Nail and skin conditions and what your body is telling you?

14 Apr Nail and skin conditions and what your body is telling you?

The skin and nails are windows into your body and health. The skin is the largest organ of the body and unfortunately skin conditions that arise usually stem from an internal imbalance in the body.

We already know the importance of water within the skin and the result of transepidermal water loss from our previous blog, but what about other lifestyle factors?

When we treat skin conditions we have to also look at diet, stress and lifestyle. These factors usually have a big impact on the body and result in conditions such as psoriasis, excema, rosacea, inflammation in the skin, transepidermal water loss, acne, thickened skin, lifeless and ageing skin. 

Poor diet and stress are the 2 biggest factors impacting on skin conditions and problems. A lot has to do with digestive health and the nervous system in the gut and intestines. If your gut is not working properly and is not releasing toxins and bad bacteria out of your system, then your body is absorbing and retaining it, and your cells are using it as food, killing your receptors, which are feeding the cells that make healthy, bright skin. It has a huge impact on the quality of your skin, the oil in the skin, and colour. It has a domino- like effect and can also influence hormonal imbalances in the body, encouraging symptoms like depression and thyroid issues.

Stress is also another factor. When the body is stressed, it releases cortisol into the blood stream.  High amounts of cortisol are very unhealthy for the body, raising anxiety levels, increasing inflammation, and affecting some people’s ability to sleep and their concentration levels. This impacts on personal lives, work and many levels of health. In our work we see the result it has on all ages and all skin types. 

What we have seen is that sometimes when we are treating a skin condition and working with our client to get a desired result, we have to delve deeper to find out what is really happening in the skin and body and why. If we treat the why we can work together in achieving the desired result. With the use of herbs and getting digestion intact and working optimally, we have seen phenomenal results in the skin. Some of our clients have also noticed that by aiding digestion and the body’s ability to absorb the nutrients from they’re food, it has helped not only they’re skin, but has a positive result in aiding sleep, by relaxing and lowering cortisol levels and stress. When we are well rested the body can cope with more and is able to process things differently.

I’m not saying that herbs and Chinese medicine are the answer to everything but working together with modern medicine, and under your physician, we get can great results for your skin.  

A lot of our clients are already taking vitamins and herbs, but our ones are specifically formulated to help treat skin conditions and are formulated in Australia and are non-farmed. They are also extracted and formulated to not compromise the ingredient and to be highly effective.

At the salon we have a range of herbs and essential fatty acids to help us achieve results from a cellular level, and aid us in getting results in the skin and clearing bad bacteria from the gut. If you are interested in learning more about our herbs and how they can help your skin and digestion, come in and talk to the team.

We look forward to treating you and getting results!