6 July Foods that benefit your skin

To maintain healthy skin, the nutrients in food are crucial, although the characteristics of our skin depend on genetic and hormonal factors, as well as largely on external factors like sunlight, environment type, or smoking. Giving more importance to food, especially nutritional deficiencies.

Collagen is related to our skin and joints; its degradation is the main reason for sagging and the appearance of wrinkles.

Vitamin C, found in citrus fruits, has a close relationship with collagen as it is a precursor to collagen synthesis.

Catechins, which we find in green tea, have enormous antioxidant properties.

Cucumber, celery, apple, melon, asparagus, garlic, onion, jelly, fish eggs.

Vitamin D is found in oily fish, egg yolks, cheeses, and some fortified foods like milk and cereals.

At Clínica Rinos, we recommend all our patients starting facial rejuvenation treatments to consider their consumption of these foods, as well as to try and undertake 6 Venus sessions, a device specifically designed for collagen generation.