Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Inflammation is as Bad For The Skin as It is For the Heart

The amount of inflammation in our body is a critical component of overall health. 

Speaking to your consultant can help you figure out if you have high levels of inflammation. But also there are several ways to measure inflammation, but a simple test is for CRP, or c-reactive protein. The healthiest level is to be under 1 mg/L. It is likely you have an inflammatory disease if your levels are over 10 mg/L.

 It is thought that a major cause of heart disease, but it regulates the aging of our skin as well. 

Skin needs blood flow to carry oxygen, it needs the blood flow to carry away toxins, and it needs to be able to hydrate by carrying the fluid directly to the skin. 

Skin that is compromised by inflammation cannot even absorb the products that we use as effectively.