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My mission is not only to provide guidance for you to follow but also to educate and increase your awareness when it comes to your overall health and its connection to the skin. Here, you can find additional resources and references which, hopefully, will help you to understand your condition better.

Toxic overload. What is it, and how is it affecting our health?

The liver is our main detoxifying organ that filters and eliminates potentially harmful substances from our body.  Unfortunately, these days, we are exposed to so many chemical toxins that our liver can no longer meet its functions.  The detox pathways slow down, and our body can no longer get rid of all the toxins, so they circulate in our systems, affecting the liver, gut health, hormones, mental health and really our whole body. Toxic overload often shows through the skin in the form of chronic inflammation and is responsible for developing many modern chronic conditions. 

What is ultra-processed food, and why do we need to avoid it?

Lots of ingredients we use in our cooking are processed to some extent. Let’s look at foods like flour, olive oil and tinned tomatoes; none are in their raw states. But ultra-processed food is different. Why? Because it contains industrial substances (such as colourings, flavour enhancers, a range of preservatives, emulators, trans fats or artificial sweeteners) that you won’t find in your kitchen- additives that make food taste, look good, and last longer. Nowadays, we already understand that those industrially produced edible substances have, in fact, a very negative influence on our health if consumed regularly. They affect our gut microbiome, contribute to toxic overload, affect our mental health, disturb hormones as well as trigger cancerous cells.

Can stress contribute to developing a chronic skin condition?

Absolutely, in fact, it is proven that stress, trauma and anxiety:
• stain our nervous system
• trigger pro-inflammatory chemical reactions in our bodies
• affect your gut and microflora
• suppress our immune systems
• impair blood flow to the liver
• cause hormonal imbalance and much more

Stress and compromised mental health impact our body, and this often shows through our biggest organ: the skin. People who suffer from chronic skin conditions seem to respond very well to changing lifestyles to less overwhelming, improving mental health as well as implementing relaxing techniques to daily routines.

Because I’m being asked a lot… Here is a preview of my own battle with rosacea…

November 2019

February 2020

October 2020

Foods to avoid

If you suffer from a chronic skin condition, you should try to avoid foods that are known to trigger inflammation, disturb your gut and hormonal health and lower your immunity.

What are those foods?

  • Refined sugar and artificial sweeteners

  • Gluten

  • Commercial dairy

  • Refined carbohydrates: (e.g. pizza, bread, crackers, pasta, breakfast cereals, cereal bars)

  • Alcohol

  • Sweetened drinks (sodas)

  • Processed meat (deli meat)

  • Vegetable and seed oils like soy, corn, sunflower, safflower (rapeseed), and palm oil

  • Deep-fried foods (related to the above)

  • Fast-foods

  • Ultra-processed foods with artificial additives (like preservatives, emulsifiers, stabilisers, thickeners)

Gut health and chronic skin conditions.

coming soon…

What is causing chronic inflammation in the skin?

coming soon…