Beautiful skin doesn’t start on the outside. It starts with a rock-solid gut and a nutritious diet full of vegetable and fruit.

Consumption of vegetable and fruit juices is one of the most effective and fastest ways to get a healthy skin. Fruits also are powerhouses of essential vitamins and minerals that provide you with the much needed anti-oxidants to fight against free radicals and help you detox. Food NDTV suggests some juices for glowing skin.

Carrot and beetroot juice

Carrot and beetroot juice is one of the best elixirs in the bay and how. Beetroot is power-packed with essential nutrients including potassium, zinc, iron, folic acid, manganese and vitamin C, all of which are known to purify blood that further leads to a glowing skin. Carrot contains vitamin A that fights acne, wrinkles, pigmentation and uneven skin tone. In fact, the juice is rich in fibre that eases bowel movement and excretion, thereby cleaning your stomach.

Cucumber juice

While cucumber face packs may do wonders for your skin, cucumber juice may also help moisturise your skin, making it more elastic and glowing. The presence of ascorbic acid and caffeic acid helps prevent water retention that makes your skin look swollen and puffy.

Tomoto juice

Tomato is packed with high concentrations of antioxidants that help in reducing the signs of premature ageing like wrinkles and fine lines, making your skin look fresher and youthful. Tomatoes help in shrinking your pores, removing tan and reducing sebum.

Pomegranate juice

Pomegranate offers good amount of vitamin C and fibre. It has the ability to purify blood that further helps in nourishing your skin and making it glow. It also has anti-ageing properties that help in cell renewal that leads to young and beautiful skin.

It is also considered as a medicine since it helps keep the heart healthy and regulates cholesteron.

Spinach juice

Green leafy vegetable juices may not taste delicious but they are extremely beneficial for your skin. Spinach juice is said to be rich in iron and vitamin K that are essential for getting a flawless skin. These greens also contain vitamin C, E and manganese that are antioxidants protecting your skin from damage causing free radicals.

Papaya juice

The fruit contains an enzyme known as papain that helps clear the skin impurities and reveals a clear and bright skin.

The vitamin C content in papaya is so high that you only need 100 grams of this fruit to get the daily required dose. Papaya is also rich in minerals like potassium, calcium, and magnesium.

Aloe vera juice

This is one multi-tasker that does wonders for your skin and hair along with overall health. It is rich in vitamins and minerals that help maintain the natural glow of your skin. It has hormones like auxin and gibberellins that are known to be skin healers.

Ginger lemon juice

Ginger is a rich source of potassium and niacin that are essential minerals for your body. They contribute in keeping your skin healthy and glowing. Meanwhile, lemons or citrus fruits are great sources of vitamin C. Lemon is an effective source for cleansing, and also helps with gastric problems. They are most effective in detoxification when taken with warm water. Even though a lot of people add sugar to this mix, it is best advised to take it when you wake up, with fresh sliced root ginger in warm lime water.

Apple juice

These wonder fruits are super healthy for skin and overall health. Apples contain a significant amount of collagen that makes your skin elastic and glowing. They also contain antioxidants that prevent signs of premature ageing that include skin tissue damage and wrinkles.

Apart from being rich in vitamins, fiber and minerals, apples are also rich in phytochemical and pectin, which all help in detox. Pectin flushes out food additives and metals in our body. The acids in apple (malic and tartaric) help in digestion.

Apples are best eaten raw and if consumed with the skin are good source of vitamin C and fiber. Organic apples have higher antioxidants than those apples that are conventionally grown.

More tips

Banish sugar, flour, and other high-carb foods from your diet. These foods are bad for your gut microbiome,and your skin hates them.

Drink bone broth. Bone broth mainlines collagen and other anti-aging nutrients to your skin.

Repopulate your good flora. Eat fermented foods like sauerkraut, kimchi, kefir, and yogurt, which recharge your gut with helpful bacteria. And eat lots of veggies, which feed your existing bacteria the nutrients they need.

Get more exercise. A few year ago, researchers in Ireland reported that exercise increases the persity of bacteria in the gut. In particular, the exercisers they studied had higher levels of a bacterium called Akkermansiaceae, which lowers inflammation.

De-stress. Stress kills off good gut bacteria and causes potentially harmful ones to proliferate. To fight stress, practice meditation every day.

Hannah Nguyen