Skin Care Meets Fitness Meets Nutrition Seminar a HIT!

I wanted to thank everybody for attending our Skin Care event last Tuesday.  We had a lot of fun discussing proper skin care from both an aesthetic perspective and a nutritional and fitness perspective.  We hope you are enjoying your gifts and are using them daily to improve the quality of your skin.

I thought it would be helpful to briefly recap some of the nutritional elements we considered that evening, as everyone contributed to a great discussion and we all learned so much from each other.  In helping to overcome or improve any health condition, it’s smart to simply be mindful to being economical and resourceful.  This is sound advice I’ve received from my friends and teachers over the years, and it directly applies to this topic of healthy skin.  How?  Well, before you try to add value to your skincare by using high-grade cosmoceuticals such as the Anakiri skin care line, you want to make sure you are not detracting from the health of our skin by the types of foods you eat.  Many common foods in our diet can be quite harmful to the health and appearance of our skin.

I asked the participants which foods they thought was the absolute worst for skin health.  The answers slowly but surely came.  Caffeine was the first example.  We know that caffeine-containing beverages can cause the body to eliminate a lot of water which then can give the skin a less supple appearance.  It is a good idea to keep well hydrated, and products like Rehydration can help in this regard.

Next, someone mentioned sugar.  Sugar is well known to cause a host of metabolic problems in your body, most notably relative to weight and blood sugar control.  High blood sugars cause a process in the body called ‘glycation’ which can end up accelerating the aging process of all tissues and cells, including the skin.

After that, someone mentioned saturated fats – and here we were closer, right around the corner from the answer I had in mind.  Saturated fats have surely been demonized in our low-fat dietary recommendations that our nutritional establishments have been circulating for the last 50 years or so.  However, recent evidence has pointed out that the body has a need for saturated fats and indeed, there is no link between saturated fats and heart disease as previously thought.  Now that’s some refreshing news!

The big culprits here are the trans fats and hydrogenated vegetable oils.  These have been seriously linked to a host of imbalances and diseases – to the point they have been banned in cities like New York and Chicago where restaurants are strictly forbidden to use them.  They cause a rapid oxidation, or breakdown of cellular tissue, much like you would see in the face of someone who is a chronic smoker where the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles are higher than average.  Avoid these artificial fats like the plague and your skin and whole body will thank you!

All of the above represent items in your diet you should avoid if you want better health and better skin.  Remember, out with the bad first, and then in with the good to maximize your results.

Committing to a lifestyle that embraces proper nutrition and fitness is a surefire way to achieving that radiant glow which people cannot resist.  Then you will see your skincare products work magic!