healthy skin

Your largest organ of your body is your skin.

Dr. Marsha F. Davis

Your skin is your first line of defense against germs in your immune system.   Your skin is involved in regulating your body’s temperature.  Your skin protects the fat just below the surface that is necessary for storing certain vitamins necessary for health.

Did you know that you cannot live without your skin?  That is why there are so many sensory cells in your body so you feel hot, cold, and pain to alert you when there is a problem. 

Most probably, many of you eat well and exercise to keep other parts of your body healthy, and brush your teeth to keep them healthy, right?

But what do you do to keep the largest most important organ of your body healthy, your skin?

Did you know if you do not take care of your skin, harmful bacteria will grow on your skin?  At the very least, your skin will become damaged with large pores, poor texture, and the capillaries can start to break and your complexion can start to become ruddy or reddened.  Acne can become a chronic problem, no matter what your age.  At some point the damages of unhealthy skin can become irreversible.  Chronic exposure to the sun is the major cause of all types of skin cancer.  It can also cause those ugly spots we kindly to refer to as “maturity spots” as we age.  Did you know that even the ultraviolet light that comes through windows of your house or car cause significant exposure?

But it is never too late to start to care for your skin. So where does one start?

First, eating a good diet of rich in fruits and vegetables is necessary to provide the nourishment the skin needs.  Also drinking at least 64 ounces of WATER each day to maintain that moist, youthful skin is absolutely important. 

Next, a good skin care regimen for proper cleansing, moisturizing or for meeting other individualized needs is a MUST.  There are so many products on the market today, it is often confusing.  A Medical Aesthetician is specially trained, above that of an aesthetician in a spa or salon, in skin care treatments and products that are only available through physicians, for each individual need, to give you advice and education that you are looking for.  Interestingly, these products are not more costly than other products, popular in spas, salons and department stores.

Never forget that a good sunscreen with at least and EFFECTIVE SPF of 15 or more should always be apart of your daily skin regiment.  The Medical Aesthetician can help you with these choices also.

Of course, exercise is important for over all health, including your skin.

Healthy skin reflects a healthy person, inside and out.  What does your skin say about you?? 

For more information contact Dr. Davis at Advanced Care Wellness Center, 262-240-0997.