How to Have a Naturally Gorgeous Complexion

by WiredBerries Editors — December 31, 2007

Anyone can learn the right make-up tricks so that they temporarily appear to have gorgeous skin, but how do you truly get gorgeous skin--the kind that looks good when you first wake up in the morning? Skin encompasses several complex layers of tissue, so a superficial treatment won't make much of a lasting difference. You need to take a more holistic approach, which includes caring for the whole body if you want to have naturally beautiful skin, say the experts. Many skin care professionals recommend detoxification as the first step to glowing, perfect skin.

"Your skin is a reflection of your internal health," says Tara Skye Goldin, N.D. , a naturopathic physician in Boulder, Colorado. "It's an eliminative organ, not just a covering for the body." In other words, if your diet is full of processed foods, your bowel flora are depleted, or your liver is working overtime, then the primary organs of elimination--the liver, intestines, and kidneys--will have to start requiring help from the skin, she explains. The result can be eczema, pimples, rashes, a pale or waxy complexion, and dull-looking skin. Skye often places patients with chronic skin trouble on a liver-cleansing, organic foods diet. She also has them "sweat it out." "Body toxins are expelled through the sweat glands," she explains, "so I encourage patients to sweat often--preferably by exercising, but saunas and steam rooms are also great ways to achieve skin cleansing."