Skin Care & Nutrition

Hello,

Lately I've been doing a bit of research on skin care and nutrition as it pertains to 'anti-aging'. I'm sure we all know that the first and best thing you can do for you skin is to maintain hydration. Simply, drink plenty of water.

Drink Sufficient Amounts Of Water.

How much will depend on several factors but suffice it to say that it would be a safe bet to start at around 64 ozs. per day. Perspiring will increase the need for a larger quantity. You need water to hydrate your entire body, from muscle tissue to joints to your organs, etc. Remember this, your body is designed to protect itself as in 'self preservation'. With that being said you need to know that your digestive system will take the necessary amount of water to flush and cleanse your body. If your body doesn't get rid of toxins you will be poisoned and die.

Do Not Make Your Body Fight Itself For Water

Sometimes the rest of your body fights back for 'water rights' and will take back some water from your bladder after it has been used for digestion. When this happens you will noticed a dark yellow, highly concentrated urine. This is not good because it means some of the toxic waste is leeching back into your body and into your bloodstream. You want toxins sufficiently cleansed from your body. Don't make your body fight itself for 'water rights'. There is no winner in this situation. A highly toxic system is bad for your entire body which includes your skin which, is already at a detriment at this point, because it is one of the last to get any of the little water you have in your body. It's drying out and taking on toxins. Definitely the wrong way to go!

An Unhealthy Body Will Cause Skin Problems

Your skin can be like a billboard about the relative health of your body. When it's dry your body is lacking water and nutrients. It's not asking you to put a manufactured topical solution, made of mineral oil and chemicals, on it. This does nothing to repair your skin. Please remember one thing about our bodies. They heal themselves. Drugs and chemicals don't do that. If you don't give your body proper nutrition and water nothing is going to heal you. Give your body what it is lacking and watch the miracles be performed. If your digestive system is clogged up your body will expel waste in additional ways to help handle the overflow. This can be through the lungs, giving you bad breath or through the skin giving you stronger than normal body odor. Your skin was also designed to rid the body of toxins but not to the extent that it should pick up the slack for improper digestion.

All Skin Conditions Will Improve With Proper Hydration & Digestion

Acne, eczema, herpes, hives, psoriasis and rosacea are just some of the skin conditions that will advertise, at minimum, poor digestion or a digestive problem. Other factors can be an allergy to something as common as a food that was eaten. Some of those conditions can be attributed to heredity but again, you can treat them naturally anyway. Just because you are more susceptible to something doesn't mean you have to live with it. What it may mean is that your body, like all others in your family tree, are prone to lack fatty acids or other nutrients when compared to other people. No big deal, you just take natural supplements to compensate for that. Your immune system may not be as strong as another person's. Again, no problem, get the nutrition your body is lacking. In all of these cases I have found that no matter what remedy you need all of these conditions will improve with better/proper digestion and that will increase immensely with proper hydration. This brings us back to drinking sufficient amounts of water.

Healthy Skin Stays Elastic And Remains Youthful Looking Longer

What I am trying to impress upon you is this. To have youthful looking skin you must remove toxins, not add them. Your average store bought lotion or night cream is just another toxin that is trying to force a liquid into your skin. Your skin will reject this in different ways because it is alien to your body's natural state. Even if it looks like it's working the truth will come out as soon as you was your face. When the 'lotion' isn't on your face, masking reality, your skin's true condition reappears. That's the best case scenario. At worse it can cause a reaction but will always be another toxin for your body to fight off. What you skin really wants is to do the job it has done for mankind since day one, before manufactured lotions and night creams. All it is asking is that you rid your body of toxins and the best way to do that is with proper digestion withe help of proper hydration. Secondly, proper nutrition. Thirdly, if you want to put something on your face, the more natural the better it is. I use soap made of olive oil and I put pure organic, cold-pressed, virgin olive oil on my body. Olive oil has been skin's friend for over 5000 years. The women of the Mediterranean region have had the nicest skin for thousands of years. From Egypt to Greece to Rome to the Kingdom of Spain, women as notable as Cleopatra has used olive oil on their skin. Pure olive oil, it doesn't get any more natural than that and the properties of the oil are extremely nutritious. Your skin will drink it up! My next posting will be about the virtues and benefits of olive oil. Please come back and take a look.

Thanks for stopping by,
Adam