The Fine Art of Skincare by Gina Johnson, LE

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Overwhelmed by heat? The culprit may be in your medicine cabinet | CNN When Adelaide Saywell posted on TikTok last month advising people who take SSRIs, a commonly-prescribed antidepressant, to take extra care in the heat, it went viral and sparked a deluge of comments.

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I LOVE THIS ANALOGY:
You are holding a cup of coffee when someone comes along and bumps into you or shakes your arm, making you spill your coffee everywhere.
Why did you spill the coffee?
"Because someone bumped into me!!!"
Wrong answer.
You spilled the coffee because there was coffee in your cup.
Had there been tea in the cup, you would have spilled tea.
Whatever is inside the cup is what will spill out.
Therefore, when life comes along and shakes you (which WILL happen), whatever is inside you will come out. It's easy to fake it, until you get rattled.
So we have to ask ourselves... “what's in my cup?"
When life gets tough, what spills over?
Joy, gratitude, peace and humility?
Anger, bitterness, victim mentality and quitting tendencies?
Life provides the cup, YOU choose how to fill it.
Today let's work towards filling our cups with gratitude, forgiveness, joy, words of affirmation, resilience, positivity; and kindness, gentleness and love for others.

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Sometimes NOT being included is a really good thing.♥️

Keys to successful skin revision.

If you have trouble sleeping, it may be affecting your skin problems. Here are great sleep tips from my friend, Katie Marshall, Skin Guru.😎

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Self-Exams Examine your skin head-to-toe every month. Self-exams are a simple, powerful way to detect skin cancer early. It could save your life. Learn how.

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Beauty is not just skin deep, it goes all the way back to your gut. 🥑🍎🍋🥗🌯🐟💦

Internal care, like topical care, should be addressed methodically, not haphazardly. Everything that happens, happens for a reason, & we need to find the reason, the root cause, that these things are happening.

How do you know where to begin to find that root cause?

It all starts with:
a) WHAT you put into your mouth
b) your state of being at the time of putting it in your mouth
c) how well you do or do not chew it
d) your ability to break it down & absorb it

We have 5 Foundations of Nutritional Health & each is affected by what was mentioned above. The 5 Foundations of Nutritional Health are:

1. Digestion
2. Blood Sugar Regulation
3. Mineral Balance
4. Essential Fatty Acids
5. Hydration

DIGESTION
The absolute most important aspect of digestion is also THE MOST overlooked & dismissed, & that is the state of being at the time of eating. In order for the digestive process to even begin, one must be in a parasympathetic state, or a state of rest & digest.

BLOOD SUGAR REGULATION
In today’s world sugar is everywhere, in everything, in many different forms.
People are often surprised to discover how the different types of hidden sugars are included in the foods they eat. Sugar in all its forms is inflammatory.

MINERAL BALANCE
Produce grown today has less minerals than produce grown in the past. The majority of today’s processed foods contain soy which contains phytates which bind to minerals in the body & make them unusable, specifically to zinc which is necessary for digestion & wound healing.

ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS
With fat-free diets still as popular as ever, it's no wonder people are still overweight & are unable to stick to the unnatural fat-free "diet". Fat tastes good! Fat is what makes all our food taste good. Fat is also filling & keeps us satiated for longer, so we end up eating less, but stay full longer.

HYDRATION
Did you know? Water is the most common nutritional deficiency in the USA. Approximately 75% of the US population is chronically dehydrated.

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As you can see, the 5 foundations of nutritional health have a profound effect on the human body, each one also has effects within the others. So where do you begin when looking for the root cause for a skin condition? Food consumption & digestion are always the first place to look when you have established that the condition is an internal nutritional health issue. For the extended, detailed version of this article, and many more, please become my patron on .
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Are you lacking energy?
Maybe stop eating so much/often.

Constant consumption means your body is constantly expending energy on digestion instead of having energy available for other activities - like living life. Think of how you feel after Thanksgiving dinner: lethargic.

Eating several times a day means your metabolism goes through cycles of breaking down carbs & turning them into blood sugar. Eventually it is used for energy or stored in cells for later use.

After blood sugar is expended or stored by the body, it drops, taking your energy & mental performance down with it. This triggers a hunger signal to make you eat & the whole process starts all over again. The constant up & down cycle of blood sugar throughout the day stresses your metabolism & results in overall lower energy levels & mental performance.

