Mom.Me posted “Pregnancy Beauty: Best Foods For Your Skin” featuring Dr. Purvisha Patel.
Your skin can suffer during pregnancy because it is losing much needed nutrients to the baby. Dr. Patel weighs in on how to keep your skin healthy during pregnancy with Mom.Me.
During pregnancy, a woman’s body has one priority and that is supplying nutrients to the baby. Therefore, Mom may suffer, including her skin, if her nutritional supplies are not stocked up or always replenished with excellent nutrition, says Birgitta Lauren, a pre and postnatal fitness and nutrition expert and author of “Expecting Fitness.” Consuming the best foods for your skin may not only help keep you glowing during pregnancy, but also provide you and your unborn child with energy and needed nutrients when you both need it the most.
Healthy Oil for Unhealthy Skin
If your growing belly is dry, itchy and red, try cooking with safflower oil to add some nutrients to your skin, recommends Dr. Purvisha Patel, dermatologist at Advanced Dermatology and Skin Cancer Associates in Memphis, Tennessee. “It’s packed with omega-6 fatty acids that act as a natural moisturizer, and can be beneficial for people suffering from dry, flaky or itchy skin,” says Patel. “Some studies have found that this oil may even help with eczema.”