What Moisturizer Are You Using On Your Sensitive Skin?

What if your moisturizer is adding to your skins distress?

Many of the skin preparations recommended for eczema, and other skin ailments, besides cortisone, are full of chemicals that could be increasing the skins sensitivity. However, it is important to understand what the aim of a moisturizer is, so that you can find a natural way to do the same job.

Nasty Food Additives - Know Which Ones Are the Worst

What we do know about food additives is alarming...

Food additives are used in most processed foods today, to keep the food from going off on the shelves in the supermarket, and to entice children (and adults) to purchase them, because they’re brightly colored and tasty. Unfortunately, there is a lot that we don’t know about the long term and combined effects that these additives could have on our health, and the health of our children. But what we do know is alarming.

Important Things To Consider In Your Search For Healthy Skin

The Foundation Of Healthy Skin

Fats have a central role to play in your health, being the second largest compound in the body after water. Unfortunately many people have been misled into believing that fat should be avoided. The right fats are crucial to our overall health, and when the right fats are missing from our diet, health will be compromised. The reason for this is that the right fats are required in every single cell membrane, so if they are missing, every single cell in your body will be unable to do its job effectively.

You Don’t Have To Have Red, Inflamed And ‘Angry’ Skin

Can A Lack Of Fat Be Responsible For Skin Problems?

When you consider that your skin is the second largest organ in your body, you realize that if something is wrong with your health, it will generally be reflected in the quality of your skin. Skin dryness, dandruff and cracked heels, as well as skin that seems to be aging quickly, are all signs of skin that is lacking in moisture.

Furthermore, fat is the second largest ...

Eczema Is Your Body’s Cry For The Right Fats

Eczema is a very visible, serious inflammatory skin response

The word inflammation comes from the latin word ‘inflammatio’ which means ‘setting on fire.’ If you have eczema, which is inflamed skin, you will be able to identify with this description, as skin that is red, sore, itchy and severely uncomfortable, does feel as if it is on fire.

Why Skin Care Products Are Only A Surface Solution To Skin Care

Stop hoping and eat fat instead

Connective tissue is made up of both collagen and elastin, which are very sophisticated forms of protein that make up your skin. Collagen requires the right fats to keep it moist, hydrated and soft. If you don’t consume the right fats, your skin will be dehydrated and inflexible, which ultimately leads to wrinkles. Even if ...

Are you Deficient in Essential Fatty Acids (EFA’s)?

Your skin is your best indicator

People are often curious as to whether they are deficient in these special Essential Fatty Acids (EFA’s). And although you can have an EFA blood test, there is a much simpler way to see whether your body needs these special fats.

A simple way of ascertaining whether you suffer from a deficiency in these fats, is ...