The incidence of COVID-19 in Russia is growing again.

The curve of the fourth rise reached the peaks of the third wave.

There are no prerequisites for reducing the incidence of disease,

so you need to pay more attention to your body.

First of all, you should take care of your lifestyle.

It's no secret that proper nutrition and sports are the key to health,

longevity and good immunity.

And about what products should be given preference during the pandemic season to preserve the beauty of the skin, we were told by Anna Dvurechenskaya,

nutritionist of the To Be Perfect project - a concierge service for personal training with home delivery.

Anna Dvurechenskaya

Nutritionist of the project To Be Perfect - concierge service personal training with home delivery.

Among food, the most important enemy of health and youth is sugar and all its sources.

The process of attaching glucose (blood sugar) molecules to cellular proteins is called glycation. It occurs throughout the body, including the skin. As a result of this process, the so-called glycation final products (CNG) are formed.

Sugar molecules tend to bind to collagen and elastin proteins, which are responsible for making the skin supple and elastic. As a result, proteins stop working, and, as a result, we observe wrinkles, flabbiness, and a decrease in tone on the skin.

The expert called products rich in vitamins for beauty and youthful skin
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What can be done about it?

  • Monitor blood sugar levels and glycemic load. Frequent snacking, overeating, abuse of foods with a high glycemic load (for example, sweets and pastries) and a glycemic index - all this suits jumps in blood glucose.
  • It is necessary to exclude added sugar from the diet altogether and remember that there are no healthy sugar substitutes (with the exception of stevia). A great way to control yourself is to remember a simple rule: anything that tastes sweet requires control in consumption, even fruit.
  • CNG is formed during heat treatment of food - avoid products with a ruddy crust as a consequence of frying and baking, as well as everything that was deep-fried, for example, chips in oil, as well as ghee, boiled condensed milk and other things.
  • Remember the methods of cooking, which should be resorted to only occasionally: among them frying, grilling, open fire, deep frying, baking at high temperatures.
  • Now it is possible to cook in softer ways: cooking, steaming, sousovid, stewing, squiding.
  • Watch your weight.
  • Excess weight is always a contribution to aging due to high blood glucose levels and constant inflammatory processes associated with excess weight - insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, diabetes.
  • Go in for sports, during the session blood sugar is burned. Train the body, and it will help you look younger.
The expert called products for beauty and youthful skin
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What foods to include in the diet?

The next step after restrictions in some foods is to include more useful ingredients in the diet.

  • Wild fish caught in cold waters.
  • Avocado.
  • Unrefined olive oil.

These are the most important friends for the skin, mainly because of the high content of healthy fats in them.

Beautiful skin does not exist without the right fats, which are saturated with essential vitamins.

Finally, in order to normalize the digestive process and help the body neutralize harmful substances, eat no morestarchy vegetables and leafy dark greens.

 

Helena