How your skin health can often be a reflection of your internal health.

by Stephanie Betts of Derma Health Institute / Ahwatukee

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You may not know this but your skin is the largest organ you have. Our skin is often a reflection of our internal health, therefore we want to make sure what we are showing on the outside looks clean, healthy and attractive.  Everything that we put into our bodies must be either used to support our system or flushed out. What is not being used beneficially should be broken up by the liver and pushed out of the body.

In some cases, and it is specific to each individual person, certain things are seen as “foreign” in the body and are considered toxic to your system. What can happen is that the “toxins” will overload your liver, your liver won’t be able to keep up and it will pass the toxins over to your skin as a backup system to get rid of them.  If the skin cannot push the toxins out, your body will continue to re circulate them inside and this can lead to a long list of internal disorders from fibromyalgia, to cellulite, to migraines, to headaches, etc.

Toxins that get pushed out through the skin can be in the form of acne, skin rashes, or just rutty, unclear skin texture. Toxins can create a breeding ground for bacteria, and bacteria in the skin can very easily equal acne. For example, we may need to look at the diet of a person using good effective skin care and doing almost everything possible to keep acne clear with minimal results.  Each person’s body is so individual and what can be healthy for one person can be toxic to another.

If someone comes in with rutty, unclear skin and wants to get that refreshed look, first and foremost we evaluate skin care, and possibly  lifestyle and diet. Toxins can create an excess production of free radicals. Free radicals are all the little bad guys running around in your system that cause cellular damage. In your skin, free radicals can damage your collagen, contribute to hyperpigmentation, wrinkles and loose, lax skin. Free radicals causing cellular damage internally can lead to a variety of health issues and diseases.

A diet rich in antioxidants is essential to maintain proper skin and body health. Antioxidants are molecules that safely interact with free radicals and will terminate any reaction that can cause cellular damage to vital healthy cells. Antioxidants can be applied topically as well as ingested in foods and supplements. This way we can target free radicals from multiple angles.

Here at Derma Health Institute we offer a wide variety of services and medical grade products to assist in the health of your skin and body.  Basic treatments, being a facial or microdermabrasion to slough off dead skin, or something a little more in depth such as food allergy testing to find the root cause of a health issue. If you would like to get more educational information on this topic, you are invited to call to book your complimentary consultation to determine an appropriate treatment plan.