1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,280 Everyone keeps asking the questions, how to make skin and texture smoother, 2 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:10,080 more even tone in our color, the glow and, you know, 3 00:00:10,080 --> 00:00:14,960 getting rid of pigmentation. It's hard to keep up with these things and to look 4 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:18,240 at what can help with that perfect complexion. 5 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:21,640 Welcome to the Beauty Babble podcast, 6 00:00:21,720 --> 00:00:26,000 the show that keeps you informed, inspired and connected within the spa salon 7 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:26,840 world. 8 00:00:26,840 --> 00:00:30,640 Never ending search for the perfect complexion. 9 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:35,560 This is a topic that I wanted to start off with our first episode because I think 10 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:41,280 everyone keeps asking the questions, how to make skin and texture smoother, 11 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:46,840 more even tone in our color, the glow and, you know, 12 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:49,440 getting rid of pigmentation, all these things. 13 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:54,160 And I think in the industry and with all the TikTok that's going on out there 14 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:59,360 and videos, it's hard to keep up with these things and to look at what can 15 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:01,280 help with that perfect complexion. 16 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:02,880 Yes, we know products. 17 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:06,400 We're going to get into a little bit about things that I'm sure that you already 18 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:10,000 know about, but I like to go through that and then a few other things to help. 19 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:13,200 So we want to work through the whole process. 20 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:17,680 And like I said, at the end, you can always ask a few questions if there's 21 00:01:17,680 --> 00:01:18,600 time at the end. 22 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:19,200 Okay. 23 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:23,040 So the first thing, you know, glowing skin, 24 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:26,160 we know nothing feels better than soft, smooth skin. 25 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:28,920 We know that facials are distressing. 26 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:33,760 It also helps the nervous system with that flight and fight reaction of our body, 27 00:01:34,360 --> 00:01:41,680 which helps to take on and calm the body internally as well. 28 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:47,880 And some people also find that when they're stressed, they flush or they might 29 00:01:47,880 --> 00:01:50,080 look tired, they're not sleeping. 30 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:52,120 So there's other effects that happen with that. 31 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:55,120 But, you know, the basic facial treatment is, you know, 32 00:01:55,120 --> 00:02:00,400 involving that cleansing, exfoliation, eliminating, cleaning the pores deeply 33 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:04,640 and removing the impurities of the skin, nourishing the skin. 34 00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:07,720 And we do what we can in the moment of that treatment. 35 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:13,000 And most of the time, I would say 99% of the time, they come out looking pretty good, 36 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:16,480 right? A clear complexion, a brighter complexion. 37 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:18,760 They feel smoother, softer, plumper. 38 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:21,480 And this is the things that they want. 39 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:23,240 And we want to give this to our clients. 40 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:29,400 So in the skin structure, purpose for today, a quick review, 41 00:02:29,640 --> 00:02:31,360 feel free to take notes if you'd like. 42 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:37,360 The skin cells move up to stratum from the base of the stratum basal layer 43 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:39,920 all the way up to stratum corneum. 44 00:02:39,920 --> 00:02:45,000 Now, when we look at this, I want you to think about the cell renewal process. 45 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:46,880 We know it's on average 30 days. 46 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:50,000 So we like to say a range of four to six weeks, depending on the person, 47 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:51,320 what they're doing. 48 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:56,800 And when we look at the skin structure, we know the top layer of the epidermis, 49 00:02:56,800 --> 00:03:00,680 you can see it on that image there, is our protective barrier. 50 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:03,480 But within that are five layers of the skin. 51 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:08,240 Most of the treatments that we're dealing with is lies right in the stratum corneum area. 52 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:10,800 And we need to be careful how much deeper we're going, 53 00:03:10,800 --> 00:03:15,080 because now you're going to tap into the live area of the skin as you move down. 54 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:19,200 Now, the live area of the dermis, it nourishes the skin, 55 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:22,880 it actually nourishes the lower portion of the epidermis. 