Omega 3 for the healthy skin

from http://www.allotment.org.uk/

You’ve prob­a­bly read a lot about the ben­e­fits of Omega 3s—the essen­tial fatty acids are found in fish, like salmon or tuna, flaxseeds, and wal­nuts that your body can’t pro­duce on its own. Proponents of Omega 3s claim that they help with joint func­tion and help reduce cho­les­terol and fight depres­sion. While all this is great, we here at MyShimmer are most con­cerned with how Omega 3s ben­e­fit your skin— and, from our research, there’s no rea­son why you shouldn’t start incor­po­rat­ing more of Omega 3s in your diet today.

First of all, because they are a fatty acid, Omega 3s help keep your skin from sag­ging. That’s because the fats found in Omega 3s are a “good” fat, if you will. They are vital to the health of every cell in your body; there­fore, they help your skin—which is com­posed of cells —reju­ve­nate and revi­tal­ize itself. They also help fight against the free rad­i­cals in the atmos­phere that can dam­age the skin and cause wrin­kles. Omega 3s lessen this dam­age and help pre­vent col­la­gen break­down. So, right off the bat, you have the Omega 3s fight­ing to keep your skin as youth­ful as it can be.

Clinical stud­ies

Besides revi­tal­iza­tion, Omega 3s also ben­e­fit peo­ple who suf­fer from pso­ri­a­sis, an inflam­ma­tory skin con­di­tion, by reduc­ing the num­ber of flare ups and the red­ness and dam­age caused by pso­ri­a­sis. In 1988, patients asked to take omega-3 sup­ple­ments over a ten-week period showed sig­nif­i­cant improve­ment in their pso­ri­a­sis symp­toms, while those tak­ing placebo showed no change and in 1992, a double-blind study deter­mined that top­i­cal omega-3 fatty acids reduced the sever­ity and den­sity of pso­ri­a­sis plaques over a four-week period.

For Dry Skin

Omega 3s are also use­ful for peo­ple who suf­fer from dry skin. This is also because of its reju­ve­nat­ing properties—the oils found in the Omega 3s help to mois­tur­ize the skin from the inside out. If you suf­fer from pre­ma­ture wrin­kles, dry skin, dan­druff, cracked skin, or other very dry skin con­di­tions, you may have a defi­ciency of Omega 3s.

Now that you know a lit­tle about the ben­e­fits of Omega 3s, let’s talk a lit­tle bit about how you can add them to your diet. Of course, the eas­i­est way to get more Omega 3s in your sys­tem is to take a sup­ple­ment, avail­able at most phar­ma­cies and vit­a­min stores.

Natural sources for Omega 3

from bbcgoodfood.com

Besides sup­ple­ments, you can get Omega 3s from fish, such as salmon, tuna, and sar­dines. There are other foods that con­tain Omega 3s, includ­ing: kiwifruit, lin­gonberry, black rasp­berry, but­ter­nuts, pecan nuts, and hazel­nuts. Some eggs are also enriched with Omega 3s and there are even some pas­tas that con­tain Omega 3s. The bot­tom line is to watch your labels when you go gro­cery shop­ping and come up with cre­ative ways to add these pow­er­ful fatty acids to your diet. Many man­u­fac­tur­ers are begin­ning to learn about the ben­e­fits of Omega 3s and are start­ing to add them to their prod­ucts, so make sure while you are increase your intake for Omega 3, you are not increas­ing your intake of other fats, sodium etc. Take your time and let your gro­cery store help you on your quest to beau­ti­ful skin!