JoAnn M. Romeo Aesthetics

Forget about tanning beds, bleaching, and heavy makeup. Learn to love the natural skin by following these tips, by treating it right every day. STOP THE TANNING BEDS Learn to love the skin you are in - no matter how light it may be. Even the palest skin can be beautiful. Tanning beds lead to premature aging, wrinkles, and even skin cancer. DON'T LIGHTEN UP On the flip side, some women with dark complexions feel the need to try to lighten their skin. Beautiful skin comes in every shade. Embrace the skin color with which you were blessed.

On my logo, it says "Put Your Best Face Forward", well, that all starts from the inside out. Your skin gets the nutrients from the foods that you eat to look its best. Instead of covering a blemish or hydrating a dry patch, head them off entirely by eating good foods. A list of some of the foods and what they do are listed below: TOMATOES Tomatoes help your skin with the Lycopene, which is what makes them red, and helps your skin eliminate skin-aging free radicals caused by ultraviolet rays. Your body gains the most sun-shielding nutrients when the vegetable is heated.

This month, before you dive into your Thanksgiving dinner, or shop till you drop on Black Friday, take a good long look at your skin from head to toe. While November is traditionally known for the Thanksgiving holiday: the food, the leftovers, the shopping sales, and the time off from school and work, you probably didn't know that November is also National Healthy Skin Month.