“The itching is hard to bear. Last night I scratched myself sore.” “When I undress, I notice skin flaking off. The way my skin looks is embarrassing.”
The skin is the largest organ on the body, and is a direct reflection of our internal environment. If your body is inflamed, your skin may present with a variety of conditions, such as eczema, dermatitis, hives, acne, psoriasis, tinea, etc. The expression may be different and be classified as different conditions, but the underlying cause always leads back to inflammation.Your digestive system is most often the main source of inflammation. Symptoms such as bloating, constipation, diarrhea, and acid reflux are all signs that your digestive tract is inflamed.
Symptoms of Skin Issues
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Because your gut houses 80% of your immune system, any form of digestive stress will produce an immune reaction of some sort. This is commonly expressed through the skin in the form of hives, eczema, and dermatitis. The longer this continues, the more hypersensitive your immune system becomes to your outside environment and the more likely you will experience such issues as contact dermatitis and allergic reactions.
Treating Neurodermatitis
Endogenous eczema or atopic dermatitis has a presentation that is easily identified. The skin on the entire body is extremely dry, red, and is often scaly, particularly behind the knees and in the crook of the arms. The skin can become crusty and often cracks open. However, the greatest discomfort of neurodermatitis is the excruciating itching that often makes it hard to sleep. It also tends to flare in cycles that are triggered by emotional stress, food intolerances, or various allergies. In the case of neurodermatitis, toxins accumulate mainly in the skin – often triggered by stress and anxiety. However, each person is different and so each person’s neurodermatitis symptoms vary. symptoms vary.
Treating Psoriasis
The skin is covered with pinpoint-sized to large palm-sized red areas and they most often appear on the knees, elbow, or scalp. The skin grows too quickly, resulting in the characteristic thick, white, silvery patches on the skin. The appearance of pinhead-sized depressions in the nails or several subtle dimples on the surface of the nails is also typical. Psoriasis can be accompanied by inflammation in joints and soft tissue as well as inflammation of the eyes and the vascular system.
Understand that using topical medication to control any of these conditions is only masking the symptom and not fixing it. Plus, if you are on any type of steroid, you are also causing a lot of damage to practically every system in your body. To resolve your skin issues for good, you need to identify the source of the inflammation and resolve it, as well as any other imbalances in the body. Healing the skin needs to start from within.
In the case of psoriasis, toxins accumulate in the entire body, particularly in the skin, the joints, or other inner organs. However, each person is different and so each person’s psoriasis symptoms will vary.
Where to Get Help for Skin Issues
Your personalized health plan to treat your skin disorder will have an emphasis on the elimination of toxins as well as calming a hypervigilant nervous system and reducing inflammation. Nutritional recommendations according to your genetics along with specific herbal mixtures tailored to your genetics and needs, support a balanced lifestyle. In this way, your natural self-healing abilities can reach the underlying cause of your inflammation effectively – getting to the root cause of your skin issues.
Don’t let skin issues control your life any longer
Holistic Care for a Variety of Health Conditions
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Skin Issues
The skin is the largest organ on the body, and is a direct reflection of our internal environment. If your body is inflamed, your skin may present with a variety of conditions.
Digestion Issues
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