pressed). Heat and cooking will denature and greatly reduce vitamins and antioxidants, so include more raw in your diet, and never heat your fats.
AMPLIFY WITH ANTIOXIDANTS
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ou know to wear your SPF non-nano particle mineral sunscreen daily in the summer months, and especially when headed outdoors during peak UV times. What can we do from the approach of inside-out protection? The answer- Antioxidants! The more the better for every reason possible! How? By consuming and applying to our skin an abundance of these marvelous antioxidation ingredients! This will help protect all your cells in your body (internally), protect from the sun’s harmful rays and cancer, and also help curb skin aging. Antioxidants - they are found in nature a plenty, so this means eating a mainly plant-based diet and choosing more fresh and raw fruits and vegetables. Excellent choices are all berries, citrus, leafy greens, cruciferous like broccoli, tomatoes, colored bell peppers, apples, papayas, mango, pineapple, and kiwis. Choose organic whenever possible for the health of your body and the planet. Spices, herbs, and teas are also full of protective goodness- such as turmeric, ginger, cinnamon, chili peppers, garlic, parsley and cilantro, green tea and so much more! Green tea and matcha consumption is proven to be extra protective against all cancers including skin. Vitamin E rich foods are found in fatty foods like nuts, seeds, avocados, olives, and plant oils (unheated and cold-
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As for topical application, you can also apply steeped green tea to your face, or find a serum containing tea extracts, as this is very cell regenerative and antioxidant-rich. Other really beneficial topicals are vitamin C serum daily, Vitamin A (at night), marine/seaweed extracts, rosehip oil or goji berry, pomegranate, or cranberry oils. These oils should be pure and potent. Raspberry oil (hard to find) is actually a natural spf of about 35, and has been shown in studies to be as effective as titanium dioxide in protecting skin from harmful UV rays. These wonderful ingredients help protect skin and also repair existing damage. With extra sun exposure, along with everyday modern toxin exposure, some supplementation is highly recommended. Antioxidants provide a whole plethora of endless health benefits, they are essential. So fill up through diet and nutraceuticals! Some to look for include, Vitamin C and bioflavanoids (including quercetin and rutin), green tea extract, grapeseed extract, reservatrol, astaxanthin, and green food-powders such as Spirulina, chlorella, wheat and barley grasses, and moringa. Some sun exposure is beneficial for natural vitamin D production, and to promote all those feelgood brain chemicals. We should however be sun-safe, apply natural sunscreen, and always consume and wear those antioxidants. Extra internal protection every day for life-long vitality.
Good health to you! Tina Foster, RHN Essential Remedies
