Pick up a women’s magazine or watch certain TV channels geared to women, and you will see big ads for expensive beauty creams that promise to erase wrinkles and make us beautiful and young again.
But Kerry McClure, BS, RYT, CNC, Board Certified in Nutrition®, says what we put in our body is just as essential for a healthy glow as what we put on it. “Despite expensive creams, cleansers and lotions, if you are not feeding your skin from the inside out then our skin can lose that healthy natural glow. Your skin is a reflection of your inner being. Aside from lifestyle and genetics, what you eat plays a role in your skin health,” says Kerry.
“Even when blessed with naturally clear skin, if you fail to feed it the nutrients it needs from the inside out, your skin can look sallow and grey. By giving our skin the foods and nutrients it needs we can dramatically improve the look and feel of our largest organ,” she adds.
You can get the benefits of several superfoods for your skin in an easy-to-make Salmon and Spinach Salad recipe from Kerry – see below.
Free Wellness Lecture: “10 Essential Foods for Beautiful Skin”
You can get the secrets to having beautiful skin from the inside out at Kerry's wellness lecture on Tuesday, August 13 from 6 – 7:30 pm at the Half Moon Bay Library (620 Correas St, Half Moon Bay)
At this lecture sponsored by New Leaf Community Markets, you will learn how you can have more beautiful and healthy skin. Eating the right foods will not only enhance your natural beauty, it will help minimize wrinkles, acne, inflammation and other skin-related conditions. Your best-kept beauty secrets are sitting right there in your grocery store!
Preregistration is required. Register at www.newleafhalfmoonbay.eventbrite.com or call 650-726-3110 x101.
Salmon and Spinach Salad with Hard-Boiled Egg
Makes 4 servings
Ingredients:5 cups baby spinach
4 ounces cooked salmon fillets, flaked
2 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and chopped
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Directions
Combine all of the ingredients in a bowl, and toss well to combine. Then serve and enjoy.