Diet recommendation for dry skin

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Diet takes a vital part to keep the moisture level of your dry skin balanced. Here is a list of recommended diet for your dry skin.

• Always maintain a balanced diet with lots of vegetables, fruits, grains, and nuts that can satisfy your requirement of protein, carbohydrate and fat.

• Raw food is better than cooked food. So increase the intake of raw foods. Make sure you are consuming a plenty of yellow and orange vegetables, as these are high in beta-carotene, an antioxidant.

• Drink plenty of water to keep your dry skin well hydrated.

• Use unrefined cold-pressed flax seed oil for salad, baked vegetables or other dishes that do not require heating to high temperature. This type of food will keep your dry skin moist. Flax seed contains high amount of Omega-3 fatty acid, which keeps your skin healthy.

• Eat foods rich in sulfur like garlic, onion and eggs. These will keep your dry skin smooth and healthy.

• Avoid foods that kill – fried foods, animal fats and heat-processed vegetable oils. Use cold-pressed oils.

• Avoid alcohol, caffeine, soft drinks, sugar, chocolate, potato chips, and junk foods.