We are thrilled to have Lauren Zajac, MHS, PHD-C, speaking with us about skin. Let's dive deep into what our skin is telling us, the most common skin conditions, and the most common reasons for those conditions. Get your pen and paper ready, because this episode is full of great tips and tools to keep your skin looking young and healthy. 

Let’s start with the six most common causes of imperfect skin.

#1 Inflammation caused by a threat

The first is inflammation. Gut inflammation, skin triggers, UV, radiation, allergens, irritation, soap, and cosmic radiation could all contribute to skin inflammation. Among the gut, triggers are fungus, viruses, parasites, bacteria, histamines, toxins, food allergies, and food sensitivities, or intolerances. 

#2 Microbiome Disturbance

The second factor is disruption of the microbiome. Friendly bacteria in our gut are primarily lactobacillus and bifidobacteria. Also, there are many other factors that affect your microbiome, such as excess good and bad bacteria. We need all of these bacteria to be healthy, but they must be balanced. Microbiome disturbances simply mean that they have overgrown. 

#3 Oxidative Damage

The third is the oxidative damage caused by UV rays, which generate free radicals. It happens when the free radicals exceed the skin's natural antioxidant capacity because we all do have antioxidants in our skin, in our gut, but when it exceeds that level, that's when the damage occurs. When we think about our skin, we think of premature aging, sunburns, inflammation, and skin cancer. In that case, there aren't enough antioxidants to quench those free radicals. The internal oxidative damage occurs from both toxins and diet. 

#4  Blood Sugar Issues

Four. In terms of blood sugar issues, the cool posts are our primary source of energy. Consumed in excess, the body cannot utilize it all. As a result, it binds to collagen and elastin in our skin. The process of glycogen is what can cause skin damage, and most people are unaware of that. 

#5 Nutritional deficiencies

Fifth, nutritional deficiencies include our macronutrients, such as carbohydrates and proteins, and our micronutrients, such as vitamins and minerals.In addition, 70% of our population is magnesium deficient. There are a number of minerals we're concerned about due to soil erosion, but especially iron and B vitamins such as B12 and B2. These lead to disruption of the skin. 

#6 Hormonal Imbalances

Finally, hormonal imbalances are the result of amino acids, cholesterol, and phospholipids found in our cells and biochemical messengers. Biochemical messengers allow the endocrine system to communicate with other parts of our body through their own messengers. There are also hormone imbalances in other parts of the body, especially in the adrenal glands, like DHA and cortisol, thyroid melatonin, and our sex hormones, estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone, they are truly imbalanced.

All of these make an impact on the skin.

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REFERENCED:

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