Have you ever thought about how easy it might be to take a pill and everything would just be alright? Well, for the most part we do that with vitamins and herbs.  Another question might be “can a beauty supplement help?”  It can, because your skin, hair and nails are known to be some of the last places to receive nutrition in the body and they’re known as some of the first places to lose out when you have a nutrient deficiency.

So adding a supplement to what you do on a daily basis in conjunction with the right food would definitely be beneficial.

However, on the greater side of that, when you are looking at foods to actually nourish your body, skin, hair and nails, you want to take a look at what your goals are for beauty.  Are you looking to calm a complexion for eczema relief? Are you trying hydrate your skin? Or have strong nails or healthy hair?  Therefore, if you’ve …

Got Sensitive Skin?

Here are a few foods that can help you accomplish that particular goal. If you have sensitivity to your skin and you want to calm your complexion a bit, ginger, turmeric, raw cacao and mushrooms will assist you with that. If you’re looking for eczema relief, hemp seeds, wild salmon, raw honey and onions would help with that.

Does Your Skin Need Hydration?

Well … if you’re looking to have well hydrated skin, consuming foods like wild salmon, walnuts, flax seed, avocado, cucumbers and mushrooms are foods that can aid with hydrating your skin.

Got Maturing Skin?

We all know that aging well from head to toe, is something that we as women of color do quite well providing we eat the right foods and give ourselves a proper skin care regimen. Our melanin helps to protect us with that tremendously, however, if we’re looking to incorporate certain foods, turmeric, pomegranate, green tea, raw cacao, raw cinnamon, wild salmon, blueberries, kale and spinach are foods that would nourish from within.

Looking for a blemish free complexion or help with dark circles, sagging skin and bags under your eyes?

Pumpkin seeds, turmeric and leafy greens can help with your complexion. When it comes to dark circles, sagging skin or bags under your eyes, this can be somewhat tricky. These challenges can actually be hereditary. On the other hand, if you’re looking for foods to consume or nourish from within, watermelon, greens, grapes (with seeds) are all good for to help rid you system of excess water that can cause bloating in your body adding puffiness and bags.

For healthy hair and strong nails …

Small fish (sardines), oats, bananas and greens are foods that will help feed your system and promote healthy hair. Raspberry, hemp seed, winter squash and walnuts are known to help strengthen your nails.

For glowing skin …

Pumpkin, greens (again), yams, pomegranate and acorn squash are a few to take a look at. It’s always a good idea to go deeper into studying nutrition to see what these foods and others can do for you in caring for the beauty of your skin and hair.

Don’t forget your herbs!

Your herbs will also help with the above mentioned. Herbs can be grown in your garden or you can start small and create pot gardens if this is all new to you. You use herbs to enhance the flavor of your foods, so you can actually get benefits that are two fold when it comes to dealing with your skin from within.

Okay … That’s it for this week, you now have a list of foods to consider when grocery shopping. The only thing missing are some recipes. I’m sure you’ve got that covered. Look for recipes for juicing – smoothies, green drinks – as well as veggie bowls and salads.

As always …

Dedicated To Your Beauty

Juliette Samuel
Esthetician/Author/Publisher

Nyraju Skin Care