Skin, just like any other human organ, needs to be taken care of in order to stay healthy. It is very important to keep your skin in good condition, considering the fact that it is the largest organ of the human body. Various vitamins and minerals help sustain that. The following are some of the essential nutrients needed to keep your skin healthy, and the sources we get them from.
Nutrients
Nutrients are substances helping organisms, us humans as well, to survive and sustain in good health. Vitamins and minerals as well as amino and fatty acids are examples of nutrients. They play critical roles in our bodies and are supplied from dietary sources such as food.
From protection and maintaining developmental process to regulating aging and aiding healing, the following nutritional values healthily contribute towards our skin.
| Vitamins | Minerals | Amino Acids | Fatty Acids |
| Vitamin B2 (?) Vitamin B3 (?) Vitamin B7 (?) Vitamin A (?) Vitamin C (?) Vitamin D (?) Vitamin E (?) Vitamin K (?) | Iodine (?) Zinc (?) Selenium (?) Copper (?) | Cysteine (?) Methionine (?) Glycine (?) Proline (?) | Omega 3 (?) |
Food
The following are foods found to contain high amounts of the above nutrients.
| Type | Contain |
| Plums | Vitamin C, Vitamin K |
| Apples (?) | Vitamin C |
| Avocados (?) | Copper, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin K, Omega 3 |
| Salmon (?) | Selenium, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Omega 3 |
| Brazilian Nuts | Selenium, Zinc, Vitamin E, Glycine, Methionine, Cystine |
| Carrots (?) | Vitamin A, Vitamin K |
| Milk | Iodine, Vitamin B7, Proline |
| Mango (?) | Vitamin C, Vitamin A |
| Eggs (?) | Cystine, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B7, Vitamin D, Zinc, Proline, Glycine, Methionine |
| Spinach (?) | Copper, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin K |
Supplements
What are supplements? Supplements are manufactured products providing the body with nutrients, which are added to our diets in order to support our functionality and keep us healthy. The nutrition is either extracted from food sources or synthetically (artificially) made. Supplements come in many forms, from pills and capsules to powder and liquid.
Vitamins
Multivitamins
Vitamin A
Vitamin B Complex
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
Vitamin E
Vitamin K
Minerals
Iodine
Zinc
Selenium
Copper
Amino Acids
Cysteine
Methionine
Glycine
Proline
Fatty Acids
Omega 3
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