56 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:26,240 And we know that that's where the fibroblast cells are, 57 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:29,080 which help with producing elastin collagen. 58 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:34,120 And about 70% of our collagen lies in our dermis area. 59 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:38,880 By the time the cells reach the stratum corneum, they're no longer living. 60 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:41,680 That's that top layer that we talked about. 61 00:03:41,680 --> 00:03:48,360 And on average, that cell process of coming from the basal, moving its way up, 62 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:52,280 from the dermis, pardon me, up through the five layers of the skin. 63 00:03:52,280 --> 00:03:57,520 When you get to the top, that's where that dead layer starts to build up. 64 00:03:57,520 --> 00:04:03,160 So we know the cells flatten and create dead cells. 65 00:04:03,160 --> 00:04:08,600 And there's that glue-like substance, sebum, that sticks those layers together. 66 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:14,800 So as we age, we know that this process of cell renewal from the dermis, 67 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:17,760 all the way up through the five layers of the epidermis, 68 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:21,320 takes 30 days, roughly four to six weeks. 69 00:04:21,320 --> 00:04:23,920 This slows down tremendously. 70 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:28,600 Once you start reaching 30, it slows down a little bit by 40 for sure, 71 00:04:28,600 --> 00:04:30,920 and 50 and onward. 72 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:36,400 So this could be up to 50 days if they're not doing anything with their skin. 73 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:40,600 So if they're promoting exfoliation, etc., then that will change things. 74 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:43,120 And that's why we promote the once a month facial. 75 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:47,560 So we definitely want to look at what we're doing with the skin. 76 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:53,040 And when we're dealing with that top layer, we're working on the complexion, 77 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:57,480 we're working on cleaning the pores, getting rid of the dullness of the skin. 78 00:04:57,480 --> 00:05:02,880 So when we work through it, just a little closer picture of how those five layers change. 79 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:06,320 So it does start out in the basal layer with the cells, 80 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:08,760 and you can see the structure changing slowly. 81 00:05:08,760 --> 00:05:15,000 So once you get up into the granular layer, it starts to flatten. 82 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:19,000 And the stratum molyseum is actually only in your palms and hands, 83 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:20,920 but they always have these in our images. 84 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:25,160 So it would just bounce right to the stratum corneum at that point. 85 00:05:25,160 --> 00:05:28,840 So you want to think of the stratum corneum as a brick and mortar. 86 00:05:28,840 --> 00:05:33,400 Okay, so it's definitely stuck together with the glue, 87 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:35,960 and it's layering on top as protective. 88 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:38,000 It's the first line of defense. 89 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:39,720 So this is the barrier. 90 00:05:39,720 --> 00:05:41,680 This is an essential role to your skin. 91 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:46,960 So this is why we need to watch what we're doing with how much we're doing to the skin. 92 00:05:46,960 --> 00:05:51,760 And that means we, as ourselves, our clients, and as we are doing treatment. 93 00:05:51,760 --> 00:05:55,200 This is also the layer that aids in hydration. 94 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:58,520 So there's a lot that goes on in that layer. 95 00:05:58,520 --> 00:06:04,360 So when we think of exfoliation, we want to watch how often. 96 00:06:04,360 --> 00:06:06,000 Is it too frequent? 97 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:09,040 Is it too aggressive? 98 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:17,120 I'm going to show you an image of what happens in that actual area. 99 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:22,080 So microscopically, you can see in A, the figure A there, 100 00:06:22,080 --> 00:06:24,680 there's a small little fissure, a little crack. 101 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:25,600 You can't see this. 102 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:27,240 This is just in the skin layers. 103 00:06:27,240 --> 00:06:29,400 Of course, it's microscopic. 104 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:32,040 B is the part where it's cracked. 105 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:36,320 And you can see the arrows just at the bottom where that little line is, 106 00:06:36,320 --> 00:06:37,800 the little yellow dashes. 107 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:42,760 That's the boundary between your stratocornium and the viable epidermis. 108 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:45,120 But above it, you can see the cracking. 109 00:06:45,120 --> 00:06:50,240 This is where it starts to create issues with the barrier of the skin. 110 00:06:50,240 --> 00:06:51,920 It can be sensitive. 