Beauty from within: a guide to healthy skin and hair

By prioritising hydration and a diverse rotation of whole foods, we provide the essential building blocks for glowing skin, strong hair and resilient nails

We often view the skin as the most conspicuous mirror of the ageing process, and evidence confirms that due to the gut-skin axis, the skin reflects what is happening in our gut.

Just as we have a nervous system, the skin is a system in its own right. It consists of hair follicles, hair, nails, sebaceous oil glands and sweat glands. Interestingly, if you have a problem with your skin, e.g. on your face, it could relate to another part of the body, because skin works with all the other organs and systems in our body. This is why we consider skin to be the window to our health.

Italian gastroenterologist Alessio Fasano once said: “The gut is not Las Vegas. What happens in the gut, does not stay in the gut.”

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