Nutrition For The Skin

Caring for your skin is not just about using the right beauty products. It's about ensuring your detox pathways are open and the liver is strong enough to detox appropriately so the skin doesn't have to. The skin is the largest detox organ the body has. If you have skin issues like acne, itchiness, rosacea, psoriasis, hives, eczema, etc., know that it is due to the body having trouble detoxing something. To figure out what that something is, we do a muscle test to get biofeedback from the body. We can identify 42 heavy metals and 41 heavy chemicals that could be stuck in your body, causing skin issues. 

Skin can also be irritated by an acute or chronic infection the body is trying to fight. I have seen red patches around the mouth due to a virus. Ringworm is due to a fungus. Eczema can be due to a parasite infection. Hives can be due to candida. Supporting your immune system to fight the disease is important to healing the skin. 

Healing the skin is an inside-out job. On the inside, if any toxin is not properly detoxed by finding its way to the liver and then broken down and moved to the intestine to be excreted, then the body will push it out through the skin as another way of getting rid of the toxins. If too many toxins come through the skin, then you start to see a reaction. We can help your skin by giving the body the proper nutrition through diet and food supplements to open up detox pathways, support the liver, and heal the skin. With the proper nutrition, the skin can heal. 

Liver support could be herbs like milk thistle or dandelion. You may need detox support to help the liver, like chlorella or homeopathic supplements. Depending on the situation, as I help build personalized nutrition programs to help the liver, I could suggest castor oil packs on the liver, a liver-friendly diet, or coffee enemas. Castor oil, when rubbed right on the liver, can help pull toxins out of the liver instead of being dumped into the intestines. A liver-friendly diet is a particular way of eating to help support the liver. It includes eating a cup of potato soup before every meal. The liver loves potatoes and hates fruit. It's the fruit sugar, fructose, that the liver has trouble breaking down. I suggest coffee enemas to help support the liver because coffee contains palmitates and caffeine, which work together to stimulate and cleanse the liver. When we drink coffee, the palmitate gets destroyed by the stomach acid, so the enema is necessary if the coffee will help the liver. 

Significant intestine health is important for detox and, therefore, necessary for skin health. If you have constipation, know that toxins are not being eliminated and are instead being reabsorbed through the intestinal wall into the bloodstream. We also help detox by purifying the blood. It's only good if the blood is carrying fewer toxins.

• Chlorophyll is a great blood purifier. You can eat more green vegetables and take chlorophyll in a liquid or in a capsule daily. Collagen also helps the circulation system by strengthening the blood vessel walls.

• Collagen is a protein that lines the blood vessels. The more collagen the blood vessels have, the stronger they are. Collagen also helps strengthen the skin. As we age, we lose collagen in the skin and start to sag. So supplementing with collagen powder or a collagen supplement  can help.

• Drinking bone broth is also a way to get a good amount of collagen. The fastest way to feel a difference in the skin is by putting collagen directly on the face. My favorite collagen serum that I use every day is Beekman 1802.

• Drinking the right amount of water is also important for skin health. The average person should drink 2 liters of water a day. Without enough water, the skin loses its elasticity and also becomes dry. 

To keep the skin as healthy as possible, my two beauty secrets are getting a facial at least four times a year and taking stem cells. Stem cells are a supplement that helps the skin rejuvenate by increasing the rate of new skin cells. With new skin cells, your skin doesn't sag as much. I was so happy to add facials to the Healing Arts services because I know how important it is for the skin to be taken care of by a professional and to suggest the right products for the skin.

We use Blissoma skin products, all organic ingredients without petroleum, for our facials. One face wash we use and love is Blissoma's Free Herbal Gel Cleanser. It is made with organic, food-grade ingredients. The cleansing and hydrating bio-active compounds are safe for even the most sensitive skin. It also does not contain any actual soaps, which tend to strip the natural acidic pH of the skin.

Exfoliation is also another critical step in a healthy skin routine. Weekly exfoliation is crucial for keeping pores deeply cleansed and unclogged. One exfoliant we use during Healing Arts facials is Blissoma's Refine Clay Renewal Treatment, which is helpful for all skin types and ideal for oily, congested, and problematic skin. It can also be used as a spot treatment for blemishes. Clay mined from lava clay beds in Morocco makes up the base of this treatment mask, which has a high rate of ion exchange to remove toxins and infuse hydrating minerals back in, helping with the appearance of skin texture, coloration, and irritations. Willowbark and raw organic celery juice enzymes dissolve away dead skin cells. Even dry skin types can benefit from this exfoliating, hydrating, and brightening mask.