#HealthBytes: 10 food items to get rid of oily skin
What's the story
Everyone desires a flawless, supple and beautiful-looking skin.
But given the pollution levels, modern lifestyle and dietary habits, our skin health is bound to take a toll.
Acne and oily skin are two of the worst prevailing skin issues.
However, good news is, with healthy diet choices, you can get rid of them.
Here are 10 food items that may help you.
Nuts & Veggies
Eat cucumbers, nuts and veggies to avoid oily skin
Cucumber: Cucumbers, highly rich in water-content, are great for moisturizing your skin. They also lend the goodness of antioxidants to your skin, thus helping prevent oily skin.
Nuts: Rich in Omega-3 fatty acids, nuts are a great choice to help you get rid of oily skin.
Veggies: Loaded with fiber and lacking any oil or fat content, green veggies help clear skin oil.
Citrus fruits
Grab on some lemons, oranges and grapefruit
Oranges: Vitamin-C rich oranges help in detoxification of components that can flush out the excess oil from the skin.
Grapefruit: Grapefruit's richness in water-content and Vitamin-C helps remove toxins and moisturize skin, thus helping deal with oily skin.
Lemon: Lime juice is known to do wonders to your skin by sucking out excess oil from your skin, making it look brighter and smoother.
Fish, grains, coconut
Include more of avocados, fish, whole-grains and coconut-water to diet
Avocados are amazingly effective in moisturizing your skin and preventing oily secretions.
Fish: Like nuts, fishes are a great source of Omega-3 fatty acids, thus help in prevention of skin inflammation, oily skin, acne.
Whole grains: Rich in fiber, whole grains improve digestion and keep the skin free from acne and excess oil.
Coconut water keeps skin supple, clean and prevents oily outbursts.