Whatever skin issues you might be manifesting almost always point to imbalances in your body as whole. Your skin reflects the health of your body and that’s great news when the body system is vibrant and running on all cylinders! But when the skin shows evidence of compromise due to skin eruptions, blemishes or excessive dryness, what do you do to address what your skin is telling you?
Where do you begin?
If you are like most of us, you react quickly, looking for a quick fix, maybe something you saw on a commercial or a magazine or you reach for that left-over tube of skin cream in your cabinet that you haven’t touched in months.
Here is the thing to know about all those “quick” fixes – they only address the surface symptoms and they do nothing to address the underlying imbalances.
To address skin health, actually means you need to address your health from a global perspective.To address skin health, actually means you need to address your health from a global perspective.
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To uncover the source of your skin complaints you will probably have do a bit of detective work. Let’s begin like any good “whodunit” by gathering information!
- Within the last 3-6 months has your skin appearance changed?
- What else has changed in your life?
- Has your stress level increased?
- Did you change or begin any new medications?
- What about your diet? Any changes there?
- Have you been exposed to new products in your environment, e.g. perfumes cosmetics, bedding, laundry detergent…?
Ok, now you have some data, right? Now let’s investigate more closely. With a magnified mirror look really look at your skin. What do you notice about the color, texture, borders of the different areas of your skin?
