Natural Beauty

If it's Inward, it's Outward By Gloria Gilbčre, N.D., D.A.Hom., Ph.D. Your skin is a reflection of your inward health. No amount of skin care products, facial treatments, cover-up cosmetics or nutritional supplements, can take the place of my “beauty from the inside-out” natural beauty program! The skin is your body's largest organ of absorption and elimination – acting as a filter and protecting your body against the elements. With continual exposure to chemicals and toxic substances, is it any wonder your skin shows more and more signs of stress, aging, and skin problems? The skin not only acts as a barrier, it is also the body's “exit strategy” – constantly striving to release toxins from within. When the body (liver, kidneys, and lymphatics) can no longer neutralize the amount of toxic matter and by-products, the body attempts to reduce its overall toxic load by eliminating toxins through the skin causing disorders like acne, rosacea, psoriasis, hives, eczema, and premature aging. In my experience, it is evident that it is just as important to care for the skin from the inside as from the outside – maybe even more important. When you reduce the internal toxic load, you'll have clearer skin because skin responds on a cellular level. In this section, I'll be sharing information, secrets and new products I've discovered to help you have healthier skin – skin that has a healthy “glow”! (In my section “Non-Toxic Living” you'll learn the importance of reducing the external toxic load and its relationship to invisible illnesses as a consequence of exceeding the body's capacity to reduce the overall internal toxic load). The following are examples of internal causes of skin problems, but not limited to: Auto-intoxication – the root of many skin disorders including, but not limited to, acne, rosacea, psoriasis, hives, eczema, premature aging. Auto-intoxication is the process by which the body literally poisons itself by maintaining a cesspool of decaying matter in the colon. The toxins released by the decay process get into the bloodstream and every cell is affected, including skin cells. Note: Autointoxication must be either ruled out or eliminated before any other protocols for skin disorders should be considered. A congested liver – contributes to the build-up of toxin that can no longer be neutralized. The liver, the largest organ inside the body, is designed to be the processing plant to neutralize toxic substances. When the liver is overburdened from the colon “dumping” substances quicker than it can neutralize them, disease and disorders, including skin disorders, set in. The liver is the only organ that purifies the bloodstream and is capable of regenerating. It is important to keep your liver healthy and to consciously keep the toxic load reduced. Compromised kidney function – contributor to skin disorders. contributes The kidneys, or “master chemists” play a vital role in ridding the body of toxins, as do the liver and colon—the kidneys filter potentially dangerous impurities out of the blood and discard them daily through the bladder in the form of urine. The kidneys also help maintain normal chemistry level of cells, maintain a health-enhancing acid/alkaline balance, and assist in the production of red blood cells. Remember that skin health and beauty is developed and maintained on a cellular level! Parasites – contribute to the overload of toxins in your body and weaken all the body's immune functions. Parasites thrive in the intestinal tract where they become “obese” when fed their favorite diet of sugars, processed foods and junk foods, excessive carbohydrates and candida yeast. Parasites overload your system with their waste, which is then reabsorbed into the bloodstream. Scientists have identified over 300 types of parasites thriving in our American population—it's not just a problem in underdeveloped countries! Find out how parasites are contracted and transmitted, and what to do about them in Invisible Illnesses. Yeast overgrowth (Candida albicans) – a single-cell microorganism that develops feeding tubes called hyphae which grow directly into the intestinal walls causing them to become porous. This thinning of the intestinal walls allows toxins, undigested proteins and carbohydrates to flow through the bowel wall – absorbing into the body and blood, clinically known as intestinal permeability and commonly known as leaky gut syndrome. Some of the skin symptoms of yeast overgrowth are: hives, eczema, psoriasis, profuse sweating without physical exertion, acne, nail fungus, skin blotching and discoloration and redness on the face, neck and ears that is rough but not itchy or raised. What can you do to preserve or regain that healthy outward glow? For complete Parasite and Candida albicans cleansing protocols, see the Invisible Illnesses section.