Protecting and Nourishing Our SkinCover UpThe skin is the largest organ and absorbs what is put on it. If you can't eat it, then it should not be going on the skin.One way to protect the skin is by giving it shade. Wearing a hat and a lightweight long sleeved shirt will protect the skin. Think about how much sun your arms and face get when driving in a car.Keep a hat in the car.Skin Protection from the InsideDrinking Green Tea with its high antioxidant properties protects the free radical damage caused by too much skin exposure. Drink a cup or two a day.Get Organic green tea and make Sun Tea.Decaf green tea is also availableBATH TEA:Make a gallon of green tea and put it into your bath to nourish and protect the skin.ORANGE FOODS:Foods that are orange or yellow are high in beta-carotene which turns into Vitamin A in the body which is needed for skin health. Pumpkins, Squash and Yellow & Orange Peppers are great for skin health.______________________________________________________________Vitamin D - Deficient and live in Arizona?There is so much sun exposure in Arizona, yet people have below normal levels of Vitamin D - which is actually a pre-hormone instead of a vitamin. Vitamin D is made in the skin once the skin has been exposed to sunlight. Staying indoors or wearing sunblock with toxic chemicals disrupts the production of Vitamin D. Vitamin D is needed for a strong immune system, bone health and to treat osteoporosis and depression.The optimal range of Vitamin D levels checked from the blood is between 50-100.I see patients with levels in the 20s. This is when supplementation is necessary.*********When taking Vitamin D, take it with a meal or with a teaspoon of nut butter or avocado. It is necessary to take it with some fat for better absorption since Vitamin D is fat soluble. ***************SunscreensThe Best sunscreens are those that are organic and have a short list of ingredients. There is no need to use a sunscreen with a SPF above 30.Check out: SISTER CREATIONS : 928-380-0612 from Flagstaff, AZTheir skin products are so good (that you can eat them). Shea Butter- has a natural sunscreen of about SPF 6 in it that when worn daily will protect and nourish the skin. If you apply a sunblock with toxic ingredients, you will absorb those toxins directly through the skin. And, you will not make enough Vitamin D because the sunblock does not allow the sunlight to be made into Vitamin D in the skin.SunburnIf you happen to get a sunburn, put aloe vera directly onto the skin. Open up an aloe leaf and gently rub onto the skin. This will cool the skin down and prevent the skin from peeling too much and have the skin tan instead of being red.
