Healthy Skin

Healthy, glowing skin starts within.

From managing skin conditions like rosacea and eczema to supporting hydration, tone, texture, aging and acne, a naturopathic approach to skin health focuses on addressing the underlying causes of skin issues. Rather than just treating symptoms, it’s important to consider the whole person, their lifestyle, diet, and emotional well-being. Prolonged stress, gut health imbalances, poor digestion, allergies to household cleaners, mould and dust environments as well as hormonal changes – the health of our skin can signal a myriad of health disturbances from within.

Symptoms to look out for:

Persistent dryness feeling itchy, irritation or redness eczema, psoriasis, rosacea dull or uneven skin tone breakouts

Helpful tips for glowing skin

Improve your diet

Eating large amounts of processed foods and consuming alcohol can lead to an imbalance in digestive flora – which could lead to red, irritated skin. Add fermented foods like sauerkraut and kefir to support the healthy bacteria in your gut, as well as hydrating foods such as watermelon, cucumber and leafy greens. Investigate and take an interest in good gut health as it’s closely connected with your skin. Probiotics & Prebiotics are great tools to build a resilient and health gut microbiome. Try to remove or limit gluten, dairy and alcohol which can contribute to irritations and underlaying skin conditions.

Collagen and Bone Broth

Add into your daily routine, whether it is a flavoured collagen in your water bottle or swapping your morning coffee with a warm cup of broth. These can support both your guy & skin health with essential vitamins & minerals that target skin healing and cell rejuvenation.

Sleep & Stress

Tune into your ability to adapt to stressful situations – are you feeling easily triggered or have tightness in the jaw? Stress can manifest in the health of your skin but holding toxins due to your glands producing more oil. Whether its signs of premature aging or aggravating psoriasis or eczema … your body is trying to tell you to slow down.

And we know that stress and quality sleep go hand in hand. When we can achieve a deep, restful state of sleep – we allow our bodies the best chance of recovery and repair time. Support a health stress response with exercise that raises the heart rate, puts you into a meditative state, supports blood flow and sweating out of toxins. Magnesium and sleep aids such as herbal tea, as well as removing stimulants such as caffeine, sugar and alcohol may improve your ability to rest.

Support the health of your skin – your bodies largest organ with: Collagen & Bone Broth Herbal medicine and vitamins such as zinc, b vitamins and gotu kola. Naturopathic formulated skincare, with calming ingredients to cleanse and rebalance the exterior of

your skin. Stay clear of toxic chemicals that only add to any stress placed on the skin. This also includes reviewing your household cleaners, laundry wash and deodorants. Sea moss gel is packed with nutrition for healthy skin. Omega 3 rich foods such as salmon, tuna, chia and flaxseed oil can offer hydration, and anti-inflammatory support to help with irritated skin and flare ups with eczema and psoriasis. Hydrate, then hydrate more! Ensure you have quality water, electrolyte packed coconut water, aloe vera juice to soothe digestion and hydrate from within.

Always consult with a healthcare practitioner before starting any new supplements.

Kunara Organic Marketplace has Qualified Naturopaths that provide complimentary advice on health and wellbeing, including digestive and skin health. If you’ve been experiencing irritated skin, hormonal changes, dull tired skin or increased acne, visit the team to find out the best approach to your personal wellness journey.

Mandy Carr
Qualified Naturopath

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