Give Us The Truth! Does Food Affect Your Face?

Give Us The Truth!
Does Food Affect Your Face?
By Kristin Patten
► health & beauty ║ Anti-Aging
One of the first things people notice about
you is your skin. For this month’s article, I’ve
compiled information from significant sources
so you can get the truth. I believe everything
from past experiences, emotions, environment,
stress level, sleep, lifestyle, nutrition and more,
affect how your most visible organ, your skin,
looks. You may think all these factors can’t affect
your skin but think about what your skin
is. It’s an organ, made up of tissues, which are
made up of cells, and your cells are affected by
everything. Nutrition is significant because it
not only involves your intake and absorption
of vitamins, minerals, enzymes, co-enzymes,
etc. but all of these elements rely on each other
to function. For example, imbalances in co-enzymes
mean that certain enzymes can’t work
properly. Our body is an amazing machine
that works successfully when all of its parts
are healthy. And what fuels that machine?
Food! And once you finally understand the
beauty of fueling your body, think about all the
things you might put in your body. Processed
and chemical ingredients can’t be absorbed or
even worse, they attack you from the inside
out. Since the health of your skin dictates its
appearance, don’t you want to be certain that
you are “feeding” it properly? Although I’m a
skin care specialist, nutrition fuels every organ
we have, and that’s why I constantly and
consistently research how the body works. Research
proves that good nutrition will give you
great skin. At Nourishe, I incorporate numerous
therapies that focus on the internal function
of your health because I know that will
eventually show up on your skin. My success
in skin care has more to do with my study of
the body as a whole than anything I have ever
studied about the skin. But, what do I know?
Let’s talk to some experts.
According to Dr. Andrew Weil, Founder of
the Arizona Integrative Medicine and Health
Guru, “It’s not just what substances you put
on your skin. Inappropriate inflammation is
rooted in diet, how you handle stress, how
you rest and your exposure to environmental
toxins.” My passion for everyone to have great
skin can’t start and stop at the skin. As Dr. Weil
explains, all of your choices dictate the condition
of your skin. As a skin care specialist, I
would be remiss in my duties to not go over
some basic nutritional guidelines to ensure
clear, healthy and youthful looking skin for my
clients.
Georgiana Dinadio, PhD, MD, MCs, Prgoram
Director of the National Institute of Whole
Health in Boston has been quoted as saying,
“Your skin is the fingerprint of what is going
on inside your body, and all skin conditions
from acne to psoriasis to aging, are the
manifestations of your body’s internal
needs including its nutritional
needs”. Samantha Heller, MS, RD,
a clinical nutritionist at NYU
Medical Center in New York
City has stated, “Everything
you eat becomes a
part of not only your inner being, but the outer
fabric of your body as well. The healthier the
foods are that you consume, the better your
skin will look”. The reverse is true as well, Heller
tells us. The less attention we pay to what
goes in our mouth, the more problems we may
see with our skin. “You could have sallow skin,
dry skin, older-looking skin. It’s not going to
happen overnight, but starve your skin long
enough, and it’s going to show,” she says.
This is just an introduction to a fascinating
topic. Join us next month as we continue to
hear from experts and also see some examples
of vitamin, mineral, fat, and antioxidant deficiencies
and how they relate to very prevalent
skin concerns that may even affect you. You
can join us on nourishemedispa.com for the
full article including a list of all sources.
As a forerunner in modern skin
care services and anti-aging,
Kristin founded Nourishe in
Delray Beach and currently
heads aesthetic science research
and development. Kristin’s
revolutionary approach to DNA
repair, her comprehensive research
and study in the fields of biochemistry
and science as well as her
extensive training with some of the best
professionals in the industry has made
her the expert in healing and improving
the skin naturally and holistically. Kristin
created and holds exclusive rights to over
8 different treatments from DNA Repair
and Oxy-Infusion to non-surgical face lifting
techniques. Kristin is passionate about
educating her clients and is tenacious in her
approach to uniquely customize each person’s
treatments until their skin is the best it can be.

42 March 2012 | www.AtlanticAveMagazine.com