Beautiful Skin?

What is the one thing that all people seem to want?  It’s on all the infomercials.  

Beautiful skin!!  So how do you get your best looking skin?  Do you wash, scrub, rinse, mask moisturize and repeat?  I really don’t think so.  I know a lot of how your skin looks is genetic, but I also think that eating healthy and eating foods that are organic and minimally processed helps.  I’m not saying that all skin breakouts or acne can be prevented or cured by what you eat, but I think there seems to be a real connection between what we eat and how our skin looks.

 Have you ever noticed that when you eat a lot of fruit and veggies and drink enough water your skin looks better than normal?  Well now imagine if you ate all your fruits and veggies, but they were organic!!!  Organic fruits and veggies aren’t treated with pesticides or preservatives, like wax,  convention fruits and veggies are.  Tests have been done to show that organic food retain their nutrition better than conventional foods.  The better nutrition you have the better your body processes things etc etc.  

I think this is the best secret to good looking skin.  Actually your all around appearance your eyes look brighter, your hair looks shinier.  So that’s my own little beauty secret, eating healthy.  I wash my face and use sunscreen, but my face always looks best when I’m eating the right foods.  

I’d love to hear your natural beauty secrets

Where Does My Food Come From?

Kids are great at asking questions and here’s a question that could involve a fun family outing to learn the answer too.  I live in the San Francisco bay area and every Sunday rain or shine we have a local farmers market.  Farmers from all over central and northern California come to several locations to sell their produce, meats, goods and flowers.  We are fortunate enough to have a lot of organic farmers at our local farmers market with great produce and budget friendly prices.  

The farmers market is a great Eco friendly alternative to grocery stores.  By buying produce that is local we are helping to cut down the amount of CO2 that is put into the atmosphere by trucking food in from other states or countries.  Farmers markets also help to support our local farmers and stimulate our local economy.  Not only that the farmers market is fun.

Going to the farmers market is one of my favorite family activities.  My 2 year old loves to help pick out all her favorite fruits and veggies.  She likes to ask the farmers questions about what fruits or veggie she doesn’t recognize and the majority of the farmers are eager and happy to answer her questions.  After our visit to the market we usually take great finds and head to the local park for a picnic, after washing everything of course.

Happy Picking