Want healthy, happy, glowing skin in the new year?
Here’s the glow-up secret most skincare routines skip….
It starts in your kitchen!
While great skincare products matter, the real MVPs for radiant skin are the foods and lifestyle habits that nourish you from the inside out. What you eat every day - paired with hydration, movement, stress management, and sleep - plays a huge role in how your skin looks and feels.
Think of it as eating your skincare 🥑🍓💧
Medjool dates are a naturally delicious fruit and very versatile. They’re rich in healthy skin-promoting nutrients like antioxidants, fiber, potassium, and minerals. Plus, they have a low-medium glycemic index that can help balance hormones, lower inflammation, promote good digestion, and support healthy skin.
Although there are limited studies at this time, there are a few that indicate adding Medjool dates to the diet can actually have a positive skin and anti-wrinkle impact.
Dates are packed with skin-loving antioxidants, including flavonoids, like quercetin, apigenin, and luteolin, carotenoids, and phenolic acid. Additionally, vitamin C and B vitamins - vitamin B5 is a pantothenic acid that supports your skin’s moisture retention. All of the above also aid in protecting our body from oxidative stress and UV damage, lower inflammation, improve skin elasticity, boost collagen, and aid in cell repair for ultimately good skin health.
Medjool dates are a good source of natural fiber, holding approximately 3-3.5 grams of soluble and insoluble fiber with a prebiotic effect. This is great for balanced gut health since prebiotics help nourish the probiotic bacteria, ultimately supporting a healthy gut microbiome. Fiber also aids in the natural detoxification process in the body, which can impact skin.
The gut plays a very important role in skin health; in fact, the gut-skin axis communicates constantly. When we nourish the gut microbiome with healthy nutrients like fiber, it can have a positive impact on less inflammation, better digestion, and overall happy skin.
Medjool dates are considered to have a lower to medium glycemic index, which reflects the natural sugars and fiber in them. Glycemic index is the rise and fall impact on blood sugar levels, and the impact of inflammation on the body and skin depends on the type of food and its glycemic index.
Research shows that a diet providing mostly lower-glycemic index foods can help reduce acne. So swapping out higher glycemic index foods for lower ones, like a couple of Medjool dates paired with nuts, would be a good choice.
Dates naturally provide 16 essential nourishing minerals and vitamins, including potassium, copper, iron, magnesium, and manganese. These are all important for overall health and also support the skin.
These minerals play a role in skin health, such as promoting oxygen to skin cells, which helps prevent dullness, slow premature aging, and aids in the skin’s strength and elasticity.
Medjool dates aren’t just delicious and nutritious, they’re incredibly versatile. This naturally sweet, beauty fruit can be enjoyed straight from the package or easily woven into everyday meals and snacks, making it effortless to support your skin from the inside out.
From blending into smoothies to chopping into salads or oatmeal, baking into treats, or adding depth to savory dishes, the possibilities are truly endless. You can also transform them into date paste, date syrup, or no-bake snack bars and bites — like these Medjool Date Beauty Bites — for an easy, glow-boosting upgrade anytime. Let’s make some!
Medjool Date Beauty Bites
These beauty bites are a great energy booster and skin-nourishing snack or nibble. Plus, they’re packed with healthy fats, protein, fiber, skin-loving antioxidants, and minerals thanks to the Medjool dates incorporated.
Another beautiful and versatile way to fully enjoy Medjool Date benefits is to incorporate them into your skincare.
Try making a DIY date exfoliating mask with simple ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen. This nourishing DIY exfoliating mask is full of all-natural ingredients to help slough off dead skin cells.
Natural Delights Medjool dates are a pure and wholesome way to elevate whole body nourishment and promote good skin health. The versatile and endless ways to incorporate them into the diet make them a great, everyday staple.
Good skin starts within, so choosing to incorporate a wide variety of wholesome, fresh foods daily, including Medjool dates, can support daily overall health and glowy skin!
Jenny Beth Kroplin RDN, LDN is a Nashville-based Registered Dietitian & Nutritionist, Media Dietitian, Speaker, Writer, and Nutrition Consultant. She has a broad range of experience in the nutrition field, including clinical practice, nutritional sales, private practice, consulting, healthy brand partnerships, and national magazine contributions. Jenny Beth is also an active member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and has dedicated her work to helping people lead a healthy lifestyle.
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