Regular Bowel Movements – Nothing Sexy Here!

Having regular bowel movements is not something that is usually associated with anti aging skin care, however it should be. To have great skin you need to have proper elimination. That’s a fact! There is nothing sexy about 'having one' except for the fact that regular movements helps keep your skin clear.

There are some things you might not typically think about that affect how our skin looks. Things like drinking lots of water, taking anti aging vitamins, using hydrating lotions, and getting regular massage can help keep our skin looking great. One thing that is often overlooked is good digestion and good elimination.

Melissa Gilbert sure knows the benefits of having great skin! She's been a spokeswoman for a number of Guthy Renker products for sometime. I also bet she'd be the first one to agree, that you are what you eat and what you expel!

Regular Bowel Movements

Truth is, you just have a better day when you start it off by getting rid of waste products that are hanging out in your body. That's a fact! If you don't have good elimination each day, you even feel toxic, know what I mean?

When excess waste products are not eliminated from your body regularly, they flood toxins into your body. The toxins have no where to go, so they build up in your system. Since your skin is also responsible for elimination, it will try to assist your body by trying to eliminate the accumulating toxins. You can even break out with lots more zits and have unexplained skin rashes when you don't have regular bowel movements!

Having regular bowel movements is your first line of defense against dangerous toxins. If you are constipated or not having regular movements, your skin will look naturally unhealthy. No rosy cheeks for you!

When waste putrefies in the colon, it releases toxins that can reabsorb into our bloodstream and cause damage to other parts of our body. Auto-intoxication affects the liver and symptoms can include anything from mood changes and irritability to more chronic conditions.

The blood is also affected as the liver’s filtering job becomes impaired and this can have a negative effect on the whole body.You may think that its not a problem for you but if you are not having MORE THAN one bowel movement daily, then its affecting you too!

Having regular bowel movements without being dependent on laxatives, is an essential part of basic skin care. When your body becomes toxic, your skin can become sallow and unhealthy looking.

Health experts suggest that everyone include lots of high fiber foods in their daily diet. Eat more fibrous foods and take products that have natural psyllium husks. Take Metamucil type products or other fiber products daily if you don't have regular bowel movements. Even if you have regular movements, it's good sense to include more in your diet anyway. You can also quickly and easily detoxify your liver by mixing a few simple ingredients.

Toxins

Toxin exposure falls into 4 main categories:

Environmental toxins
Household toxins
Food toxins
Lifestyle toxins

To eliminate toxins found in your body, drink plenty of water, sweat a lot by exercising or using steam baths, take antioxidants, eat healthy foods, and do regular skin brushing.

High Fiber Foods

Lentils
Black Beans
Lima Beans
Baked Beans
Peas
Brussel Sprouts
Whole Wheat Spaghetti
Pears
Bran Flakes
Turnip Greens
Baked Potato w/ Skin OR Sweet Potato w/out Skin
Corn
Oatmeal

Try and get more of these foods in your diet if you feel you need more fiber in it. If you suffer from chronic constipation, be sure to include more high fiber in your diet and less saturated fat and processed foods. If you have a risk of Cancer in your family genes, be sure to include lots of these foods to help detoxify your bowels and keep them running at an optimum. Most diseases start in the bowels. Be sure to cleanse the body regularly to reduce your risks.

Of course, everyone thinks that fiber is boring! Truth is, that it doesn't have to be. Here are some great food suggestions to help you include more fiber in your daily diet!

Fun Fibrous Foods

Popcorn
Cereal (with or without milk)
Oatmeal
Salad
Salsa and chips
Apple slices or celery sticks with peanut butter
Nuts
Raisins
Yogurt
Popsicles (they contain water and/or fruit juice)
Multigrain Sun Chips

These foods aren’t fibrous but they are low fat and low calorie, so they also make great snacks!

Cheese Bits
Pretzels
Animal Crackers (These have almost NO fat. 16 crackers have 120 calories!)
Haribo Gummy Bears (These have NO fat. 22 gummy bears have 150 calories!)

You don’t always have to eat a bowl of beans to get your fiber. However, here's how to fix a great bowl of beans and here are healthy snacks you can make at home.

Your skin is the last organ of elimination. If good bowel elimination is not a problem for you and you still have skin problems, try detoxifying your liver. When the liver is toxic, the toxins come out through your skin. When you detoxify the liver your skin is likely to return to normal.

When you have better bowel movements, you help to get rid of the toxins in your body and your skin will clear up and look great!

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