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Mineral balance
Hello, dear, I want to know how to reach the balance of minerals and collagen in the skin and its clarity, and how can I get rid of toxins during the two months before planning pregnancy? Can you help me plan even after pregnancy? -
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Hey ,
I will provide you with some tips the best way I can! We do have an entire course available right here which focuses on mineral balance. I could provide you with more targeted advice if I have a little more information.
• You say you want to reach mineral balance. Did you do a test to examine your minerals? Or do you experience any symptoms related to an imbalance in certain minerals? And if so, what are these symptoms? In the mineral balance course, you can find signs & symptoms of too much or not enough of certain minerals like iodine, copper, iron, zinc, magnesium, potassium and calcium.
• Can you tell me more about the current state of your skin? For example, is your skin dry? Would you like to prevent wrinkles? Or are there other skin conditions you are experiencing like acne for example?
• Do you experience symptoms of toxicity? Or did you do a test in which the result was you had a certain toxin burden? If you have a test available, would you like to share those results?
• How would you describe your current diet? What foods do you consume with breakfast, lunch and dinner? And if you drink alcohol, how many glasses per week?
• How do you sleep? Do you wake up with energy? Or do you need a cup of coffee to get going?Skin tips.
It is estimated that the epidermis turns over every 40 to 56 days. As you get older skin regeneration slows down. A lot of factors can influence your skin positively like regular exercise, a nutrient-rich diet, staying hydrated and reducing stress. Other factors that influence skin greatly are environmental factors like UV radiation, pollution and dry weather.Having a protein-rich diet is important for skin health. Proteins are essential for tissue repair and cell growth. In this video Bernadette explains her VPF principle, which you can use to guide you on what to eat. Digesting proteins starts in the stomach and requires your stomach to produce enough stomach acid. We do have a handout right here where we describe how to do the baking soda test which could give you an indication about if you experience low stomach acid. You could also watch this video to see if you experience other signs and symptoms of low stomach acid.
Inflammation can also lead to skin ageing or a reduction in skin health. Reducing stress and inflammatory foods (like consuming a lot of low-quality omega-6 fats, foods that make you feel bloated, and cause constipation, diarhea, pain or gas) should be avoided.
A diet rich in antioxidants is important as well. Free radicals that aren’t neutralized by these antioxidants will cause damage to the skin and can cause premature ageing. Blueberries, strawberries, ginger, turmeric, beets, spinach and extra virgin olive oil are all great sources of antioxidants.
You already mentioned collagen, which is a necessary protein needed to produce healthy skin. It is this process that is influenced negatively by inflammation. If your inflammation in the body is low, then adding specific nutrients is the next impactful step. Here are some I suggest to my clients:
• Omega 3 or more specifically DHA + EPA around 1000 mg per day
• DGLA which is a specific type of omega 6 is also helpful for a healthy skin. The precursor GLA that the body will convert to DGLA is found in for example primrose oil and borage oil.
• Vitamin C is necessary for the production of collagen in the body. Having a vitamin C supplement can help.
• Zinc is a mineral we would like to have for a healthy skin. Not enough zinc will influence skin, but also other parts of your health since it is an important nutrient for your immune system as well. But too much zinc will deplete you of copper since zinc and copper compete for absorption. I personally would aim between 10-15mg of zinc per day if no other health issues play a role.
• B vitamins play an important role in skin health.
• Hair/Skin/Nails Ultra from Pure Encapsulations (just click here) combines zinc, copper, vitamin C, collagen and some other nutrients that are important for skin health.There are other things influencing skin health as well. Imbalances in hormones like estrogen can impact skin health. A slow thyroid could cause the skin to be dry as well. If you like to see if you have signs and symptoms of a slow thyroid click here. For estrogen dominance symptoms we have a handout right here.
Detoxification
I would love to give you more targeted advice on how to detoxify. But perhaps you could answer my questions first. Detoxification length depends on how much toxins are stored in the body and with more toxins stored detoxification is often not done all at once. It also depends on what type of toxins you like to remove. Heavy metals will need a different approach as for example toxins produced by the colonisation of mould in the gut.Detoxification is also done when your body is up for it. If you are experiencing a lot of other symptoms, it is recommended to get better first. Freeing up stored toxins can do a lot of damage and if the body is for example dealing with an infection you might do more harm than good.
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Hello – as Daniel already mentioned to you, can you please clarify what symptom(s) you’d like to resolve so we can be more targeted with our recommendations. Are you experiencing dry skin or something else?
With regards to preconception preparation, there are 6 key pillars I usually recommend to my clients who are preparing for pregnancy:
1. Ensuring you’re consuming enough healthy fats, cholesterol, and fat soluble vitamins A, D, E & K. For this we need good liver/gallbladder function and bile flow to emulsify fats and allow us to absorb them. We also need good bile flow to detox toxins through stool. In another post you mentioned struggling with constipation. This should be the first step you address that will help you detox.
2. Detoxing also involves food and environmental factors. Removing all forms of sugar, artificial sweeteners, and limiting the amount of flour products in your diet is a good start. Focusing on my VPF principle as a dietary guideline instead, and ensuring hydration is sufficient with filtered water (no plastic bottles) is also a good foundation.
3. Focus on adrenal/thyroid health and significantly reducing stress; here’s a video on the different sources of stress (physical, emotional, physiological). Adrenal and thyroid stress can lead to miscarriage so this is very important to get tested and address if it’s an issue for you.
4. Begin reducing common sources of inflammation; vegetable oils, hydrogenated oils/trans fats, predominantly non-organic diet, excess starches especially from gluten, grain-fed animal products, hidden infections in the mouth, imbalanced gut flora, imbalanced omega-3 to omega-6 ratio, low intake of antioxidant rich foods, etc. My videos in the “Food Pillar” in the Beginner’s Health Roadmap can help break this down for you into actionable steps.
5. Supporting digestion and mineral absorption (practice eating hygiene and if needed, supplement with stomach acid, enzymes, bile support, etc)
6. Supporting the gut microbiome (fermented foods, probiotics, prebiotics, etc)
Many of these points are discussed in the Beginner’s Health Roadmap, so if you’re looking for a starting place that will cover these and help you get started, I’d recommend you start there with the “Hydration pillar” and the “Food pillar” where I share the 7 ingredients to avoid, so you can start to “detox” your food as well.
I would also encourage you to “detox” your environment, so choosing more organic animal products that are grassfed, pasture-raised, etc, organic produce (which I touch on in the Food Pillar as well), as well as your daily personal care products like toothpaste, soap, etc. I share more about this in the “Air & Skin Pillar” if you need more support with this. A tip that I share in the Air & Skin pillar is to check your product ingredients against the EWG.org skindeep database to make sure it has a low toxicity score.
Ultimately, detoxing your food, your body, and your environment is the overall goal when planning for pregnancy.
And yes, once pregnant, we can also help offer guidance and support here as well.
Please let me know if this helps answer your question
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