| This image-conscious culture has driven a lot of | | | | improve your natural skincare regimen. Food with |
| people, majority of them women, to buy into the | | | | fatty acids like omega-3 and omega-6 are key |
| notion that skinny is synonymous with beautiful. It | | | | elements that act as natural skincare products. |
| should be made clear that this is a misconception | | | | These fatty acids also act as building blocks of |
| because healthy is the goal that we all should be | | | | healthy cell membranes. Medical health experts |
| working for. | | | | suggest intake of a vegetarian diet rich in fruits, |
| Being beautiful includes having a healthy body and, | | | | vegetables, nuts, seeds, and legumes for vital |
| of course, healthy skin. | | | | amounts of EFAs. |
| The skin is the layer with which we present | | | | Aside from acting as a natural skincare agent, |
| ourselves and show others our beauty. Being the | | | | Essential Fatty Acids, like omega-3 and omega-6, |
| biggest organ in the human body, it should be | | | | are also beneficial for cardiovascular health, |
| constantly treated and maintained, because | | | | relieving pain as well as providing nutrients to |
| whether you like it or not, our skin is the best | | | | unborn babies in the mother’s womb. |
| accessory that we have. By now, a lot of you | | | | Research shows that people who have Essential |
| must be saying, “But wait, isn’t real | | | | Fatty Acid deficiency are prone to getting |
| beauty skin deep?” Yes that may be true, | | | | blackheads and whiteheads. Their skin also has a |
| but when you’re healthy and beautiful this | | | | higher tendency to dry and break, making signs |
| radiates through your skin. | | | | of aging more evident. Aside from unhealthy skin, |
| Fat is not the enemy, and like everything in life, | | | | the liver, kidneys, blood, immune system, may |
| when the right kind is taken in right amounts, it | | | | also suffer when one doesn’t get adequate |
| can be an ally. Certain fats keep us healthy and, | | | | amounts of Essential Fatty Acids. People who |
| believe it or not, act as a natural skincare product. | | | | don’t get enough Essential Fatty Acids also |
| As much as we want to stay away from fats to | | | | have high risks of experiencing depression. |
| keep in shape, our skin might disagree with our | | | | Our natural skincare regimen shouldn’t end |
| cellulite on the decision to eradicate fat from all | | | | with washing the face and lathering on creams |
| meals. To look, feel and stay healthy and | | | | and other skincare products that claim to keep |
| beautiful, our body and skin need Essential Fatty | | | | our skin young and healthy. Contrary to what |
| Acids (EFA). | | | | marketing mavericks tell us, natural skincare |
| The E in EFA stresses a sense of urgency | | | | products don’t come in jars, tubes or bottles |
| because the body doesn’t produce EFAs. | | | | nor does its effects happen overnight. One should |
| These polyunsaturated fats are responsible for | | | | keep in mind that our daily food intake acts as |
| producing natural oil barriers for the skin. The skin | | | | the most basic natural skincare regimen. Going |
| is best kept well-fed with Essential Fatty Acids to | | | | back to basics, like being extra conscious of what |
| keep skin hydrated, supple, well moisturized and | | | | you put in your mouth, is the natural skincare |
| younger looking. | | | | treatment your skin deserves. Worrying about |
| Since EFAs aren’t naturally produced by the | | | | which brand you should buy over the counter |
| body, making a conscious decision to include EFAs | | | | should be the least of your problems. |
| in your diet is a move that will significantly | | | | |