Your Skin - Your Health

We’ve been talking about your skin as a window for the internal functioning of your body. If you’ve determined that you’re lacking in some nutritional area or another that’s been affected by your body’s ability to digest and absorb nutrients, you may be frustrated by your options. Fortunately, you can support healthy digestion and healthy skin in a variety of ways.

Probiotics, the beneficial bacteria found in supplements and probiotic rich foods, support healthy digestion, a healthy urinary tract and a healthy immune response. An immune imbalance can also affect the health and appearance of your skin. Probiotics help to modulate the immune system so it is active enough but not too active (certain probiotic strains help produce the substances that down-regulate your immune response when it’s no longer needed). All this action makes for balanced digestive and immune systems, and healthy skin.

Natural healing is an excellent approach to reactivating your body’s ability to absorb nutrients. Consider visiting your natural health doctor for information on what you can do to boost your body’s natural abilities. If you don’t have a natural doctor, and your comfortable discussing your desires with your regular physician, he or she may be able to recommend some more natural methods for managing your nutrition levels.

Minimally processed whole foods that are rich in nutrients help boost healthy, functional digestion. Digestive support supplements such as probiotics, digestive enzymes, colostrum and more are also becoming popular ways to support digestive health, intestinal lining health, and immune health.

A healthy diet can also do more for skin health than we realize. Junk food and foods high in sugar can contribute to acne and other skin sensitivities. Cutting down on sugary processed foods, drinking plenty of water, and supporting balanced immune and digestive systems all help make your skin as healthy and radiant as it can be!