Your skin is a great indication of your bodies health in fact it's your largest organ and it provides a protective covering to regulate your internal body temperature.  It could be said that all women and even men these days are concerned about the condition and appearance of their skin; this drives people to spend countless dollars trying to achieve a radiant flawless glow.  
Consider this, if you were to spend just a fraction of your money on eating good organic fruit and vegetables you would begin to notice a change in the texture and appearance of your skin.  Your wallet and general well being will also benefit and in time you may even discover a significant change in your dietary habits. 
When we consume raw vegetables our bodies absorb more of the vitamins and amino acids and we are also adding moisture as most of this is lost during the cooking process.  
A key contributor to your skins health and appearance is vitamin C, this is broken down during cooking.  However studies have been done that suggest the levels of antioxidants can be enhanced during cooking and even one type of lycopene, cis-lycopene, in tomatoes can be increased; so a balance between raw and cooked is recommended.  
When you begin to increase the intake of vegetables into your diet you will look and feel better and this will change peoples response, they will notice your glow and energy.  Having more time for family and friends as your energy increases is a priceless benefit; this is enjoyed by changing our approach to eating. There will be no need to experiment with remedies or expensive therapies in an effort to look beautiful.  When you are feeding your body with natural nutrition you will look and feel your best naturally.  
So what is considered to be a raw food diet? Well according to the 5 + a day charitable trust it is five servings of fresh fruit and vegetable a day, or another theory is a diet that consists of at least 75% uncooked fruit, vegetables and sprouts etc.  Raw food dieters prepare their food using particular techniques like sprouting seeds, beans and grains, soaking nuts and dried fruits and juicing vegetable and fruits.  The dehydrator is often used to blow dry air through food however care is taken to ensure the temperate of the air does not exceed 43-45 degrees Celsius as it is believed at these temperatures important enzymes begin to be broken down.  
You maybe thinking how could I adhere to such a regime?  well it's important to just begin instilling these techniques and habits into your current eating; change will happen overtime for most people.  Try taking some sliced apple or carrots to work if you have a habit of snacking, it may not be the ideal comfort food but it will help curb those cravings. A good technique is to take notice of when you reach for snack foods, as you construct a good understanding of your eating habits you can preempt those time of weakness with a prepared raw-food snack.  
So, in essence, establishing a good foundation for healthy radiant skin begins with a balanced, nutritious and healthy diet.  And according to the cliche - 'you are what you eat' begin incorporating good raw foods into your diet in increasing measure and you will be on your way to the skin nature intended.

On a recent visit to what was referred to as "the rock" I took a little time to visit the Mudbrick Vineyard and Restaurant, Waiheke Island; New Zealand. Situated at the northern end of the Island, Mudbrick has a breath taking outlook over Motuihe Island and back to Auckland city. These gardens are a must see when you come to Waiheke; what a treat. Mudbrick is owned and operated by Nick and Robyn Jones, who began their first plantings in 1992; more widely known for their wines but little known and of greater interest to me is their philosophy of sustainable planting for the restaurant.  Aside from high consumption items such as potatoes and onions most produce is grown from seed, nurtured in greenhouses and picked daily to suit the needs of the restaurant. The majority of the produce is free grown behind the restaurant in boxed allotments while a small number of productive boxed gardens feature out front. The main feature garden compliments the period style architecture with structure and form whilst the finely manicured hedges create a sense of grandeur. A spectrum of gardening is achieved beginning with the thought provoking aesthetic feature gardens through to the functional - productive working gardens that continue to evolve as the demands of the restaurant increase. 
Composting plays an important role in maintaining the production of the garden and ultimately its sustainability. Like an amplifier is used to boost a weak signal, in a similar way composting works to enhance growth, and through this gain sustainability is achieved. Table waste is placed in composting bins and sprinkled with Bokashi Compost-Zing to begin the putrefaction. The reduced cost of rubbish disposal and the resultant concentrated liquid has significant results. Finally the remaining composted solids are dug into the soil to help restore nutrients. 
I noticed a well worn set of garden tools hung from the barn wall as evidence of the effort required in maintaining a garden of this nature. What was also pleasing is that most tools were from the Atlas rangeof which we are agents. The produce from Mudbrick's gardens would be lucky to go someway to covering the cost of materials and labour; but that's not the point! The idea is bigger; its about the overall concept, the bigger picture for the property and the confidence in knowing that what's grown is organic.