Healthy and beautiful skin is
a good indication of an individual’s overall level of general health and
fitness. Last year, Americans reflected the importance of healthy skin by
spending over 2.4 billion dollars on various face, hair, and body care products.
Some people may feel as if spending money on skin care products is a waste of
time. Yet, they many not be aware of the fact that our skin requires a variety
of different minerals and nutrients to remain as healthy as possible.
While our body produces many of these nutrients and minerals, and others
can be found in the food we eat, the average American's diet often lacks an
adequate supply of these nutrients. To help boost your body’s ability to
maintain healthy, vibrant skin, it is sometimes necessary to apply various skin
care products. Everyone
has different skin, as you have probably noticed through experience and
observation. People with different types of skin will have to enact different
techniques to keep their skin as healthy as possible. The information provided
under this category of our web site is designed to
provide general, and specific, information and tips for the
average person. In addition, there are a large number of articles that
specifically focus on certain types of skin, common conditions associated
with the various skin types, hair and scalp conditions, and surgical and
non-surgical procedures to help you customize your skin and body care routines.Let
me ask a simple question all people want healthy skin.
Working of Skin
Before you can adequately nourish and care for you skin you
must be aware of just how your skin is designed. Skin is the largest organ in
you body.The skin is responsible for numerous important activities of the
body. These activities include temperature regulation, insulation, sensation,
synthesis of vitamin D, and protecting your body from a variety of different
pathogens.As previously mentioned the skin is considered an organ and is
actually quite complex in its construction. Skin is composed of three separate
and distinct layers: the epidermis, the dermis, and the hypodermis.
The epidermis is the most outer component of skin and this is
the part that we see and typically associate with skin care. The dermis is the
layer of skin directly below the epidermis and is responsible for providing
needed nutrients to the epidermis along with removing waste products. The third
layer of the skin is the hypodermis layer and is responsible for
keeping the other two layers securely attached to the body. Many
people only consider the epidermis when referring to skin care.
However, the dermis layer plays just as an important, if not more
important, role in skin care. In Actuality, many blemishes and ailments of the
skin have their origins in the dermis layer.
It's hardly news
that exercise is great for your heart and
lungs and mental outlook. Here's another reason to get moving: Regular
exercise is one of the keys to healthy skin. "We tend to
focus on the cardiovascular benefits of physical
activity, and those are important. But anything that promotes healthy circulation
also helps keep your skin healthy and vibrant," says
dermatologist Ellen Marmur, MD explained
in his book Every Woman's Guide to a Lifetime of
Healthy, Gorgeous Skin and
associate professor of dermatology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
If you have dermatological
conditions such as acne, rosacea you may need to take special care to
keep your skin protected while exercising.
But don't let skin problems prevent
you from being active. Here's why.
By increasing blood flow, exercise helps nourish
skin cells and keep them vital. "Blood carries
oxygen and nutrients to working cells throughout the body,
including the skin," says Marmur. In addition to providing oxygen, blood
flow also helps carry away waste products, including free radicals, from
working cells. Contrary to some claims, exercise doesn't detoxify the skin. The
job of neutralizing toxins belongs mostly to the liver. "But by increasing blood
flow, a bout of exercise helps flush cellular debris out of the system,"
Marmur tells WebMD. "You can think of it as cleansing your skin from the
inside."