Stop eating so much starch/sugar/carbs. This gives you a quick surge in energy, but leads to an equally quick crash & burn.

Fats typically provide more than half of the body's energy needs. Fats from food get broken down into fatty acids, which travel in the blood to energy-hungry cells. By eating more fat, you eat less food overall, & stay full/satisfied longer.

When using fat for energy, fat is digested slowly & must be sent to the liver for processing (to ketones) before it can be used for energy. This process happens steadily & consistently with no up & downs, meaning you have more energy, feel better & your concentration levels & cognitive function are also higher.

Intermittent fasting allows the GI tract to rest & repair while in a state of fasting. This is when your body is able to use fat stored in your cells as fuel, so you're burning fat instead of storing it. The main benefit from fasting is that it makes your metabolism work a lot more efficiently.

Need more energy? Try reducing carb consumption, increasing fat consumption (both saturated & unsaturated), & try intermittent fasting by setting a timed "window of eating".

It's all about the... barrier.

The Stratum Corneum, our skin's waterproof barrier, does way more than just prevent water loss and absorption. It also plays a huge role within our immune system, protecting against toxins, bacteria, infection and UV radiation.

Bromelain is a proteolytic digestive enzyme that breaks down proteins. It is found naturally in the stems of pineapple. It has traditionally been used as a potent anti-inflammatory & anti-swelling agent.

Bromelain can be used both internally & topically & has numerous benefits.

INTERNALLY🍍
Inside our bodies, unhealthy cells may disguise themselves from the immune system with a protective protein shield. Bromelain can dissolve this protective shield, promoting the removal of cellular debris & allowing the immune system to do its job. (What is a sp¡ke pr○te¡n made of?)
Bromelain aids digestion & decreases gut inflammation. When taken orally, these proteases stay relatively stable & can help digest your food. These enzymes don't break down easily & remain active in a wide range of acidity levels. This means they can make it through the high acidity of the stomach & into the low acidity of the intestines.
Bromelain has been studied for its ability to enhance the effect of antibiotics. It also contains chemicals that interfere with the growth of tumor cells & other unhealthy cells, thereby helping the body to heal normally. Treatment with bromelain
(540 mg/day over a three-week period) reduced osteoarthritis symptoms by up to 80%.
Bromelain also contains the antioxidant Vitamin C that fights cell damage, & potassium that reduces risk of stroke & muscle mass loss.

TOPICAL💆‍♀️
Bromelain can improve overall skin health by reducing inflammation, promoting wound healing, & even soothing acne lesions.
Since bromelain is proteolytic, it is a perfect topical exfoliator for the skin. Proteases only digest the keratinized corneocytes of the stratum corneum, leaving the living keratinocytes intact & still tethered together for a strong & resilient barrier.
Bromelain contains natural humectants that attract water molecules to the skin’s surface to help lock in moisture & prevent dehydration.
It also helps repair damaged areas on the epidermis by improving collagen production.
The Vitamin C content neutralizes free radicals, reducing oxidative stress, & helps to brighten the skin.

Try using bromelain both internally & topically for overall health benefits.

October 15 is National Esthetician Day. Thank you to all my lovely clients! I love coming to work!

Celebrating all my fellow estheticians who continue to maintain professional standards of excellence for the esthetics industry.

Jimmy Buffet died from a rare form of skin cancer. Merkle Cell Skin Cancer spreads to other parts of the body. Get checked by a dermatologist yearly and wear broad spectrum sunscreen or better yet sun block DAILY! Watch this video for more info on JB

Florida lawmaker proposes designating State Road A1A as 'Jimmy Buffett Memorial Highway' A House Republican filed a proposal Friday that would designate State Road A1A as “Jimmy Buffett Memorial Highway" to honor the musician who died Sept. 1 at age 76.

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Each year, September 26th marks World Environmental Health Day. But what does that have to do with our skin? 🤔⁠
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Well, whether you're indoors or out, your skin is affected by the environment! From UV rays to blue light and pollution, all these environmental factors work by creating oxidative damage in the skin, which breaks down collagen and may also damage the barrier function of the skin. A damaged barrier makes skin more prone to allergies, sensitivities, and skin conditions. ⁠
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Remember to help take as great care of the environment as you do your skin!