Foods to Hydrate your SKIN!
Foods to Hydrate your S.K.I.N
Add these to your salad, or try slicing them up to eat as a snack with a hummus or tzatziki dip
Ensure you still drink plenty of water as its important to keep yourself hydrated so that you can function well.
Below we have put together some foods to try and incorporate into your diet on the daily to increase your H20 intake and to keep your Mind, Body and Skin healthy and happy
The flesh of cucumbers is more than 95% water and is also packed with vitamin C
Add these to your salad, or try slicing them up to eat as a snack with a hummus or tzatziki dip
Add Iceberg lettuce to your salad of leafy greens, although it’s not packed full of fibre it is packed full of water, containing over 95.6% of water, don’t go passed adding some to your daily salads.
Try This: Sliced crispy iceberg lettuce with a drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkle of salt.. it will leave you wanting more!
This lightweight veggie isn’t short on nutrition. Celery contains folate and vitamins A, C, and K. And thanks in part to its high water content, celery neutralizes stomach acid and is often recommended as a natural remedy for heartburn and acid reflux.
Here’s a surprise..Green Capsicum of all the shades of pepper has the highest water content..over 93% is water! And contrary to popular belief, green peppers contain just as many antioxidants as their slightly sweeter siblings! Slice these up with some Carrots & Celery and munch away!
Did you know that Grapefruit this delicious, citrus fruit can help lower cholesterol and shrink your waistline? And it had a water content of over 90%! Research suggests. In one study, people who ate one grapefruit per day lowered their bad (LDL) cholesterol by 15.5% and their triglycerides by 27%. In another study, eating half a grapefruit roughly 40 calories before each meal helped dieters lose about three and a half pounds over 12 weeks. Researchers say that compounds in the fruit help fuel fat burn and stabilize blood sugar – Now that’s awesome!
Water content: 91.5% water
The perfect Australian Summer snack – Can you think of anything more refreshing than watermelon?
It’s fairly obvious that watermelon is full of, well, water, but this juicy melon is also among the richest sources of lycopene, a cancer-fighting antioxidant found in red fruits and vegetables.
Water content: 91.4% water
Iceberg lettuce may have a higher water content, but spinach is usually a better bet overall. Piling raw spinach leaves on your sandwich or salad provides nearly as much built-in hydration, with an added nutritional punch.
Spinach is rich in lutein, potassium, fiber, and brain-boosting folate, and just one cup of raw leaves contains 15% of your daily intake of vitamin Ean important antioxidant for fighting off the damaging molecules known as free radicals.
We often associate our diet by how we look rather than how we feel! A diet packed full of healthy Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts, Seeds and Healthy Fats is going to improve your health in general and have you feeling your best! Rather then your focus point being on how you look, think about how a healthy, balanced diet will have you feel, the energy it gives you, it fuels your mind and your body! Would you put dirty fuel in your car and expect it to drive it’s best? Why do we expect this of our bodies!
We often don’t place importance on this until we “break” whether it be irritable skin breakouts or other health related disease’s.
Think about what we fuel our bodies with on the daily and if you fuel it with premium food you will surely reap the rewards of health and happiness!
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