Taking a holistic approach means taking a whole body and mind approach to your skin. It looks at much more than just your skincare products. Holistic skincare looks at your diet, amount and quality of sleep, digestion, exercise, stress levels, types of stress, emotions, hormones, your menstrual cycle and how these all contribute to and affect your skin’s health. It looks at a skin condition as something that requires deeper questioning, what I usually refer to as ‘detective work’. This approach looks at you as a whole person in which everything is connected.
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It seems like if we aren’t eating gluten, dairy, sugar free all the time then that’s why our skin is breaking out or looking dull. I’m not here to say we should go and overindulge in these, but if we don't let ourselves enjoy a tasty little treat now and then, where’s the joy in life?
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Without the proper circulation and movement of fluids, stagnant Qi can show in our skin. It may show up as deep wrinkles, discoloration or redness. It may require some deeper, internal methods and a lot of time to work through suppressed emotions, but with the practice of Gua Sha we can help to loosen those stuck emotions by stimulating the movement of our Qi.
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Having a lymphatic system that is running optimally is what gives your skin that lit from within glow. Not only does this system keep skin healthy internally, it keeps you healthy.
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Our skin is an incredibly smart, communicative organ that is usually quick to respond to and show signs of stress. Unfortunately, stress and inflammation of the skin go hand-in-hand and have been shown to speed up signs of aging.
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