“How do I get glowing healthy skin?”
In clinic this is a common question. I often see clients for eczema, psoriasis, flaking, redness and acne; so why does this happen and how do we get glowing healthy skin?
Skin is the largest organ of the body – it is the body's coat. It protects you. It helps regulate your temperature and is what often defines us as glowing with health or off colour and unwell.
Your skin has three main layers:
·
The
epidermis which is the layer we see.
·
The
dermis, the second thicker layer which houses nerves, sweat glands, sebaceous glands (or oil glands)
and hair follicles, has the job of bringing blood flow to the skin. This layer
is where the strength and elasticity comes from due to collagen and fibrin.
·
The subcutaneous
fat layer is the deepest third layer which connects the dermis to the muscles
and bones, supports blood and nerves, regulates body temperature and stores fat
to insulate and cushion the body.
It takes roughly five weeks for skin to renew. Starting at the subcutaneous layer; as new
skin grows it travels through to the next layer, the dermis, and then gets
pushed by new growth below to the epidermis where eventually it is shed as dead
skin cells. Therefore working on skin conditions is never an instant fix. It can take weeks, sometimes months, to
create the changes we want and gain glowing healthy skin.
Environmental toxins play a big part in skin health. Moisture
retention, for example, affects the integrity, elasticity and plumpness of your
skin so if you are dehydrated this will affect the look of your skin. Toxins
such as cigarette smoke, petrol and diesel fumes, products you put on your
skin, foods you eat and alcohol all affect your skin.
The detoxification pathways of your body are directly
related to skin health. If your digestive tract isn’t as healthy as it should
be, with inflammation and an incorrect microflora balance, your body will use
other elimination pathways to remove toxins; such as through your skin. This is
why, when addressing skin health, your digestive health also needs to be
considered.
Key points to address for good skin health include;
·
Hydration
levels. Are you drinking enough good
quality, alkaline, mineral rich water?
·
Nutrient
levels. Are you eating enough vegetables, fruits, good fats and
antioxidants to support detoxification, reduce inflammation and provide
vitamins and minerals to your skin?
·
Chemical
load. What load are you placing on your body? Start reading ingredients
lists of foods and skin and body care.
·
Microflora
and inflammation levels. Is your digestive health working as well as it
should be?
·
Food
sensitivities. Are they creating more inflammation?
·
Stressed,
tired and not exercising? Your skin
needs to rest to renew and to sweat to support detoxification
·
Are you
breathing correctly? Oxygen transport throughout the body is essential to your
overall health, stress response and blood transport.
If you are interested in taking a deeper look at your skin,
book a holistic natural health assessment to encourage healthy happy skin. Look up the Naturopath or Medical Herbalist
in your area and reap the rewards of better overall health.
Serina Gardner
Naturopath & Medical Herbalist BNatMed, MNZAMH, MNZSN
Promoting health,
laughter and love in a nurturing environment.
Natural Family Health
Clinic
9 Churchill Rd, Judea, Tauranga
0274 716 571
serina@naturalfamilyhealth.co.nz
Posted by
Serina Gardner
Hi I’m Serina, I am a medical herbalist and naturopath.
I began creating skincare with my sister when I was 9 years old, trying our best to make wonderful smelling perfumes, however sadly for us they never quite came out the way we envisioned!
The love for making my own skincare however grew and through my teen years I made all of my own hair and body masks and what ever else I could find recipes for.
By my late teens-early twenties, I was working in a natural skin care shop helping the customers and training the other staff in the benefits of essential oils for therapeutic purposes and the beneficial uses in skincare.
I continued to follow my passion by making oil based skincare in 2006 that I used throughout my pregnancy, and this created the basis of the products I sell today.
In my late twenties I decided to return to school and complete my Bachelor of Natural Medicine, qualifying me to become a naturopath and a medical herbalist. Partly I did this to continue my love of natural skincare but also to help people with a holistic approach to their health.
Today with my long-time passionate love affair with natural skincare, I incorporate helping people gain insights towards incorporating better nutrition into their life. I show them how important it is to support your internal organs, as well as your skin. I now see clients as a Naturopath and Medical Herbalist helping people explore the possibilities of what glowing health internally and externally is really about.
My passion still lies with skin, but now it includes the link with digestive health.
I hope you enjoy my products as much as I do, and if you would like to book a Naturopathy or Medical Herbalist appointment to help support your body to optimal health please contact me.
info@nourisheskincare.co.nz or +64 0274 716 571
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