The Secrets to Truly Gorgeous Skin & Hair

The Secrets to Truly Gorgeous Skin & Hair
If you go into any grocery store or drug store, aside from the mile-long aisles devoted to antacids and laxatives, the next biggest shelf hogs are skin and hair preparations... Lotions. Creams. Shampoos. Conditioners. Exfoliants. Cleansers. Toners. You-name-it. While these products can certainly help improve the appearance of your skin and hair, the real secret to glowing, soft skin and shiny, silky hair comes from what's inside your body, not what you put on the outside. Let's take a look at these two related concerns, assess whether you may have something wrong with yours, and most importantly, look at how to keep them both healthy (and you looking great!). Your skin Your skin accounts for about 7% of your bodyweight. It varies in thickness from one to four mm, or about 4/100 to 16/100 of an inch. If you were to "slip out of it" and lay it flat on the ground, it would cover about 21 square feet--the size of a twin bed mattress. Even though it's thin, your skin is made up of several layers. The top layer is the epidermis, which serves as your main protective shield. Under that is the dermis, where most of the skin's "action" takes place. New skin cells are born in the dermis and migrate up to the epidermis. Plus, your sweat glands live in the dermis too -- to the tune of about 2 million of them! They (obviously) produce your sweat, which is 99% water. The other 1% is salt, metabolic wastes and acids -- in other words, your inner trash. (That's why it's healthy to exercise and work up a good sweat--hint, hint to all you exercise haters.) Here's an interesting tidbit -- your sweat is actually odorless when it comes out of the dermis! The odor is created if bacteria on your epidermis break down certain fatty materials in your sweat. Your dermis also has sebaceous (oil) glands that secrete sebum. Sebum softens and lubricates your hair, helps your skin retain moisture and kills bacteria on the skin surface. A blocked sebaceous duct turns into a whitehead. If the trapped sebum oxidizes and turns dark, voila, you have a blackhead. And inflamed oil glands can swell and form acne pimples. Now, the boundaries between the epidermis and dermis are not always smooth. For example, in your fingertips these boundaries are studded with bumps and ridges--this is how your fingerprints are created. And lastly, your innermost skin layer--the subcutaneous layer--lies below the dermis and binds your skin loosely to your underlying tissue and bone. It also happens to be where your fat cells reside! Now let's look at... Your hair Compared to other animals, we humans don't have a lot of hair. One anthropologist even called us "naked apes." The average full adult head of hair has about 100,000 hairs on the scalp, and each hair lives about 4 years before it falls out. The roots of your hair lie in the dermis layer of the skin, but the pits from where your hair actually grows (the follicles) are in the epidermis. The visible part of your hair is called the shaft, and shafts comes in 3 styles: - Round shafts produce straight hair. - Oval shafts produce wavy hair. - Shafts that are flattened like ribbons produce tight, curly hair. Your hair color comes from color-producing cells called melanocytes at the base of the hair follicles. These melanocytes secrete a blend of colors (yellow, red, brown and black) which becomes your (natural!) hair color. Alas, these melanocytes die off as we age...and without them, our hair turns gray or white.   How are yours? The signs of unhealthy skin or hair can be obvious for many, but for others, they may be more vague and easily "brushed off." Here is a quiz you can take to assess the health of yours. Answer each question using the following ratings to describe your symptoms: 0 = I do not experience this at all 1 = Mild; rarely 2 = Moderate; occasionally 3 = Severe; frequently Dry, scaly skin ________ Dry hair & scalp ________ Split ends ________ Weak, brittle or cracked nails ________ Cracked or dry lips ________ Acne ________ Whiteheads or blackheads ________ Thin, translucent skin ________ Protein buildup in hair follicles on backs of arms ________ Easy bruising ________ Itchy skin or scalp ________ Dry eyes and/or mouth ________ Lack of luster of hair and skin ________   Your total score: ___________ 1 - 2: Skin and hair problems are unlikely 3 - 7: Skin and hair problems are likely 8 and over: Skin and hair problems are VERY likely   Makes yours glow! As I mentioned above, truly healthy skin and hair don't come from lotions and shampoos. Instead they are created