Your Skin Is A Reflection of Your Gut Health

If you struggle with hormonal breakouts or other skin conditions, it may be time to look at your diet and address the state of your gut health.

Skin challenges like eczema, psoriasis and acne, are all related to a damaged gut lining. If the gut microbiome is weakened for a period of time it can develop into “leaky gut” syndrome. This is when the intestines become damaged and allow partially digested food to escape into the bloodstream. Which triggers an inflammatory response that shows up on the skin.

The skin is the body’s largest organ and, just like the gut, it’s made up of many tiny, living microorganisms. The purpose of the gut-skin axis is to fight off any harmful pathogens that try to attack the body from the outside.When your gut is unhappy, your skin will respond in a variety of ways such as rashes, hives, breakouts or discolouration.

• Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease that is directly related to the balance of bacteria in the gut and can worsen when the gut’s bacteria is off-balance. Many people with psoriasis will also have irritable bowel disease.
• Rosacea is link with small intestine bacterial overgrowth.
• Acne and Eczema are associated with high levels of inflammation in the gut and dysbiosis. A fancy word for an unbalanced and damaged gut.

If you’re looking to get to the ROOT of your skin issues, assess your gut health.

Foods to avoid if you have skin and gut challenges:

• Processed Foods
• Refined Sugar
• Dairy Products
• Caffeine
• Alcohol

Following a diet that supports optimal gut health and doing a gut cleanse to rebalance and remove any bad microbes is the best way to improve your skin conditions.