If you're like most of us, the last week of the year went out with a BANG! We have all overindulged over Christmas and New Year, while celebrating the year away and welcoming a new beginning.
However, our bodies and skin may be slowly feeling the aftermath...
You may be feeling lethargic, run-down, tired and moody. On your skin, you may be experiencing breakouts (both on the face and body), dehydrated and dull-looking skin.
The reason is all that overeating and drinking over the holiday season has taken a tow on our gut health! Our gut is the main communicator in our body. If this isn't balanced, we may start noticing physical signs or symptoms.
The role of your gut microbiome in your skin's health
Our gut microbiome plays an important role in our well being by helping control digestion, which in turn benefits our immune system and many other aspects of our health. An imbalance between unhealthy and healthy microbes in the intestines may impact your emotional and physical wellbeing, so as bring up skin concerns.
When we have no gut flora or imbalanced gut health, our bodies struggle to absorb nutrients, store fat, and regulate blood sugar. Weight gain may be caused by bacteria overgrowth or a lack of nutrients. You may also experience skin irritations, like acne, eczema, rosacea and psoriasis that are linked to gut concerns.
To help your body and skin eliminate toxins, here are my favourite supplements:
You can’t heal constipated skin. In a well-functioning body, skin cells are bathed in a nutrient-rich fluid. However, this is only possible when the liver and bowel are eliminating toxins efficiently.
When these organs are not working well, the toxins in the digestive tract start to build up like a traffic jam, eventually backing up right up to the skin cells. When this happens, instead of your skin cells bathing in goodness, they end up sitting in little sewers.
Bestow Be Cleansed purifies the skin from within by ensuring toxins and waste hormones are eliminated efficiently from the body. It contains fibre to promote proper elimination and ingredients like slippery elm and liquorice to soothe and repair the gut wall.
For best results: Take one tablespoon per day mixed into food, juice or water. Start with one teaspoon and slowly build up to help your system adjust gently.
Bestow Gut Love - give some love back to your gut flora!
Bestow Gut Love + renews your skin from within by rebalancing your gut and promoting the efficient elimination of skin-irritating toxins from the body. In conjunction with a skin-friendly, gut-supporting diet you may notice the following skin benefits:
- Dull or congested skin will become clearer and brighter.
- Inflamed or sensitised skin will become calmer and stronger.
- Deep, cystic acne (which indicates a hormonal imbalance) will begin to clear over time as waste hormones and toxins are efficiently eliminated.
For best results: We recommend starting with 1 teaspoon per day with food. This can be gradually increased to 1 tablespoon. Blend with your favourite milk, yoghurt or smoothie.
About The Author
My name is Sari Pols,
I have been in the skincare industry for over 15 years. My passion lies in ‘Health’. Health for the skin and body. My philosophy is if we have good well-being on the inside, then it shows our vitality on the outside.
I have furthered my knowledge of Skin Anatomy, Skin Concerns, and Fitness. I am a true believer in how to make my clients feel their best both inside and out. My emphasis is on guiding my clients through their journey of skin concerns and conditions. I do not like to band-aid a concern or condition but want to get down to the root of the cause. I aim to give personalised consultations with treatment and correct prescribed skin products.