by a healthy YOU from within. Here are the 3 best ways you can help create smooth, soft skin and shiny, lustrous hair (and a healthier you overall!): 1- Get your nutrients and KEEP them Skin and hair follicles are living tissue. As such, they (just like all the other cells in your body) need to be nourished. Eating nutritious foods, including fruits, vegetables, whole grains and meats is far and away the best way to help make sure you're nutritionally well-rounded and avoid any nutritional deficiencies. But that's only half the story. Because you not only have to GET nutrients in, but also ABSORB them. And that comes from having thorough digestion. The good news here is the Great Taste No Pain health system can help you with both of those concerns! First and foremost, Great Taste No Pain delivers on the "great taste" promise -- it gives you LOADS of ideas for enjoying delicious, mouth-watering nutritious foods. Plus it also teaches you how to combine those tasty foods to help encourage better digestion and nutrient absorption! Now, if you have gluten intolerance, no problem. Great Taste No Gluten is for you instead.   2- Remember the Omega-3s You need good levels of Omega-3 essential fatty acids to maintain healthy cell membranes--and that includes hair and skin cells! Unfortunately, our typical diets are grossly lacking in Omega-3 EFAs. While they're abundant in many fish, most people don't eat fish 7 days a week...so most of us are low in Omega-3 EFAs. That's why a fish oil formula like VitalMega-3 is such a great idea for so many people. VitalMega-3 gives your skin, hair and ALL of your cells a healthy daily dose of the EPA and DHA that are highly recommended by most experts. Not only will they benefit your cell membranes, but studies show Omega-3 EFAs are also helpful against excess cholesterol, joint aches and pains, and high blood pressure.  They are also vital for healthy brain function!   3- Get enough water Your body needs water from head to toe, and that especially includes your skin and hair. Water provides natural moisture and carries needed nutrients to your skin and hair, and it sweeps away waste products, both of which in turn help keep your skin smooth and clear. There are a variety of factors that affect how much water the average person needs (including exercise level and the amount of natural water you get from your foods), but a good place to start is to drink at least 5 to 8 8-oz. glasses a day. An easy way to tell if you're drinking enough water is to look in the toilet bowl. Your urine should be relatively clear and very light yellow. If it's more opaque and dark yellow (at any time other than first thing in the morning), chances are excellent you need more water. If you're concerned about unhealthy-looking skin or hair, don't just look at lotions, creams, shampoos or conditioners as your only answers. While they can help somewhat, NOTHING will make your hair shine or your skin glow better than a healthier YOU on the inside. Try it and see for yourself. To your health, Sherry Brescia PS:  We're now on Facebook! Like us here: - https://www.facebook.com/GreatTasteNoPain.HolisticBlendsInc PPS: Jeane's skin looks better, her hair's silkier and much more! Sherry, I found your website while searching for information for a friend whose son has colitis. I suffered greatly with ulcerative colitis myself from the time I was diagnosed at age 16 till I was 35. Miraculously my problems went away, doctors could not explain it and I didn't really change my eating habits at that time, one doctor said I "grew" out of it. I'm now 59 and thought I was eating healthy until I starting reading the info I found on your site. It intrigued me so much that I had to follow your plan immediately. I'm so amazed at your research and findings, how simple, sound and perfectly logical your advice is. And most importantly, I wonder WHY this information has not been made available to the masses as it's life changing! Didn't take long to figure that one out, it's the almighty dollar. Drug companies would go broke if the masses ate this way and no longer needed the trillions of dollars worth of drugs they produce to "cure" the complications of eating incorrectly! Sad, isn't it? I'm SO thankful I found your website and now follow your plan. What a difference it's made in how I feel. I sleep better, have more energy, my skin looks better, my hair is silky, AND as care taker for my 87 yr old Mom, she too is reaping the benefits of "Great Taste No Pain." Thanks Sherry, you ARE a life saver in the true sense of the word! 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