The diet for a safe and faster tan

Tan_LEAD Summer is officially here when you go to the supermarket and see people buying only foods that contain beta-carotene or those that make you tan more: carrots, apricots and medlars, peppers like there’s no tomorrow. And of course skin supplements. The result? You are exposed to the sun and you get an orange color even on the palms of your hands:the aesthetic effect seems to be that of Oompa Doompa, Willy Wonka’s orange dwarfs. Not to mention the contraindications of such an attitude on the skin: a girl two years ago, when I was in charge of the editing of a health site, wrote to us saying that supplements and a diet based on carrots and apricots had made her more sensitive to the sun, rather than helping her with a tan. She couldn’t expose herself for even five minutes until her skin became speckled, red, with eczema. Stopping eating those foods didn’t help either. You turned the request back to a dermatologist, and the verdict was: no sun for a year. And enough supplements.
So, if you are a fanatic and a fanatic of tanning, let’s see some solutions to prepare the skin for the sun in a natural way., without orange effect and above all making it more resistant .
THE TANNING DIET
1) Eat natural: avoid sugar, reduce the consumption of whole foods, prefer a 100% natural diet, without additives, preservatives and so on. Not only could you lose weight, but it can help your skin defend itself better against the sun’s rays, even if it’s clear. Result? Less sunburn and less red skin, but more bronze.
2) Counterbalance:It is true that foods that contain beta-carotene promote tanning, but it is absolutely forbidden to overdo it, in order not to run the risk of obtaining that yellow-orange skin color which in the most serious cases becomes carotenemia. How to behave? Counterbalance the consumption of tomatoes, peppers, yellow melon, carrots and apricots with spinach, olive oil, lettuce, cucumbers, rocket, potatoes, blueberries. The action of these vegetables enhances the carotenoids without you having to eat them in excessive quantities

3) Reduce Your Linoleic Acid Consumption:makes the skin more vulnerable to sunlight. It is true that it is also found in eggs, but the highest concentrations of linoleic acid are found in dried fruit (peanuts, walnuts, pine nuts), oil seeds (sunflower, flax) and vegetable oils (sunflower, rapeseed, soybean, corn). Avoid these products in favor of olive and coconut oil, or alternatively butter (no margarine).
4) The allies of your tan? Dairy products and cheeses, extra dark chocolate, fish. The first because they help you with calcium and vitamin D, the second is a powerful antioxidant for the skin, the third contains omega 3 that counteract the negative effects of omega6 fatty acids.