Hand Care Tips, Prevent Hand Dryness during winter

Tips on caring for your hands and prevent hand dryness are:
* Wear gloves whenever you do any domestic activity, the work fabric and latex dry if it is a task with water (washing dishes, clothing or water the garden).
* Protect hands with leather gloves when driving, especially in winter.
* Reduce consumption of snuff to turn, decrease the amount of free radicals.
* Drink at least two liters of water a day, that is, eight medium-sized vessels.
* Use sunscreen on your hands to stop the effect of UV rays, especially on sunny days or holidays.
* Prefer cream containing elastin, collagen and vitamins A, C and E, should be applied in areas such as knuckles or palms, mainly because they are almost devoid of sebaceous glands and sweat glands.
* Managing stress and anxiety through relaxation techniques to prevent excessive sweating.

Special mention deserves the care of the diet, since it depends on the skin of hands and general body stays healthy. The nutrients that are recommended are:
Unsaturated fats. Promote the operation of the sebaceous glands without adverse effect on the circulatory system. Included in avocados, nuts, olive oil and fish.

Vitamin A powerful antioxidant that is abundant in liver, milk and dairy products, eggs, green leafy vegetables and fruits of red, orange and yellow carrots, tomato, melon, peach, papaya and pumpkin.

Vitamin E. It also neutralizes the harmful action of free radicals and is found in vegetable oils, nuts, wheat germ, whole grains and green leafy vegetables.

Vitamin C is an antioxidant and is used in the production of collagen, a protein that keeps skin smooth and unwrinkled. The best way to enter is through fruits and vegetables like orange, lemon, grapefruit, tangerine, guava, kiwi, cantaloupe, strawberries, blackberries, peppers, broccoli, cabbage and tomato.

B complex is involved in the health of the skin and cell renewal processes. It is present in a variety of foods: nuts, green leafy vegetables, cereals, brewer's yeast, meat, offal, fish, shellfish, eggs and dairy.

Selenium. It is a mineral with antioxidant found in meat, fish, seafood, cereals, eggs, fruits and vegetables.

Zinc. Is part of our epidermis and is present in seafood, meat, offal, eggs, whole grains and legumes.

Sulfur. Helps regulate sebaceous gland function and is abundant in egg, milk and dairy products, whole grains and brewer's yeast.

Protein. Are basic constituents of the skin, adequate intake comes from meat, fish, eggs, dairy, legumes, grains and nuts.

Finally, note that when these measures are insufficient to improve the condition of the hands should consult a dermatologist to see if the problem is due to a disease, hereditary hormonal deficiency or problem that has not been diagnosed and that requires other care.