— Nutrition, Your Mental Wellbeing And Your Skin

For many of us, the dream balanced diet isn’t always achievable – even if we know deep down that it is what we need for both happy skin and a happy mind. The field of nutritional psychiatry is constantly growing, meaning more studies which means more learnings. 

These learnings usually point towards the fact that our mood can be defined by our food – ever notice you’re a bit snappier when you had a bag of jellies for lunch instead of your usual soup? No judgment though, every once in a while we need a day like that. 

The brain and the skin are both organs and in this, they benefit from the same nutrients. Why? Because often, inflammation is the root of both skin problems and mood changes. A diet rich in antioxidants and probiotic ingredients (as well as the right amounts of protein, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals) and low in foods and things that can inflame us, like caffeine, alcohol, processed foods and refined sugar, benefits both your brain and your skin. 

So – let’s do the maths – eating “clean” or as clean as you can means an improvement in both how you feel and how your skin feels, and you also feel better when your skin feels better, and your skin feels better when you feel better… A bit confusing, but essentially, looking after yourself can nearly change your life entirely.