Vitamins & Minerals For Skin
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Magnesium For Skin – Why It’s So Beneficial
Increasing your intake of magnesium for skin health purposes (and of course body health purposes too) can be a lot more beneficial than you probably realise. Magnesium probably isn’t the first thing you’d think about when considering important vitamins and minerals for skin health because the likes of vitamin C, vitamin E, Zinc etc pretty much steal the limelight but the importance of magnesium shouldn’t be underestimated. Magnesium is essential for over 300 reactions throughout the body and contributes towards digestive health, heart health, bone and muscle health as well as numerous others. Amazingly it’s estimated that in America alone, almost 75% – 80% of the population is deficient in…
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What Does Vitamin C do for Skin
So, what does vitamin C do for skin and why should we consider adding it to our skin care routine? Well, vitamin C is actually a very important ingredient when it comes to skin, both as a dietary source and when applied topically to the skin and from a dietary point of view, a deficiency in this all-important vitamin can lead to issues like rough dry skin and dry splitting hair too and at the very worst, a disease called Scurvy. Vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin that can only be sourced from food because the body does not naturally produce it. It is needed for the growth and repair…
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Vitamins and Supplements for the Skin
When it comes to skincare, there are a ton of vitamins and supplements for the skin that can help combat a multitude of different skin issues from acne to aging. For the most part, we should be able to get most of them from our foods but there are also supplements available that can add extra benefits to help improve our skin’s condition. We all know the importance of taking care of our skin on the outside but sometimes we forget the importance of taking care of it from the inside and the saying ‘you are what you eat’ couldn’t be any truer when it comes to skin care. Vitamin…
