Collagen Boosting Foods

Collagen Boosting Foods

Collagen is one of the essential elements to maintain the youth of our skin. Without collagen, your skin will puff, sag, and full of wrinkles along with other numerous skin imperfections that you want to hide. The good news is there are foods that are packed with collagen or able to boost your collagen production within your skin. Read on to find out.

Collagen is a fibrous protein within the connective tissues that exist in our body along with elastin to maintain the appearance of your skin to look smooth and supple as well as giving your skin the ability to stretch and contract. As you age, the production of collagen diminish gradually and your skin is not as smooth as it used to be while fine lines and wrinkles begin to appear noticeably. There are many sources that you can have to retain the youth of your skin by consuming it to be absorbed into your body.

What Foods Contain Collagen

Foods are undoubtedly an important source of collagen. Have plenty of soy products such as soy milk, tempeh, and soy beans. Soy products contain a chemical compound called genistein, helps to block enzymes that are responsible to break and age your skin. There are many varieties of soy so pick a favorite and get a younger skin.

Dark leafy veggies and fruits that are rich in Vitamin C are important for just about any health benefits that you want to achieve and that includes for collagen too. Vitamin C is essential as part of the component to boost collagen production in your body as well as making the collagen to work.

Avocado is also potent in promoting collagen for your skin. Avocadoes are high in monosaturated fat, potassium, omega fatty acids and fibre. Simply eat it raw or in oil to reap the benefits. Of course, other omega acid food sources include sardines and mackerel so have some in your diet.

Have plenty of foods that are high in antioxidants to combat free radicals and prevent them from inhibiting collagen production and affecting adversely to your skin. Lycopenes and polyphenols are just some of the antioxidants potent for younger skin. Try adding foods such as tomatoes and berries to neutralize harmful free radicals.

Foods that are high in sulphur content are also beneficial in collagen production. Olives, celery, and cucumbers are the foods for collagen.

Do Collagen Supplements Help Skin?

With the high demand among people to restore their younger skin back again, collagen supplements are produced in the form of pills/tablets, injections, or drink. Similar to collagen creams, collagen supplements and drink are just another method to add external collagen to your body.

These collagen supplements and collagen drink are often marketed as anti–aging products that can retain the youth of your skin and the collagen are often derived from bovine, pig, or poultry sources. Depending on the type/brand of collagen supplement that you take, the amount of collagen to take depends on the dosage recommended for your age.

Does Collagen Drink Work? Do Collagen Capsules Work?

However, the results are still debatable those collagen supplements and drink work and do improve the appearance of your skin although recent studies shown seem to back up the promise in delivering your skin as tight and supple as before. Such arguments include that collagen molecule is too large and cannot be absorbed to your skin and even it’s absorb, there’s no guarantee that it’s assimilated to the body. Others may say that instead collagen, supplements that include keratin is useful to stimulate collagen production and efficient in reducing the appearance of wrinkles.

To be in the safe side, it’s important that you have plenty of foods that are known to boost your collagen production such as alpha lipoic acid and Vitamin C – content foods as well as lysine in your diet to encourage collagen supplements to work its wonders to your skin. And of course, don’t forget to follow the instruction of your collagen supplements for it to work.

Having foods that are known to promote collagen is indeed a sure fire way to maintain a smooth, supple skin although supplements might work as well. With these insights, you’ll know how to achieve a younger skin with plenty of collagen boosting foods.

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Being Thirty

Being Thirty

Being thirty is no more a worry

For time immemorial, there has been a fear of crossing over to the 30s. Fear of having the years show on your skin, on your body, of having lost time, of gaining the kilos – the fear of the years stacking up. The worse is that one does not want celebrate birthdays any more and no shouting your age to the world.   

Thankfully, things are changing.  Being 30 is no more a problem today – you can still achieve the 20′s look! 

Kaya Skin Clinic, offers a range of age control services that will help the years look good on you with a little help from you by pampering your skin in  your 20′s. Kaya can help you eliminate your biggest age indicators such as spots, fine lines and dullness. So by your next birthday, you can keep your youthful skin of your 20′s. 

You don’t have to wait for the dreaded three zero to start panicking about age lines, wrinkles or sun damage. A regular monthly peel or kaya advanced facial will set the right foundation and act as strong building blocks. When you reach that dreaded pinnacle, no one believes your age! 

All age-defying treatments are not as drastic as it sounds; there are simple peels that one can start from the age of 25. All it takes is 4 to 6 sessions over a period of 2 months each treatment lasting about 30 minutes. If done the same on regular basis, it will renew the skin and keeps it glowing and healthy. 

While all of this sounds good, Skincare experts at Kaya Skin Clinic have warned that even a simple procedure could go wrong if not performed by an experienced personnel at any clinic as too much or too little of the saline may be applied.

