Prevent Early Wrinkles with an Ayurvedic Diet!

I am sure you have heard about the multitude of benefits from Collagen. It’s sold often in pharmacies, supermarkets, health food shops … collagen bars, collagen powders, collagen drinks.

So, what is collagen?

It is a protein that makes up a large part of our skin, our ligaments, muscles, tendons, and other connective tissue. Its even located in our blood

This protein gives our skin the beautiful looks of youth, elasticity and firmness. In a healthy and balanced state, collagen will naturally repair and rejuvenate itself in our bodies.

Collagen is known for its beauty related benefits on the skin, hair health, nail health, preventing ageing, etc. However all of the marketed products including collagen are derived from animal products which may cause conflicting views for vegetarians and vegans.

So, how can you ensure sustainable beauty care as a vegetarian or vegan? Ayurveda offers ancient knowledge regarding beauty and rejuvenation therapy. These suggestions generally do not derive from animal products. Depleted collagen often results in arthritis issues, hair loss, joint pain and osteoporosis etc. From an Ayurvedic perspective we can relate this depletion from one aspect to depleted Sleshaka Kapha. Sleshaka Kapha is known for its lubricaiton of the joints and connective tissues.

Again, in a balanced state our bodies naturally produce and replenish collagen within the body. From an Ayurvedic perspective we will address the need to create balance within the body through Ayurvedic diet, herbs, lifestyle and skin products. See a few recommendations below.

Ayurvedic facial products:

– Face masks with Ayurvedic herbs. Yasthimadhu (liquorice), Sariva, Manjistha, Sandalwood etc.

– Ayurvedic oils. Kumkumadi beauty oil, Yashtimadhu oil etc.

– Kansa Wands. See our previous articles for further information.

Ayurvedic Diet as a vegetarian:

– Organic nuts, beans and legumes.

– Coriander leaves.

– Pomegranate.

– Fresh and seasonal produce.

– Address the Agni

Make sure your digestive fire is strong.

– Ghee.

– Eggs

– Asparagus.

Ayurvedic herbs:

– Vitamin C. Amalaki is amazing for its high vitamin C content!

– Licorice.

– Ashwagandha.

Ayurvedic Lifestyle:

– Don’t smoke.

– Oil massage – daily if possible!

– Rose water and facial routine.

– Yoga and meditation routine to reduce stress.

– Exercise.

Restoring collagen is possible as a vegetarian! This includes following an Ayurvedic lifestyle to ensure balance in our lives.

If you have any questions regarding beauty care through Ayurveda you’re welcome to contact us. Our details are in the bio. We have facial treatments available for those interested in a luxurious pampering.

Wishing you a beautiful day!

* 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘎𝘈. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘺𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘯. 𝘞𝘦 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘦 𝘯𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺, 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴.