The Benefits of Juicing for the Skin

The skin is the body's largest organ and serves as an indicator for overall physical health. One of the healthiest things you can do for your body and, therefore, your skin, other than increasing your intake of water, is to ply yourself with a variety of freshly produced fruit and vegetable juices. It will show in your skin.

Cleansing

• The primary benefit of juicing when it comes to skin care and rejuvenation is that juices make it easier for the body to clean itself. This is primarily why it is more valuable to do your own juicing with fresh fruits and vegetables at home, rather than buying bottles of juice from a grocery store, as most store brands come with the same preservatives and additives that you are trying to get rid of in the first place.

Antioxidants

• Fresh juices provide the body with much-needed antioxidants. Antioxidants slow the oxidative damage that happens in our bodies as the result of what we eat and drink and as our cells use oxygen. When we use oxygen, the process leaves behind harmful byproducts. Antioxidants limit or even eliminate the damage of these byproducts. As we sweat out the toxins our body creates, antioxidants limit the amount of work required by the skin in the cleansing process, and as such, the individual skin cells can concentrate more on their own health.

Vitamins

• The importance of a constant supply of fresh vitamins and minerals to our bodies cannot be overemphasized. Juicing provides the body with the purest form of natural vitamins and minerals without the harmful counteractive effects of preservatives and additives that come packed into so much of our processed foods and juices. Vitamins and minerals keep the immune system in tip-top shape, giving the skin what it needs to be healthy rather than simply counteracting things that are not healthy.