SKIN AND THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
by Anna Wagner (Guest Author - FIT Major in Fragrance and Cosmetics) & Dr. Shamil
There is no doubt that on their own both the skin and the digestive system perform essential body functions. Your skin protects you from environmental harm, removes unwanted materials from the body, regulates body temperature, and retains moisture. And your digestive system’s main function is to break down nutrients that will be delivered to your other organs. But studies have shown that the health of your digestive system has direct effects on the quality of your skin.
Digestive health is often underestimated; however, 70 percent of the body’s immune system is rooted in the digestive tract. Besides digesting foods, the digestive tract absorbs nutrients and removes wastes from the body. Because it acts as the nutritional transportation hub, maintaining digestive health affects your overall well-being including beauty.
Even though the skin is physically our biggest organ of elimination of waste, the best way to detox is through other organs of elimination (i.e. kidney, gastrointestinal tract, etc..). However, if these are overloaded or otherwise not operating optimally, the body will revert to the skin as an alternative means of detoxification through sweating. Sweat has a similar composition to urine and is therefore a significant cleansing fluid. However, this can come with a nasty price in the form of skin problems, such as, acne, blackheads, whiteheads, boils and cysts. It is therefore imperative that our digestive system operates optimally to remove waste so that skin is sparred from the role of detoxification, thus, keeping it looking radiant.
In the first stages of fetal development the skin and the digestive system form at the same time. Studies over the years have shown links between how the health of your gut affects skin conditions. One study tested how certain gastrointestinal conditions related to an increase in skin afflictions in teens. Results showed that those with these conditions were more likely to be affected by dry patches, rosacea, and acne. Other evidence shows that if your gut can not properly break down fat it will cause a decline in the enzyme lipase, resulting in dry skin. And most importantly, if your body can’t break down nutrients you won’t receive essential vitamins such A, E, & K to your skin.
So how can you maintain a healthy gut? Well first you want to look at anything that can be harming it and remove or limit it in your diet. Eating processed foods, especially those high in sugar will negatively affect your gut health. Likewise, dairy and alcohol have been shown to irritate your gut. And stay clear of foods you have sensitivities to as they will only worsen your gut environment. Other factors such as becoming dehydrated or increased stress can harm your digestive tract.
Luckily there are things you can do to give a boost your digestive system, which in return will benefit your skin’s quality. Taking a probiotic supplement daily or eating probiotic foods will introduce beneficial bacteria into your gut and help to balance its pH. Taking a digestive enzyme supplement will help with the absorption of vitamins that are essential to your skin. Increasing healthy fibers from plant-based foods will also help to insure smooth digestive processes.
Treat your digestive system with the greatest care and you will start to see your hard work pay off in your skin. Your healthy gut will help to regulate your largest organ, the skin, and feed it nutrients that keep it glowing and beautiful.
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Even though the skin is physically our biggest organ of elimination of waste, the best way to detox is through other organs of elimination (i.e. kidney, gastrointestinal tract, etc..). However, if these are overloaded or otherwise not operating optimally, the body will revert to the skin as an alternative means of detoxification through sweating. Sweat has a similar composition to urine and is therefore a significant cleansing fluid. However, this can come with a nasty price in the form of skin problems, such as, acne, blackheads, whiteheads, boils and cysts. It is therefore imperative that our digestive system operates optimally to remove waste so that skin is sparred from the role of detoxification, thus, keeping it looking radiant.
In the first stages of fetal development the skin and the digestive system form at the same time. Studies over the years have shown links between how the health of your gut affects skin conditions. One study tested how certain gastrointestinal conditions related to an increase in skin afflictions in teens. Results showed that those with these conditions were more likely to be affected by dry patches, rosacea, and acne. Other evidence shows that if your gut can not properly break down fat it will cause a decline in the enzyme lipase, resulting in dry skin. And most importantly, if your body can’t break down nutrients you won’t receive essential vitamins such A, E, & K to your skin.
So how can you maintain a healthy gut? Well first you want to look at anything that can be harming it and remove or limit it in your diet. Eating processed foods, especially those high in sugar will negatively affect your gut health. Likewise, dairy and alcohol have been shown to irritate your gut. And stay clear of foods you have sensitivities to as they will only worsen your gut environment. Other factors such as becoming dehydrated or increased stress can harm your digestive tract.
Luckily there are things you can do to give a boost your digestive system, which in return will benefit your skin’s quality. Taking a probiotic supplement daily or eating probiotic foods will introduce beneficial bacteria into your gut and help to balance its pH. Taking a digestive enzyme supplement will help with the absorption of vitamins that are essential to your skin. Increasing healthy fibers from plant-based foods will also help to insure smooth digestive processes.
Treat your digestive system with the greatest care and you will start to see your hard work pay off in your skin. Your healthy gut will help to regulate your largest organ, the skin, and feed it nutrients that keep it glowing and beautiful.
#health #healthy #nutrition #diet #skin #skincare #wellbeing #wellness #vegan #vegetarian #holistic #healing #lifestyle #vitamins #vitamin #natural #science #immunesystem #healthyeating #organic #probiotic #digestive #digestivesystem #guthealth #immunity #nutrients #acne #rosacea #gastrointestinal #plantbased #glowing #moisture #enzymes #fiber #supplement #body #naturalbeauty #skinhealth #inspiration #digestion
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