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Healthy Tips for Glowing Skin and Beautiful Hair

Drs Oz and Roizen Offer Suggestions for Inner and Outer Beauty.

© Subha Ekambaram

Jun 5, 2009

Health and beauty are inextricably linked. Looking beautiful, feeling beautiful and being beautiful - possible by nourishing the body, mind and soul.

                                              Is beauty just skin deep? Or is it merely in the eyes of the beholder? Should one not judge a book by its cover? Contrary to traditional cliches about beauty not being important, Dr.Oz and Dr.Roizen emphasize that beauty shines through when one is healthy - at a physical, mental and emotional level. A beautiful person is not only those that can qualify to be models. A strong body, healthy self-esteem, informed choices on hair and skin care, smart eating all contribute to the beauty index of any normal individual.

Interesting Historical Considerations of Beauty

Being skinny with perfect skin has not always been equated with beauty.During the Great Depression, plump was considered beautiful, as it meant that the person was wealthy enough to afford food.During the Middle Ages, pock marks were considered favorable, as it indicated a person's immunity against smallpox.

Looking, Feeling and Being Beautiful - Simple Tips to a Beautiful Body by Drs Oz and Roizen

Dr.Oz and Dr.Roizen are strong advocates of beauty and health being inter-related. In their book - You:Being Beautiful - they offer the following tips, among many others, for glowing skin, healthy hair and a beautiful strong body.

·                       Balance sleep and exercise.

·                       Oil massage with extra virgin olive oil as its a natural moisturizer.

·                       Drop saturated fats in diet

·                       Co Q10 helps prevent damage to lipids in the skin

·                       Avoid excess alcohol

·                       Use pH balanced soaps and cleansers

·                       Include Vitamins E and C in diet, by eating smart.

·                       Moisturize after shower. Use a charcoal filter in the shower head to remove chlorine.

·                       Exfoliate at least once a week to promote the growth of new skin cells.

·                       Damage to hair can be avoided by reducing dyeing, bleaching and blow-drying.

·                       Mineral Oil as an ingredient in skin care products might interfere with perspiration

·                       Presence of DMEA in instant face-lift creams can cause cell damage and swelling

·                       Fragrances in skin care products could contain allergens that could affect upto 14% of people.

Healthy Food For Beautiful Glowing Skin

·                       Egg Yolks, legumes, avocados, soy and nuts contain Biotin that is good for skin.

·                       Salmon has DHA-Omega-3 that makes skin and hair healthier.

·                       Green Tea has polyphenols and free oxygen radical scavengers that thicken the epidermis (skin's outer layer).

·                       Pomegranate thickens the epidermis, prolongs fibroblast to produce more collagen and elastin which accelerate wound healing.

·                       Tomatoes contain nutrients that could prevent sunburn.

In a world ruled by cosmetics, fashion and obsessive weight consciousness, being beautiful often translates to plastic surgery, weight loss pills and botox shots. But these shortcuts may come with serious side effects to one's health. The time-tested, common-sense, natural approach to being beautiful is to be healthy, happy and feel good about oneself.