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In this episode, Faraz Khan and Gregory Landsman discuss top anti-aging foods for skin plus DIY skin treatments.

Gregory Landsman is one of the most well-known global beauty and wellness experts in the world, a best-selling author of nine books and a TV host who specializes in using food to take years off the face naturally.

Often referred to as ‘The Beauty Advisor’, Gregory’s books and global TV show Face Lifting Food show viewers how to make quick skin-boosting meals and powerful skin treatments using everyday foods to achieve younger, healthier skin at any age.

Gregory is a strong voice for inclusion. His first book, The Balance of Beauty Explodes the Body Myth captured his journey in extremes; from Apartheid South Africa to working at the height of the fashion industry, and his fundamental discovery that no matter what we do, how we look cannot be separated from how we feel.

Here are some of the highlights with Gregory.

Reduce environmental stress and mental stress for beauty

• Prefer the holistic approach
• Cleanse the body from external stressors
• Focuses on helping reduce mental stress and cortisol
• Then you can focus on the best anti-aging foods for the skin

Gregory’s best anti-aging food for the skin

• Reduces stress levels with food
• Increase collagen-producing foods like vitamin C: Brussels sprouts, broccoli, tomato, bell pepper
• Cook tomatoes to access lycopenes
• Vitamin E reduces damage to skin cells: spinach, alonds, sunflower oil, mango
• Vitamin B: essential for reducing stress: eggs, turkey, whole grain bread
• Make small changes to your diet at regular intervals
• Glutathione: asparagus and avocados support glutathione
• Hyaluronic acid decreases with age. Beans can help increase hyaluronic acid
• Omega-3 fatty acids are good for moisturizing the skin from the inside out
• Garlic and onions are great. Crush garlic for 5 minutes before consuming to unlock allicin, which is an antioxidant

What to do about dry skin

• Make sure to drink enough water
• Hot showers strip the skin of oil, so avoid hot showers
• If you apply body lotion, apply it to damp skin to seal in the moisture
• Bone broth is a great source of collagen and gelatin, which help increase collagen and reduce fine lines and wrinkles

How about DIY Anti-Aging treatments in your kitchen

• Potato juice provides the enzyme catalse, which is a brightening agent for the skin
• Lemon juice provides alpha-hydroxy acids
• Yogurt mask with cucumber removes dead cells, nourishes the skin and provides minerals
• Grape seed oil strengthens tissue elasticity: add it to your normal moisturizer
• Carrot oil for moisturizer provides extra nourishment
• Avocado skin can feed your skin with fatty acids

Other tips to improve skin quality

• Massage while applying the creams improves circulation and helps tone muscles
• Use the muscles in your face to prevent sagging muscles
• Gregory’s books Face Fitness show you how to massage the face
• Deep breathing is very important for relaxation and digestion – helping you absorb nutrients more efficiently
• Deep breathing also allows more oxygen and nutrients to reach the skin
• Gregory’s book Stop Stress Fast helps you use your breath to de-stress and age less
• Use organic zinc sunscreen daily
• Reduce sugar and carbohydrates in your food
• Sleep is extremely important for beautiful skin: the skin makes collagen while you sleep
• Growth hormone released during sleep also heals the skin

Where to find Gregory Landsman?

Gregory Landsman and Gregory Landsman Treatments

Free e-book – the secret to younger looking skin?

Also check out my interview with Dr. William Li on how to eat to fight disease.