At Kaya, the presence of a qualified dermatologist is mandatory and all services are monitored. Skin practioners are trained and certified by the Kaya training centre after undergoing an intensive course and completing hours of trial. This assures you of getting only the very best.

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Skin Care Resolutions

Skin Care Resolutions

We all know that ageing is irreversible as our skin ages biologically. It’s something we need to live with and accept.  But the good news is that we can slow down the ageing process and still look ten years younger than our chronological age if we look after ourselves, starting now. 

Dr Sahana, Dermatologist, Kaya Skin  Clinic, a leading skin expert in the region recommends practical steps to maintain skin as it ages and to reduce the effects of external factors – like sun exposure and chronic stress – that could add and accelerate the process: 

These skin-care resolutions for 2009 are simple and inexpensive: 

• Replace old, used beauty products with new ones: It is recommended to discard  the products that have been opened  a year ago, as bacteria is transferred from our fingers to  the jars of face creams which  has consequential effect of growth of micro-organisms. 
• Quit smoking:  Smokers tend to get more vertical wrinkles above the lip, due to puckering of the mouth and also lines get formed around the eyes to keep the smoke out. Thus, it is highly suggested that one should give up on smoking as it will keep the premature wrinkles at bay, the end result is assurance of healthy skin and the added bonus is healthy lungs too!  
• Leave the pimples alone and avoid zit-popping: Squeezing the acne actually results in pushing the bacteria deeper into the skin, causing further inflammation and pigmentatary changes. The worse is scarring of the face. 
• Sleep More: Our skin needs sleep too, as stress may impair the skin’s barrier function, which keeps bacteria out and water in. Adequate sleep-hours and cleansing of the make-up before one sleeps is mandatory.  The other effects of sleep deprivation and stress are hair loss, and skin diseases like eczema.  
• Sunscreen: To make sunscreens our best friend in skin wear. In addition to this, limit our exposure to mid-afternoon sun and always wear protective shades such as sun glasses, umbrellas and hats.  As sunscreen usage inhibits pigmentation and freckles caused by direct exposure to the sun. The  worse fear is skin cancer, thus using sunscreen regularly can impede the development of squamous cell carcinoma, a type of skin cancer  
• Simplify your beauty regime:  Start your day with cleansing, toning and moisturise. Its an age old adage, yet goes a long way in preventing the skin from getting wrinkled before its time. As said before, a sunscreen or moisturizer containing sunscreen is the most crucial element of the beauty regime. Also wash your face every evening before going to sleep, as the skin picks up environmental debris during the day and washing- off these dirt particles, along with makeup, every evening gives the skin a rest from exposure to possible irritants.

  Last but not least, have a total lifestyle change:

• 1. Pamper your eyes as they are our vision to the world and the index of the face: We constantly misuse our eyes by chronic exposure to computers, environmental pollutants which is in-escapable. But taking a 10 minute break for every hour of staring into the screen helps to reduce those dark circles.
• 2. Minimise aerated drinks, coffee and tea as it will help to keep the skin healthy.
• 3. Drink loads of water. It is the life line to every being and gives life to skin as well. Recommended intake is least 2-3 liters a day.
• 4. Exercises at least 2-3 times a week. Healthy body and healthy skin always go together.
• 5. To balance the daily diet with generous servings of fruits, salads, nuts, leafy vegetables, lean meat (fish & chicken). This invariably helps the skin, and adds luster to the hair.
• 6. Develop mind over matter as benefits of positive attitude and meditation are not to be underestimated in their contribution towards glowing ski

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Gents Skin Care

Gents Skin Care

Even today the skin care appears to be a concern alien to many men. However, and little by little, many of them are realizing its importance. As you can see each time you can find more products intended for the skin care male, many of them promoted by important players, as for example, the recent case of the campaign of L’Oreal starring Matthew Fox.

The skin care male starts with a good cleaning. Through it eliminates the dirt and grease, helping to prevent the blockage of the pores. The oiliness own skin male makes the cleaning is essential. This should be carried out at least once a day.

The shaved also are a key moment. The shaving foam, the gels and creams are the most important products. One of the main considerations in choosing products is the type of skin of man. In addition, it is necessary to use razors of good quality and use correctly (should move gently, trying not to damage the skin).

The man skin is generally is thicker and more fat than the skin of women. However, due to the shaved skin can easily get dehydrated. Therefore, the creams moisturizing are one of the products that men should take into account when it comes to care for their skin. A gel or cream hydrating should be applied after each shaved.

There are to take into account that the skin care male involves only a couple of minutes a day and serves to ensure healthy skin in the present and in the future.

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