In Eat ‘em Alive, we touched on why antioxidants are good for anti-aging skin care. I discussed the importance of eating foods rich with antioxidants, and how feeding your appetite also feeds your skin.  Whether in your stomach or on your skin, these free radical fighters will work to keep your skin looking young and radiant.  Read more…

As discussed in other posts, what you eat undoubtedly makes an impact on your overall skin health.  Today I want to continue to address how food actually feeds your skin.  If you want a healthy body and beautiful skin, you need to focus on having a well balanced, nutritious diet.  And with the way our eating habits have evolved due to cheap and convenient foods, it makes it ever more a challenge to nourish our bodies the right way.  However, if you’re going to be serious about feeling and looking your best, you need to minimize your intake of processed foods and maximize your intake of unprocessed foods.  Period.  Read more…

Winter weather can be harsh on the skin, and many of us need to switch up our routines to keep our skin happy.  When looking for extra moisturizing products this winter season, don’t forget that what you eat is just as important—if not more, as what you put on your skin!

Everyone has a favourite face cream or treatment, but beautiful skin starts on the inside. Eat the correct balance of foods and you’ll feed your skin the vital nutrients to help it stay soft, supple and blemish-free. Read more…

Photo c/o wakachan.

If you are anything like me, Christmas always seems to creep up on you.  The next thing you know, you’re in the mall elbowing old men and knocking over children to fight for the last of this or that in the annual nightmare of last minute Christmas gift shopping.  Alas, online shopping has been a godsend for all of us procrastinators, workaholics and anti-mall shoppers.  One of my absolutely favorite online stores for skin care products is skinstore.com, and they have made a list of wonderful skin care gifts.

For Her: click here.
For Him: click here.

When that time of the month approaches, there is a routine I get into, which I find relatively effective, to help ward off those unwelcomed visitors.  What exactly causes PMS?  Well no one has a clear cut answer to this, but we can definitely pin down what PMS symptoms are (right ladies?).  Our hormones go out of whack, and we find ourselves bloated, tired, moody and—bleh—pimply.   Read more…

If this is going to be an entire blog dedicated to skin care, let us get started with the very basics.  What is skin?  It’s a pretty safe bet that everyone is able to answer this: it is the largest organ in the human body and is the outer tissue covering the body.  And thanks to Wikipedia, we learn that one of the functions of skin is:

Aesthetics and communication: others see our skin and can assess our mood, physical state and attractiveness.

Aesthetics?  Okay, we know that’s a given; good skin definitely contributes to one’s perception of physical beauty.  But, communication?  Well, I agree with this, and I am going to break it down for you in this first series as to why you should never forget this skin care basic.  Your body communicates with you in many ways, and your skin is most definitely one of them.  Yes, forget those old myths about chocolate and greasy pizza inducing acne.  Do not, however, discredit the notion that what you put in your body does affect your skin’s clarity, be it acne or radiance.  The first part of this series will focus on food allergies and sensitivities.  Read more…