LIFESTYLE NEWS - Solving your skin issues from the ‘inside-out’ has become a major trend over the years, as people look at their health and wellness from a holistic perspective.
As the old adage goes, you are what you eat! If you’re battling with stubborn skin, smoothies for healthy skin may just be the solution you’ve been looking for!
According to dietician Abby Courtenay, you can “halt further damage by starting to include phytonutrients into your diet.” These are special types of antioxidants that can be found in brightly coloured fruit and vegetables, which can give you benefits over and above their nutritional value.
Here is our pick of the best smoothies for healthy skin, that will boost from within…
The anti-ageing smoothie
This smoothie is great for naturally enhancing collagen production.
- 1 cup unsweetened coconut water
- 2 scoops collagen powder
- 1 peeled orange (or any other citrus fruit)
- a handful of mango chunks (seasonal)
- 1 large carrot (peeled)
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
The smoothie that fights pigmentation
Fight pigmentation from the inside by using ingredients that help protect.
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 2 tablespoons pea protein isolate or pure whey protein
- 1 small banana (fresh/ frozen)
- ¾ cup blueberries
- 1 handful of baby spinach leaves
- ½ avo
The glowing skin smoothie
Just imagine the benefits if you started to include some of these glow-enhancing ingredients in your daily diet! With this easy recipe, you’ll be making daily smoothies for healthy skin!
- 2 cups cold water
- 1 avo (peeled and pitted)
- ½ cup fresh parsley
- 1 apple (cored and seeded)
- 1 carrot (cut into chunks)
- 1 lemon (peeled)
- kale leaves (add to taste)
- fresh ginger root (to taste)
Option add-ons:
- 1 tablespoon flax seed powder
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
Recipes created by Dietician Abby Courtenay of Nutritional Solutions, Waverly.
