Healthy Digestion for Healthy Skin
If you are looking to have a more radiant and beautiful complexion, you might want to consider assessing the health of your digestive tract, rather than wasting money on creams, cleansers and toners.
Our digestive system is the main place we absorb nutrients from foods that can heal and build our cells. Our digestive system is also a place where we get rid of toxins through elimination. If our digestive system isn’t work optimally, skin problems will ensue.
Having unhealthy digestion is an underlying cause of many chronic skin problems such as acne, eczema, dull skin and breakouts. Cleansing and restoring healthy digestion should be your first step in getting the glowing skin you’ve always wanted.
Our skin is our largest organ, and anytime we eat something that upsets our digestive system our skin is often the first place it shows, leaving us with inflamed and irritated skin.
Certain foods, such as gluten, dairy and sugar, have all been contributing villains in derailing optimal digestive and skin health goals. While eliminating some of these pro-inflammatory foods can be a good start for glowing skin, you should consider supplementing with the following herbs to help restore and maintain healthy bacteria in the digestive tract, which can help help put you on track for beautiful, supple and ageless skin!
Oregon grape is best known for its anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and antifungal properties. Berberine, a bright yellow alkaloid found in oregano grape, has been toted for treating many digestive disorders. Oregon grape is found to be beneficial for treating skin disorders like psoriasis, eczema, athletes foot, acne and other fungal infections. Oregon grape root helps in easing inflammation, irritation, and itching. Oregon grape can be used as a natural antibiotic and is used as a lymphatic and liver stimulating blood cleanser.
Red clover is thought to be one of the richest sources of isoflavones (water soluble chemicals found in plants) that has been used for everything from PMS to hot flashes, to lowering cholesterol and improving circulation of the blood. Red clover is a great source of calcium, chromium, niacin, phosphorus, potassium and vitamin C. In tea form, red clover has been shown to act as a strong liver and blood purifier, which is important for skin health as your liver helps rid the body of toxins.
Burdock root tea has been used to treat gout, ulcers, acne, eczema and psoriasis. Burdock root can also be used as a diuretic and blood-purifying agent to aid in ridding the body of dangerous toxins. Burdock oil is rich in phytosterols and essential fatty acids, both of which can help promote hair growth and reduce skin cell irritation.
Tea tree oil is an excellent natural remedy for bacterial and fungal skin problems such as acne, oily skin, blisters, sun burn, athletes foot, rashes, herpes, warts and insect bites. Desert Essence is a great brand that makes cleansing pads you can use daily for radiant and beautiful skin.
Myrrh oil has many anti-fungal, anti-microbial and astringent effects. It can also be used as an immune booster, circulatory tonic and anti-inflammatory and anti-spasmodic alternative. Myrrh oil can act as an astringent and a fungicide, which can be used internally or externally to fight fungal infections. This oil is also know for its stimulant properties, promoting blood circulation, digestion, and secretions of digestive juices and bile into the stomach. This oil can be used directly on the skin to help fade away scars and spots.
