The skin is our body’s largest organ. The skin has many responsibilities. One of them is to act as a backup organ for the liver and kidneys.
Freshly pressed cucumber juice is a wonderfully nourishing drink for your skin. If you can, juice an organic cucumber with ginger and lemon, in the AM.
After a night of overindulgence, have you ever woken up to find that you:
- Feel and look “puffy“?
- Have a new blemish?
- Are sporting dark raccoon eyes? (And not from your makeup…)
- You are not smelling like a bed of roses?
Beautiful skin starts on the inside.
Your pH and thus, your diet, is reflected in the health and overall appearance of your skin. When the toxic load, and/or acid buildup, is too much for the kidneys and liver to manage, it looks to the skin to get rid it of the toxins.
Problem skin is your body’s way of warning you that something is not right…
Why does it do this? Without jumping into a lengthy discussion about the body’s organs, imagine that your body has a special team working overtime to rid the body of toxins (acid buildup, from your night out, or a poor diet, etc). The captains of this “toxin removal team” are the kidneys and liver. The goal of this team is to get rid of the acid buildup before it can affect the vital organs, including themselves (i.e. heart, brain, pancreas, lungs, liver, kidneys). When their is too much acid buildup for the kidneys and liver, they will send the toxins to the skin– hence your breakout and dark circles, instead of letting it affect the more vital organs. I.e. It is your body’s defense mechanism because what is worse: Acne or Kidney Failure?
Stayed tuned to as I uncover more secrets to beautiful skin…
What is your go-to skin care regimen, to prevent and treat, moody skin?
