Skin: 7 Ways to Make Your Skin Look Better

by Jim Harris

Skin is an important part of the overall wellness puzzle. There are simple techniques that you can use to help your skin look better and be healthier!

my wife and I have a rule
that we will not put anything
on our skin that we wouldn’t eat”

Most people don’t think of their skin as an organ but it actually plays a significant role in the elimination of waste and toxins. The liver is responsible for 2/3 of the body’s purification and elimination activity. The remaining 1/3 is shared by:

• the skin
• lungs
• kidneys
• lymphatics
• and intestines

The pores must remain open for the skin to effectively function as an organ.. Having clean, open pores helps your skin look better!

We need to shed dry skin on a daily basis and not clog up the pores with creams that have synthetic ingredients or potions that are laden with petrochemicals.

The pharmaceutical industry makes transdermal patches for estrogen and smoking-cessation products because the skin transports them into the body. With this in mind, my wife and I have a rule that we will not put anything on our skin that we wouldn’t eat because whatever we put on our skin is being absorbed internally. For example, sodium lauryl sulfate is an emulsifier in many skin creams that could have all kinds of possible health risks as it is absorbed into the body. Fortunately, there are effective ways to take great care of your skin that don’t involve applying chemicals to it!

Help Your Skin Look Better: 7 Tips for Healthier Skin

1. Eat!   Eat 10 servings of fruit and vegetables each day ~ this provides fiber for healthy bowel elimination as well as antioxidants to scavenge for skin damaging free radicals.
2. Drink!   Drink ½ your body weight in ounces of water daily ~ A 140-pound person should drink 70 ounces of toxin free water each day.
3. Move!   We need exercise and to perspire in order to flush the toxins from our lymph system.
4. Brush!   Dry skin brushing ~ dry brush daily before showering to stimulate the lymph system and remove excess skin cells. You’ll see your skin look better after even just one dry brushing!
5. Moisturize!   Oil your skin from the inside ~ add healthy dietary oils to the diet like coconut oil, avocado oil, and olive oil as well as a balance of the essential fatty acids (EFAs).
6. Supplement!   Supplement with quality multivitamins and minerals ~ we need the trace minerals for optimal nutrition and to rid the body of toxins.
7. Soak!   Epsom salts and baking soda baths can be a great way to open skin pores and allow metabolic acids to leave the body and rehydrate the skin.

Bathing in Salts Can Help Your Skin Look Better

 This may seem like a lot of things to do but remember that these principals are also reducing the risk for diseases. Optimal internal health will manifest itself with a robust and healthy skin glow, helping you to look energized and taking years off your appearance.

Jim Harris is a Naturopath and Nutritional Consultant assisting people all over the world through his virtual practice at The Art of Wellness Center. Jim is a graduate from the American Naturopathic Medical Institute and recognizes that our bodies have the innate capability for self-healing — especially when the correct information and energy is supplied in combination with the correct food, supplements and herbs.

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