Beauty editor turned health coach and author of Eat Pretty, Jolene Hart, is walking us through the seasonal foods that will help us stay glowing right into spring. Lucky for us, we're already craving each of these foods - avocado, grapefruit, brussels, beets, ginger - loving this list! Read below as Jolene walks us through their benefits and jams most of these ingredients into a bowl we're ready to whip up ASAP...
As winter arrives, savor the stillness of the season, with its cozy, long nights and its opportunities for reflection, dreaming and goal-setting. Set the intention to nourish and deepen your beauty during the winter months by embracing nature’s dedicated time of rest, while filling up on the winter beauty foods that do so much to make you glow. Slow down more often, carve out extra self-care time, let your body recharge and eat for winter beauty.
During the winter months, our most common beauty concerns surround the health of our skin, our weight during and after the holidays and our overall wellness and immune strength. Whether your winter climate is frigid or temperate, the dry indoor and outdoor air, steamy baths and showers and frequent hand washing make for parched winter skin. Increasing the healthy fats in your diet during the winter provides fortification and nourishment to cell membranes, helping them to better retain moisture. Those fats also offer easily-burned energy that supports the hormonal balance and blood sugar stability that further beautify your skin. Opt for avocados, raw nuts and seeds, wild salmon and cold-pressed and unrefined oils like coconut, hemp and olive.
If you’re working toward reaching or maintaining your healthiest weight this season, make an effort to include daily servings of foods rich in probiotic benefits, like kimchi and raw sauerkraut, as well as antioxidant-rich spices, and fiber-rich seeds, berries, Brussels sprouts, beans, and lentils. Limit sugars that send you on a blood-sugar rollercoaster, making it harder to lose weight and fend off cravings, and creating inflammation that contributes to wrinkles, blemishes, and skin redness. For overall beauty, wellness and immunity this winter, fill up on traditional cleansing, anti-inflammatory foods like ginger, garlic and turmeric root, as well as immune-supporting vitamin D-rich foods like mushrooms and sardines.
The beautifying winter beauty bowl swaps warm, garlicky greens (amazing for skin smoothness and radiance) in place of grains and includes some of the season’s best beauty foods, like beets, avocado and Brussels sprouts.
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