Sweat More, Stress Less: How To Get Your Best Skin Ever

It's unavoidable - how we're managing our health will always show up on our skin.  The skin is an easy barometer of how well we're managing our health on a deeper level - pores don't lie!

Top functional medicine doc, Dr. Mark Hyman, is breaking down the internal issues and healthy habits that can lead us to our best skin ever... 

If you believe the dermatology, plastic surgery and cosmetic industries, you should slather on numerous products to get your best skin ever. Of course, these industries have a wide range of products to sell you! I take a different approach.

What if I told you the secret to healthy skin is not about what you put on your body, but what you put in your body? The dirty secret these industries don’t want you to know is that beauty really does come from within. You can heal many skin issues by balancing your hormones, changing your diet, optimizing your nutrient status and healing your gut. Let's explore:

A Functional Medicine Approach to Skincare

Functional medicine, which focuses on the underlying causes of disease, is the medicine of why, not what. Functional medicine doctors are like soil farmers: We create a healthy "soil" so pests can’t invade and weeds can’t flourish. As that soil doesn't allow disease and disfunction, overall health becomes an inside-out, rather than outside-in, approach. The science behind creating your best skin ever is actually the science of cultivating healthy soil to reset your system.

I handle skin issues like acne and psoriasis the same way I deal with other issues. I define the imbalance, address the causes first (usually diet and lifestyle) and then help the body repair and regain balance. The body’s natural intelligence takes care of the rest.When you use this method, your skin clears up, you look and feel better and other issues begin to heal on their own.

Better skin starts not with expensive cleansers and other beauty products, but from within by way of simple, healthy habits that many people overlook. For building overall health as well as your best skin ever, I find these nine strategies can help tremendously:

9 Keys To Your Best Skin Ever

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