Natural Beauty – The Secret of Letting it Shine Through

by Dr. Russell on July 29, 2009

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If you want true beauty, the kind of real, undeniable, natural, glowing gorgeousness that both men and women find irresistibly attractive, you can have it.  But this kind of beauty is not available in jars or bottles, it is only available to you if you are willing to go beyond surface-level cosmetics and potions and do the things that produce the natural glow of health that flows from the inside out.   

Your diet, nutrition and lifestyle have the strongest influence on determining the natural beauty of your complexion, skin, hair and nails, and each of these factors are almost entirely within your control. 

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A fast-food, junk-food, high-sugar, high-carbohydrate diet that spikes your blood sugar throughout the day and loads you up with unhealthy fats, erases the natural glow of radiant health and replaces it with a shallow, pale complexion, tired eyes, lack-luster hair and weak nails.

On the other hand, a diet rich in protein, fresh green and brightly colored vegetables, fresh seasonal fruit and other health and delicious foods, give you at least some of the nutritional support you need to look and feel your very best… and while this is just the tip of the iceberg regarding diet and beauty, these guidelines alone are an EXCELLENT first step.

Do You Get The Essential Nutrients You Need To Let Your Natural Beauty And Healthy Complexion Shine Through?

Like a car needs oil and transmission fluid to run properly, your body needs essential nutrients to function properly.  An essential nutrient is a nutrient; 1) your body doesn’t make, and; 2) a nutrient you cannot be healthy without. 

Because your body is not capable of making essential nutrients, the only way to get them is through diet and supplementation.

Essential nutrients include vitamins, (A,B,C,D, etc.), minerals like potassium, magnesium, zinc and others, 9 essential amino acids, which are the building blocks of protein, and essential fatty acids. 

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If you run short on any of the essential nutrients, your body simply is not capable of functioning at peak efficiency, and one of the most visible signs of that lack of efficiency is to replace a naturally beuatiful complexion with a pale or pasty complexion, no sparkle in the eyes, dull and listless hair, poor skin tone, lack of energy and so on. 

But of course it never has to be that way.  With a healthy diet and a few well-chosen supplements, you will unleash your natural beauty, in fact, you couldn’t hold it back if you tried.

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Your Lifestyle Is Reflected In Your Natural Complexion

Of all the things that can ruin your complexion, steal your smile and suck the joy right out of your life, a high stress lifestyle, unresolved negative emotions, or anything that may cause you to be worried or upset is at the top of the list. 

The stress of negative emotions burns essential nutrients like a blow torch burns tissue paper… and without a bountiful supply of essential nutrients, wrinkles, sagging skin and a lack-luster complexion is guaranteed.

Rest, relaxation and being free of killer-stress and negative emotions is an essential part of being healthy,  and being healthy is an essential part of letting your natural beauty shine through.

In the final analysis, your diet, nutrition and lifestyle determine practically everything about the quality of your health, the quality of your natural complexion and the quality of your life.

To learn more about how diet, nutrition and lifestyle affect your health, you may want to check out my book, 5 Steps To Optimal Health.

Written by Dr. Russell J. Martino, Ph.D
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