was one of the best hydrating foods. I tried cooking it one time, and the rice does bulk up - but I'm guessing its bulking up with water so your eating not only rice but water also, and rice is a slow burning food (like pasta). So would that help?

I love Aloe Vera Gel on my skin, always hydrates my face and is wonderful if I get sunburn!

Jackie284 wrote:

Hi everyone,

apols if this sounds like a stupid question, but is stevia not as harmful as sugar and other types of sweetners - as far as skin is concerned ?

many thanks

Jackie xx

free skin care · Mon Mar 29, 2010 10:12 am

I drink aloe vera juice internally, which I think is hydrating.

But aloe applied topically dries out my skin terribly--go figure! I cannot even use aloe-based creams.

--avalange

TheresaMary wrote:

My understanding is Stevia isn't because it doesn't cause cross linking of the skin proteins, whereas the average sweetner does. Actually there are many who believe its good for the skin (but I've not tried it that way).

As for hydrating foods, didn't someone say here one time that short grain brown rice was one of the best hydrating foods. I tried cooking it one time, and the rice does bulk up - but I'm guessing its bulking up with water so your eating not only rice but water also, and rice is a slow burning food (like pasta). So would that help?

I love Aloe Vera Gel on my skin, always hydrates my face and is wonderful if I get sunburn!

Jackie284 wrote:

Hi everyone,

apols if this sounds like a stupid question, but is stevia not as harmful as sugar and other types of sweetners - as far as skin is concerned ?

many thanks

Jackie xx

free skin care · Mon Mar 29, 2010 5:54 pm

It probably sounds too simple, but I really find raw fruits and the juicy vegetables to be the best hydrators, hands down, followed by water alone next. Potassium-rich foods tend to help most people, too. But if I am super-thirsty, then I find I crave fresh fruit and vegetable juices even more than things like smoothies or water. Also, if you haven't tried it yet, coconut water from young thai coconuts is a dynamite hydrator, in part because it also is a little sweet and a little salty. HTH Smile

free skin care · Mon Mar 29, 2010 7:38 pm

I've never seen coconut water anywhere. Is it the same as coconut milk?

free skin care · Mon Mar 29, 2010 7:40 pm

brierrose wrote:

I've never seen coconut water anywhere. Is it the same as coconut milk?

I read about coconut water in a health magazine not long ago and this is the brand they were recommending.

http://www.zico.com/

free skin care · Mon Mar 29, 2010 7:44 pm

brierrose wrote:

I've never seen coconut water anywhere. Is it the same as coconut milk?

The difference is Coconut Water is the liquid inside when you crack open the coconut, Coconut Milk is that same liquid with the juice from the meat pressed and the 2 mixed together.

HTH

free skin care · Mon Mar 29, 2010 8:09 pm

Thanks rileygirl and DM. It sounds better than Gatorade. Smile

free skin care · Mon Mar 29, 2010 8:16 pm

brierrose wrote:

Thanks rileygirl and DM. It sounds better than Gatorade. Smile

LOL Definitely! I just saw yet another thing reported on the news, corn syrup they now believe that too much contributes to lung and colon cancer along with others. I think the more natural we can go the better! Smile

free skin care · Tue Mar 30, 2010 3:10 am

thanks all - the chia gel and fennel tea sound interesting - someone else suggested fennel tea for this..

I don't eat too much salt, and don't add salt to my food apart from eggs, so I'm not sure why I'm always thirsty, but I'm sure that water is not being utilised properly in my body for some reason, as I have 59% water (from my fat scale) and it should be higher..

cm5597 - I know what you mean actually, when I eat fruits, I don't seem to have that same level of thirst as when I have water alone...food for thought! Laughing

Will give your suggestions a try, as well as trying maybe a green smoothie once a week - maybe upping my intake of fresh fruits and veggies will help

free skin care · Tue Mar 30, 2010 1:32 pm

side note about coconut water:

If I were you, I would NOT get the bottled/packaged stuff. It tastes TERRIBLE,I almost gagged the first and only time I tried it. And the best thing about coconut water is its freshness and all of its enzymes are only available when you open the coconut. basically, a lot of its nutritional quality is lost after about 10 minutes.

also, the taste is SO amazing--it makes you feel euphoric--when you drink it right from a fresh young coconut. they are difficult to open; i usually try to tackle it from the bottom rather than from the domed top.

--avalange

free skin care · Wed Mar 31, 2010 12:24 pm

Marshmallow root herb (cut and shifted...from mountainrose herbs or pacific botanicals online..probably at whole foods griocery stores too in their bulk food section..but cost is about twice as much)..

makes a very gelantinous kind of infused tea..is cooing and moisturizing from the inside out.. also very very soothing for the digestive system..i mix it with otheringredients to avoid the intense gelantinous quality..and create something nicely thick and creamy instead (i'll add homemade almond milk and organic vanilla extract for example..or it could be added to fruit smoothies)

1/2 cup in a mason jar...or pot... add 4 cups of boilng water,let steep for at least 3 hours..drink cool.

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