I just love this drink! It is warming, nutritious, delicious and I would say practical as well. Ingredients: 3-4 lemonsRoot of gingerRoots of turmericCinnamon Instructions: Peel the lemons, ginger and turmeric and mix all ingredients in a mixer. Pour in an ice cube tray and put in the freezer. When you feel like have a…
What foods contain collagen? In order to support collagen formation, we need to eat the right protein and amino acids to provide the building blocks for building collagen. Collagen is a polypeptide, which means that it is a long chain of amino acids. In fact, it consists of a total amount of amino acids of…
Try this delicious, simple and healthy chicken recipe that is packed with nutrients to support skin health. 4 portions Ingredients 5-6-chicken breasts (120 g/person)1 orangeButterOlive oilMineral salt (eg. celtic salt)Black pepperTurmericPaprika powderFresh parsley (frozen fresh is fine) Serving suggestion: 1 carrot (fresh or oven roasted)Oven roasted zucchini Steamed or boiled broccoli Instructions Vegetable side Why is…
Have you heard of phytonutrients? This is really exciting and important for skin health as well as overall health and wellbeing. The word phyto means plant. It is the phytonutrients that give the plants like berries, fruits and vegetables their color and flavors. Phytonutrients are not classified as essential, ie necessary for our survival, but…
Did you know that high blood sugar can speed up the aging process and actually destroy collagen? High blood sugar lead to a process called glycation and this process is the reason why sugar makes us age quicker. What is glycation? Glycation means that sugar react with protein. Blood sugars (glucose, fructose) can stick to…
Try this delicious, simple and healthy recipe for collagen Ingredients 2 servings 2 pieces of cod loin1 dl almonds50 grams of butter1/4 head of cabbageWhite pepperSaltBroccoliOlive oil Instructions Why is this a good recipe for collagen? First of all, fish is a good source of protein. Fish meat is not high in the protein collagen,…
Do collagen supplements work? Studies show that collagen supplements actually may reduce wrinkles, improve skin moisture and skin elasticity. Collagen is the most abundant protein in the body and is found in the skeleton, skin, ligaments, cartilage and connective tissue. Like other proteins, collagen is made up of long chains of amino acids. When we…
Probiotics for inflammatory skin disorders There is a lot of hype about our microbiome and how it affects our health. What is most often discussed is our intestinal flora, but we also have bacterial flora in other places in the body, for example in the mouth, lungs, abdomen and skin. In fact, we have around…
What are antioxidants? Antioxidants are molecules that can donate electrons to free radicals and thereby stop the damaging chain reactions caused by free radicals and oxidative stress. Antioxidants are found in very many different types of foods. Mainly in fresh plant foods such as vegetables, fruits, berries, beans, nuts and seeds, but also in animal…
Skin physiology: The structure and funtion of the skin Did you know that the skin is the body’s largest organ? The skin reflects the health of the body and one of the reasons for this is that ill health can manifest itself on the skin, e.g. in the form of skin problems such as acne…
