Nutrients for Healthy Skin: Inside and Out

Vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients can give your skin the youthful glow of good health.

By Colette Bouchez, WebMD Feature
Reviewed By Charlotte Grayson, MD

Of all the news coming from the beauty community, the loudest
buzz may be about the power of vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients to give
skin a more radiant, healthy, and, yes, youthful glow.

The excitement is focused not only on creams and lotions you put
on your skin but what you put into your body as well.
Health experts say that vitamins and minerals in all forms play an integral role
in a healthy complexion, whether the source is food, supplements, or even a jar
of cream.

"Your skin is the fingerprint of what is going on
inside your body, and all skin conditions, from psoriasis to acne to aging, are the manifestations of your body's internal needs, including its nutritional needs," says Georgiana Donadio, PhD, DC, MSc, founder and director of the National Institute of Whole Health in Boston.

If you feed your skin from the inside and out, experts such as
Donadio and others say you can't help but benefit.

"There is a lot of important new research showing tremendous
power of antioxidants in general, and in some specific nutrients in particular
that can make an important difference in the way your skin looks and feels --
and even in how well it ages," says nutritional supplement expert Mary Sullivan,
RN, co-founder of Olympian Labs. "When combined with a good diet, the right
dietary supplements can help keep your skin looking not only healthy, but also
years younger."

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