Medical Professionals and mothers all over the country have been telling us for centuries that “we are what we eat”. What they mean by this of course is that whatever we put into our mouths has a direct influence on our health, fitness, beauty and even mood. As a result we are always being told to eat this, drink that, avoid these. It is not always easy to know which advice to follow though and which is the most import, so lets examine some of the most important foods to control.
Salt. This is something that we didn’t even know was bad for us until scientist decide to tell us recently. An agency called the FSA in the UK suggest that 6g of salt is the maximum that anyone should need in a day. More salt might be needed by people who lose a lot through sweating or by diluted body salt levels by drinking lots of water. For 90% of people however, a reduction in salt levels is advisable as it has been closely linked with heart, blood and liver problems. Rather than put it in your body, salt is good at conditioning skin and is in fact an ingredient in lots of skin care products
Fats. We do actually need fats in order to maintain health skin, hair, and lots of other things. If the fats that we needed were the saturated type (trans fats) then there would not be so much of a problem as lots of people eat vast amounts of these, but unfortunately its not, it’s is the unsaturated fats that we need. In basic terms, you will not only become overweight if your saturated fat intake is too high, but you’ll be putting yourself at risk of getting blood pressure and heart problems, joint problems and many more. It won’t matter how many times you get a manicure, your appearance and health will not be great if you don’t watch your fats
Water. Although water is not something you strictly eat, it’s still something that should be on your radar. Although many experts suggest you drink 2lts a day, it really depends on myriad factors such as age, location, activeness etc.Water is not only very important for internal processes of the body, but additionally it has a large influence on external appearances, so if your a big water drinker you wont need to have skin firming treatments as frequently