A healthy life style will result in healthy skin. If you are eating a nutrient-dense, healthy diet, you will rejuvenate your skin and enjoy a beautiful healthy glow. However, if you are eating lots of processed foods, low in nutrients, your skin will suffer too. Regular exercise can improve your overall health, your sleep, and your immune system. By boosting your immune system and lowering inflammation, it lowers the risk of skin inflammation and infections as well. And while some amount of stress is normal, you want to avoid long periods of stress that can adversely affect your immune system and your skin. Here are some other things to avoid if you want to have healthy skin.
Stagnation
The epidermis is the outer layer of the skin. It acts as a protective barrier between your body and the environment. Your epidermis undergoes a constant renewal as all cells are replaced by new ones every 28 days. Old, dead skin cells flake off and new ones appear. This is really obvious in the case of a bad sunburn. If you treat your skin and body right, this renewal process helps heal scars, pimples, and inflammation.
When this renewal process stops, it is known as stagnation. One of the main reasons for stagnation is the liquid plastic found in skincare products. Even though some skin care products are labeled to help beautify your skin, in the long run, they may do the opposite. Liquid plastic is a cheap solution to hide pores, fill lines, and cover brown spots. Instead of achieving true repair, they simply cover up the damage beneath the surface. Over time, they can lead to more wrinkles, acne, dryness, redness, blemishes, dark spots, and sagging. To have healthy skin, avoid the mass produced products and use pure plant botanicals.
Radiation
Excessive exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun can increase your risk of skin damage. We probably all have seen people whose skin is leathery and wrinkled due to excessive sun. Too much sun and you can adversely affect your skin’s immune system, leading to sunburn, wrinkles, spots, premature aging, and other damage.
While sunlight is the main and most widely known source of UV rays, tanning beds and tanning lamps are also sources of UV exposure and may lead to similar skin damage. For healthy skin, it is best to avoid tanning bed and lamps. It is important to protect yourself from excessive UV ray radiation damage. If you can, avoid the sun mid-day when it’s the strongest. If you must be out in the sun, use natural sunscreen and apply it regularly.
Toxins
Unfortunately, toxins are everywhere. They are in the air you breathe, conventional cleaning products, conventional body and skin care, and non-organic food. As toxins come in contact with your skin’s surface, they can lead to irritation, inflammation, and skin damage. They can also enter into your body and bloodstream through your skin and other ways. The damage from toxins to the gut and the hormonal systems, can damage your skin just as much as coming into contact with your skin directly.
The environmental working group (EWG) has a searchable database of household and personal care products that they have scored based on the toxicity of the ingredients. The skin care database is called EWG’s Skin Deep. When looking for skin and body care products, avoid chemicals and fragrances. To stay safe and have healthy skin, choose organic, natural products or make your own products from natural ingredients.
Inflammation
A variety of things can cause the skin to become inflamed. This includes viruses, bacteria, allergies, heat, the immune system, fungal infections, and allergic reactions. The resulting inflammation can appear in the form of redness, age spots, rashes, scaliness, thickening of the skin, and more.
Other common causes of skin inflammation are food allergies, an unhealthy diet, and a weak liver. The skin is the body’s largest elimination organ. If your body isn’t able to keep up with the elimination of toxins using the liver and moving them out through your bladder and colon, you may see it in your skin.
The foods that most commonly cause inflammation are sugar, processed foods containing unhealthy fats, conventional dairy, and soft drinks. These items can affect your skin even if your liver and elimination systems is working properly. You’ve probably heard that the skin is an indicator of your inner health. So if you want healthy skin, you can start with a healthy clean diet that supports your liver and overall wellness.
Dehydration
To rejuvenate and maintain healthy skin, make sure your drink 8 to 10 glasses of pure untreated water each day. Dehydration can lead to wrinkles and other signs of aging. It may also increase your risk of inflammation which may lead to further skin damage. Along with hydration, drinking water also aids your body’s detoxification process. You may also add lemon or lime to help detoxification and encourage an alkaline environment in your body.
You can also help your body stay hydrated by avoiding, or reducing, the consumption of alcohol and caffeine. If you are dehydrated, you may want to add a pinch of a pure sea salt (Celtic, Himalayan, etc.) to your water until your electrolyte levels are re-balanced. Some people enjoy adding apple cider vinegar to their water for added health benefits.
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