Functionalab – Beauty nutrition


10 Facts About Skin Health

Good Diet + Nutritional Supplements = inner protection to our skin.

POSTED ON May 11th, 2010 under , ,

1. Skin is the largest organ of the body.

2. It plays essential vital roles; a. immune defense, b. Vitamin D synthesis c. prevent excessive water evaporation d. restrict the penetration of foreign bodies e. control internal body temperature.

3. Skin is continuously exposed to free radical attacks; UV, pollution, chemicals.

4. Free radical attacks induce premature aging of the skin.

5. Premature aging of the skin induce premature appearance of wrinkles, fine line, aging spot.

6. Inner protection of our skin against UV damage, combined with sunscreen cream, increase protection level against skin damage including skin cancer.

7. Good diet combined with nutritional supplement offers inner protection to our skin

8.  When nourishing our skin with key nutrients, these nutrients also nourish our body for optimal health

9. Nutrition is fundamental to all processes of the body, including the skin, therefore addressing the skin’s nutrient need with a good diet and dietary supplements will have a broader, more far reaching affect than any topical beauty cream

10. Collagen, one of the key protein that helps skin maintain its strength and elasticity.  Collagen synthesis requires Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) Research has shown that when Vitamin C was added to the skin cells that make collagen, total collagen production increased 8-fold.

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