The largest organ of the body is our skin. Not only is our skin an organ, but it’s responsible for getting rid of nearly a fourth of our bodily toxins each day. The elastic nature of the skin is designed to move as we move and protect the body from excessive sunlight, chemicals, pollution or harmful bacteria. When the skin can not properly eliminate toxins, uric acids will accumulate causing gout and a strong body odor to develop.
Feeding your Skin
Fast foods are readily available, but we can’t build healthy skin and nails with junk food! You should eat more fruits and vegetables, drink green drinks, instead of sugary drinks. Flaxseed oil and olive oil are also very helpful in keeping the skin moist and pliable. Vitamin C with bioflavonoids tightens the connective tissue of the skin and prevents varicose veins. Dark green leafy vegetables are excellent foods to help cleanse and purify the skin. Raw nuts and seeds provide wonderful oils for the skin.
Caring for Your Skin
As well as eating healthy, we must also get plenty of fresh air, exercise and wear natural fiber clothing to keep our skin healthy. Synthetic fibers keep the skin from getting air and therefore proper circulation. Do not use soaps, cosmetics or lotions that are loaded with chemicals. Also avoid deodorants that contain aluminum. You can shop at a health food or all natural store and find soaps, oils, lotions and deodorant that are made with natural ingredients.
Your skin can become very toxic from years of applying chemicals to it or wearing synthetic clothing.
Skin Brushing
Skin brushing is also one of the finest ways to detoxify the skin and promote proper circulation. Skin brushing is so important to the health of our skin and our bodies. Remember the skin is an entire organ so brushing the skin of the body can help clear up acne on the face.
You should only brush your skin with a brush made from all natural vegetable fibers before we take our showers or baths. Do not use a brush made from nylon or other synthetic materials because they can inflame the skin. Your body brush should be about the size of your hand and have a long handle so you can reach all the areas of your body.
Brushing your skin when it’s dry rather than wet is very important because it does a much better job of eliminating toxins and dead skin cells. Uric acid crystals and other acids are better eliminated when the top layer of dead skin cells have been removed. Brushing the skin allows your pours to stay open so the metabolic wastes can be released.
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