How To Fight Acne By Adding 5 Detox Smoothies To Your Diet
A diet low in sugar, ultra-processed and junk helps to have healthier and more beautiful skin.
There are some detoxifying shakes that, due to their nutrients and properties, help cleanse the body and, therefore, improve overall health, which undoubtedly contributes to the good appearance of the skin. Do you want to know more about them? Keep reading!
When you do not hydrate properly and also eat a poor diet, your skin suffers considerably. It looks dull, it is more prone to blemishes and acne breakouts, and it also looks faded and a few years older than you are. All this translates into an aesthetic problem.
To prevent (or combat) all this, the ideal is that you maintain a whole set of good lifestyle habits, along with a beauty routine according to your skin type. To achieve this, you can consult with your doctor and dermatologist.
Additionally, you can incorporate some detoxifying shakes into your diet – like the ones we are going to discuss below – that will not only help you hydrate well, but will help you avoid consuming industrial drinks, which only provide you with calories and sugar, being the latter, an enemy of your skin and freshness.
1. Melon and coconut water smoothie
According to the experts of the 5 a day Association “melon contains a very high amount of water (85-90%) and a lower amount of carbohydrates (7 to 8%) than other fruits (especially sucrose ), a fact that makes melon one of the fruits with the lowest caloric content ”.
In view of its high water content, melon is a diuretic fruit. This means that it helps to hydrate, but also to expel the liquids retained in the body.
For its part, green coconut water concentrates several nutrients, such as: potassium, calcium, magnesium, sodium and phosphorus. It also contains lauric acid and cytoquinones, which are essential for the health of the skin and other organs of the body. In addition, it is low in sugars, and calories.
By combining this fruit with coconut water, you get a refreshing drink, with a sweet touch and an exquisite aroma, which manages to deeply hydrate and help detoxify the body in a natural way, which in turn helps to have a skin healthy and pretty.
Ingredients
- Melon (enough for 1 glass of juice).
- 1 glass of coconut water (250 ml).
Preparation
- Peel and slice the melon.
- Place the fruit slices in the blender along with the coconut water.
- Process until you get a homogeneous mixture.
- Drink right away.
2. Beet, apple and dandelion smoothie
Rich in antioxidants, water and fiber, the second of the detoxifying shakes is another good alternative to cleanse the body and, in a way, fight acne.
According to experts from the Spanish Nutrition Foundation (FEN), the main ingredient in this smoothie ─beet contains folates and “nutrients, among which carbohydrates, fiber, minerals (potassium, calcium, iron, phosphorus and sodium) and vitamins ”, which is beneficial for skin health.
On the other hand, the apple stands out for being rich in fiber and various nutrients, and the dandelion for being a diuretic and detoxifying herb.
Ingredients
- ½ beetroot.
- 1 red apple.
- 2 cups of water (200 ml).
- 1 tablespoon of dandelion (10 g).
Preparation
- Cut the apple into slices. Remove the heart and seeds.
- Cut the beets into slices.
- Prepare an infusion of dandelion with the glass of water.
- Once the infusion is cool, pour it into the blender and process it with the rest of the ingredients.
- Make sure you get a smooth, smooth smoothie.