Get Healthy Skin For 2012

When thinking about skincare the very first thing that usually comes to mind is something that we put onto our skin, and that the more money we throw on moisturiser, cleanser, serums etc, the better our skin will be. I love everything from LUSH, to Boot’s Botanics, to Origins, Dermalogica, Kiehls, Good Things and a ton of other mish-mash of different priced skin care lines, but at the end of the day, if I’m not eating the right things, my skin starts telling me, and very obviously so! The fact of the matter is that the best of skin care starts from within, at least that is what I have found. What you put into your body on a daily basis has a great impact on the appearance, texture and youthfulness of our body's biggest organ.

So with that being said, which foods are best? Two years ago now I think I posted about my favourite skin care item of all time: The Healthy Skin Diet. I truly, truly believe, (and I know that this may be controversial, so I’m sorry), that no matter how much you spend on skincare and make up you really are what you eat (and drink for that matter!).  I stumbled across this book at a local book store back in 2010 and at first I thought this wasn’t going to work at all, and I kind of imagined a life of eating lettuce leaves to get perfect skin, but oh how wrong I was! The Healthy Skin Diet isn’t about calorie counting or anything like that, and I think in some ways the use of the word ‘diet’ is a little confusing. I see it more as a skin detox.

Since I did that initial post a surprising amount of emails asking for more information about it and what it entailed. Well soon after that post I went through a family bereavement, so obviously any ideas or plans soon went out of the window, and then in 2011 I developed an illness of my own, which I still struggle with today, but right now, in light of the new year, I have finally accepted a few different lifestyle decisions and I’m ready to catch up on a lot of things the last few years have left me unable to complete. The Healthy Skin Diet, as author Karen Fischer boasts, ‘is designed to supply your body with the specific building materials to make gorgeous skin […] it’s not something exclusively reserved for the genetically blessed. You can have it too.’

The Healthy Skin Diet helps those suffering with a variety of health complaints including:

• Eczema/dermatitis/contact dermatitis
• Psoriasis
• Rosacea
• Dandruff
• Acne
• Cellulite
• Premature ageing and wrinkles
• Mood swings and irritability
• Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
• Poor immunity to colds and flu
• Hypoglycaemia (food related)
• Poor digestion
• Fatigue and sluggishness
• Headaches
• Dull, sallow complexion
• Bags under the eyes
• Dark circles under the eyes
• Pigmentation

To be honest that list only touches the surface. Because the Healthy Skin Diet is an anti-inflammatory eating programme, it is also ideal for people with sinusitis, hay fever, asthma, arthritis and allergies.
This post is already getting rather long, so over the next few weeks I am going to dedicate posts to ways you can get healthy skin through super foods to recipes actually incorporating them into your diet. However please note that I won’t be actually posting every single little detail from this book. There are a number of reasons for this: a) because there’s no way I can simplify nearly 400 pages into blog posts and b) because it’s not fair to the amazing Karen Fischer because if you are really interested in this programme then you absolutely NEED to get the book.

For anymore information surrounding this post today please go to Karen’s website here. Oh and I should just point out that I am not being sponsored by the Healthy Skin Diet or anything like that, I simply adore this programme and have so, SO much to thank it for!

Do you think about eating and skincare, have you ever tried something like this before? I’d love to hear what you all think ♥♥♥♥.

xoxo