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the Skin We’re In
by Wendell Fowler
According to National Geograph- Perhaps it’s a myth, but many suggest ic, “Skin is our largest organ— that a large amount of dust in the home adults carry some 8 pounds is actually dead skin. and 22 square feet of it. Skin performs Vitamin D is particularly important a variety of different functions which for bone health and immune system include physically protecting our bones, function. The NIH says, “The skin is muscles and internal organs, shielding produces vitamin D. During exposure to the body from outside diseases, allow- sunlight, ultraviolet radiation penetrates ing us to feel and react to heat and cold into the epidermis and photolyzes and using blood to regulate body heat.” pro vitamin D3 to previtamin D3.” Skin is a huge sensor packed with nerves MedicalNewsToday.com adds, “The sun for keeping the brain in touch with the is our best natural source of vitamin D. outside world. At the same time, it’s an Spending even a short time in the sun amazingly versatile organ that allows us can provide the body with all of the vitafree movement. Regardless of color or min D it needs for the day. According to tone, skin does more than make us pre- the Vitamin D Council, this could be 15 sentable. In fact, without it, we’d literally minutes for a person with light skin, and evaporate. Human skin is also home to a couple of hours for a person with dark millions of beneficial bacteria known as skin. Skin is a synthesizer. Vitamin D inskin microbiota. take is recommended at 400–800 IU/day,
Have you ever poked your skin or 10–20 micrograms. However, some thinking, “Wow, that’s the skin I’ve studies suggest a higher daily intake of had since birth?” Actually, miraculous 1000–4000 IU (25–100 micrograms) is human body intelligence replaces skin needed to maintain optimal blood levels cells every two to three weeks. Scientific according to Healthline.com. Sublingual America says, cells in the superficial D-3 is my go-to. or upper layers of skin, known as the Under the impression I’d become epidermis, are constantly replacing golden tanned, this red-headed, fairthemselves. This process of renewal is skinned, freckled writer is currently exfoliation (shedding) of the epidermis. recovering from the painful removal of
several nasty squamous cell cancerous spots, caused by too much sun during youthful carefree days on the beach. WebMD explains, “Skin cancer is the most prevalent form of all cancers in the U.S. and the number of cases continues to rise. It’s the unrestrained growth of abnormal skin cells. This rapid growth results in tumors, which are either benign or malignant. Sun exposure causes most of the skin changes we think of as a normal part of aging. Over time, the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) light damages fibers in the skin’s elastin.
What we eat affects our wrapping. Mayo clinic shares the best foods for healthy skin are carrots, apricots, and other yellow and orange fruits and veggies. Then there’s spinach and leafy greens, tomatoes, berries, beans, peas, lentils, salmon, mackerel and other fatty fish and nuts. Consuming around 8 glasses daily of filtered water flushes toxins from the kidneys helping promote glowing, clearer skin.
Extra virgin olive oil, oils of lemon balm, almonds, jojoba, olive, avocado, germanium, sunflower seed, lavender, sesame seed and camellia help keep skin nourished and protected. “Coconut oil is packed with nourishing fatty acids, which help keep skin cells moist and strong by minimizing water loss,” says dermatologist David Colbert, M.D., who has studied the skin benefits of oils over 15 years
Skin is mostly made of the protein collagen. “Diet plays a surprisingly large role in the appearance and youthfulness of your skin,” says certified holistic nutritionist Krista Goncalves, CHN. “And that all comes down to collagen, the protein that gives skin its structure, suppleness, and stretch. As we age, our body produces less collagen, hence the tendency toward wrinkles and thinning skin. Published in the Journal Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, a study showed that women who consumed extra collagen had higher levels of skin elasticity after four weeks than those who took a placebo. Berries, egg whites, white meat chicken, bone broth, marine collagen from fish, especially the skin, and shellfish. Villainous sugar, refined carbs, and toxins in cigarette smoke can damage collagen / elastin according to VeryWellMind.com research.
The exquisitely evolved human body’s engineering intelligence outshines virtually everything else that exists. Even scientists and engineers can’t come close to duplicating its beauty, performance, and complexity. Our skin is one result of an extraordinarily intelligent architect.
Chef Wendell is an inspirational speaker, syndicated writer, and author who shares his science-supported message of the mind-body benefits of a plant-based diet and lifestyle, and that disease is not necessarily your fault. Visit ChefWendell.com for more information.
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