Beauty’s Diet

Southland Times, Issue 20111, 23 February 1927, Page 13

Beauty’s Diet

The ideal diet for the would-be possessor of a clear creamy skin, not to mention a slim figure, should consist very largely of fruit—fresh fruit of whatever kind is in season, some being taken at every meal, every day of the week.

The woman w’ho feels that her complection is not as clear as it might be, or her eyes as bright as they should be, can soon put both matters right if she will take the juice of an orange and a lemon, fasting, evening and morning for six weeks or two months. With a lemon squeezer extract the juice from the lemon and the orange and put them in a glass, and, covering the glass closely, allow to stand all night. In the morning remove the pips and drink the mixed juices fasting. A little warm water may be added if desired, but the result will be quicker if the juices are taken pure. Start your breakfast with an apple, and, if you would preserve your teeth, eat another the last thing at night. If your skin is inclined to be greasy with open pores and a tendecy towards blackheads, your diet is sure to be the indirect cause—too many sweets and pasties, too much greasy food and not enough fruit and vegetables. Butter you may have, for butter though a fat does not make the skin greasy, and a certain amount of fat is necessary, especially during the colder months of the year.