“By addressing the gut microbiome and slowly reducing the inflammatory components there, we start to see this distance being created between each skin infection.” –Jennifer Fugo
Does it feel like you’ve tried EVERYTHING to clear up your skin? If skin creams haven’t worked and detoxes are failing you, you’re not alone.
Whether you have acne, rashes, rosacea, or more severe forms of eczema and psoriasis, skin care products and medications alone aren’t enough to help you. You’ve got to look at your gut health, your liver function, your nutrition, and your lifestyle.
Jennifer Fugo, MS, CNS, is a clinical nutritionist helping her patients beat chronic skin issues and unending gut challenges. She’s also developed a line of skincare and supplements and hosts the Healthy Skin Show podcast.
In this episode, Jennifer explains:
- What supplements and foods you should be using for great skin health
- The link between cytokines, inflammation, and “leaky skin”
- How nutrition, environmental toxins, and genetics can cause imbalances in the skin microbiome
- Why a diet-only approach sometimes fails and what you can do instead
Highlights
0:00 Intro
2:42 Jennifer’s skin health story
9:23 What is leaky skin?
13:41 The problem with conventional skin creams
19:19 Skin microbiome and gut flora
25:08 Pay attention to the itch
28:42 The problem with symptom management
35:42 Stop with the detoxes
41:07 Going vegan
45:45 Practical food guide
48:39 Alternative to detoxing
51:22 How to support your liver
57:28 Where to start
Visit: https://www.jenniferfugo.com/
Check out: Jennifer Fugo’s podcast The Healthy Skin Show: https://www.skinterrupt.com/listen/
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