Achieving Youthful Healthy Skin With Vitamins A, C And E

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Article Title: Achieving Youthful Healthy Skin With Vitamins A,

C And E

Author: Charlene J. Nuble

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We all want healthy skin. While the main reasons for pursuing

healthy skin tend to be purely shallow and cosmetic in nature,

healthy skin is beautiful and keeps us looking younger than our

years and there are actually some practical health benefits to

maintaining the good health for our skin. The purpose of the

skin is to act as a barrier. It serves to prevent bacteria,

viruses and other contaminants from entering the body and

causing infection, illness and disease. There are many vitamins

and minerals that help to keep skin healthy and thus be able to

serve its vital role in the protection of the body.

Antioxidant vitamins such as Vitamin A, Vitamin C and Vitamin E

are very important to healthy skin because it is these vitamins

that share in the responsibility of controlling the damage that

free radicals byproducts of energy production within the body

and of environmental contaminants such as air pollution

produce. Among the several types of damage done by free

radicals is the destruction of collagen and elastin which are

fibers that support the skin and keeps it looking supple. As

these are damaged wrinkles and a lack of that youthful firmness

can occur. Vitamin C also plays a part in the production of

collagen making it essential to the function and look of the

skin. Recent studies have found that Vitamin C and E used

together may help to repair sun-damaged skin.

Vitamin A has its own important role in skin health and beauty

in addition to its anti-oxidant properties. In terms of diet

even small deficiencies can negatively affect the skin causing

flakiness and dryness. Dryness can make lines and wrinkles that

are much more apparent. Its primary use however, is as a topical

solution for the treatment of severe acne and the reduction of

lines and wrinkles themselves. Recent research has showed that

a topical solution that contains both Vitamin A and Vitamin C

can in some cases reverse the damage done by the aging process

and by sun-damage.

Deficiencies in the Vitamin B complex can leave the skin prone

to cracking, bleeding and dangerous skin lesions that allow all

kinds of bacteria, viruses and other contaminants to easily

enter the body. But in terms of strictly cosmetic concerns even

a little shortage of the Vitamin B complex can result in scaly

and poorly textured skin. Topical preparations have been found

to play an important role in the hydrating of skin cells

leading to noticeably firmer and healthier looking skin.

Vitamin K has been found to relieve those awful dark circles

under the eyes. Some research has found that creams made up of

both Vitamin K and Vitamin A are more effective than those that

just contain Vitamin K but researchers are still following up on

these results.

Minerals important to the look and to the health of the skin

include selenium, copper and zinc. Selenium whether used as a

topical solution or taken in the form of a dietary supplement

is thought to play a big role in the prevention of skin cancer.

Copper, zinc and Vitamin C work together to form elastin which

helps to support skin keeping it firm and healthy.

Topical solutions and dietary supplements can help to keep the

skin healthy and youthful in appearance. However, it is

important to recognize that these are powerful substances and

using them within the standard guidelines of dosage is

essential to good health. There is such a thing as too much of

abusing such natural healing powers which could then result to

a not so pretty sight. But when used correctly however, your

skin can look better than ever.

About The Author: Charlene J. Nuble 2005. For up to date links

and information about Vitamins, please go to:

http://vitamins.besthealthlink.net/ or for updated links and

information on all health related topics, go to:

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