111 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:58,280 It can be that plasticy looking skin, reactive, sensitive to touch. 112 00:06:58,280 --> 00:07:01,040 And products are too active for their skin. 113 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:08,000 And or into the rosacea, potentially the eczema or eczema, 114 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:10,360 depending how you say it, psoriasis, that type of thing. 115 00:07:10,360 --> 00:07:12,240 So when you're looking at the stratocornium, 116 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:18,080 you want to look deeply what are we doing to that skin as a professional? 117 00:07:18,080 --> 00:07:21,600 But also, what are they doing to their skin? 118 00:07:21,600 --> 00:07:25,960 You know, with today, there's so much going with peels and all these equipments. 119 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:29,960 And they can buy it all off Amazon or go to the store and buy many things. 120 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:33,920 So you really need to dig deep to what's going on with them and how they're doing this. 121 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:39,240 So really educating them on this, I think is essential and will help you. 122 00:07:39,240 --> 00:07:40,760 We're going to dive a little deeper into it. 123 00:07:40,760 --> 00:07:48,120 But first off, so now we also know that over exfoliation can lead to that 124 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:50,440 inconsistent excessive sebum production. 125 00:07:50,440 --> 00:07:54,120 This is when the imbalance happens and they're potentially stripping 126 00:07:54,120 --> 00:07:56,520 the barrier of their skin at that top layer. 127 00:07:56,520 --> 00:07:59,920 And this is where the side effects can happen. 128 00:07:59,920 --> 00:08:01,840 Or they can't handle certain products. 129 00:08:01,840 --> 00:08:06,200 So when we're exfoliating the skin, we want to consider the thickness of their skin. 130 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:12,080 So if you think about the thickness of the skin, if you were to grab your eyelid 131 00:08:12,080 --> 00:08:16,440 or under your eyebrow, you can think you can feel that it's quite thin through there. 132 00:08:16,440 --> 00:08:19,120 So if you haven't done it, just try it. 133 00:08:19,120 --> 00:08:23,520 Then if you want, and that's about a once a week exfoliation. 134 00:08:23,520 --> 00:08:26,000 And that includes what kind of products are using. 135 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:29,440 So are they using salicylic acid and retinols and vitamin C's 136 00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:32,880 and stuff like this on top of that, they have an exfoliation. 137 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:34,440 They want to do a glycolic treatment. 138 00:08:34,440 --> 00:08:38,960 They're coming to see you for microdermabrasion or dermaplaning, whatever it may be. 139 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:43,800 So you want to look at how often exfoliation is actually happening to the skin. 140 00:08:43,800 --> 00:08:51,760 So if you were to grab placing just under the jaw and next to you'll feel the base of your jawbone. 141 00:08:51,760 --> 00:08:55,520 You want to grab in there, the lower jawbone just on the outside. 142 00:08:55,520 --> 00:08:58,200 And you're just going to pinch it slightly. 143 00:08:58,200 --> 00:09:01,760 So compare it to your eyelid and you'll notice. 144 00:09:01,760 --> 00:09:03,960 So mine is medium thickness. 145 00:09:03,960 --> 00:09:08,200 So potentially I could do two times a week and thick skin, 146 00:09:08,200 --> 00:09:13,120 which definitely you'll notice is much thicker is two to three times a week of exfoliation. 147 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:16,200 So thin skin on average is one time a week. 148 00:09:16,200 --> 00:09:20,440 Medium is two times a week and thick skin is up to three times a week. 149 00:09:20,440 --> 00:09:26,000 Well, two to three, depending on their sensitivities, right? 150 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:33,400 So we know that exfoliation helps to look younger, brighter, glowing when done properly and not too often. 151 00:09:33,400 --> 00:09:36,320 We want to look at the age, the turnover rate. 152 00:09:36,320 --> 00:09:39,280 So yes, if they're a bit older clientele that you're working with, 153 00:09:39,280 --> 00:09:42,000 then they could maybe handle a little bit more. 154 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:49,840 And of course, for more effective yet gentle exfoliators are really good and those can be chemical. 155 00:09:49,840 --> 00:09:53,360 Those can be enzyme exfoliator. 156 00:09:53,360 --> 00:09:58,680 If you're getting deeper into your cell aesthetics and glycolic and lactic and things like that, 157 00:09:58,680 --> 00:10:04,840 you want to be mindful of how strong it is. 158 00:10:04,840 --> 00:10:10,200 So what I want to always remember is the mantra less is more. 159 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:16,320 So don't overdo it and try to explain to your clients to not overdo it as well. 160 00:10:16,320 --> 00:10:22,400 So when you think of signs of the skin, when the barrier has been tampered with, 161 00:10:22,400 --> 00:10:24,320 it could be excessive, right? 162 00:10:24,320 --> 00:10:27,880 Or it could just be minimal, but it could be anything from that flaking and peeling 163 00:10:27,880 --> 00:10:29,960 that's happening in certain areas of the skin. 164 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:33,440 I think we've all seen it where it happens in the chin line, 165 00:10:33,440 --> 00:10:37,000 sometimes into the cheeks and right in the middle of the forehead. 166 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:39,920 They're breaking out, again, not acne, because of hormones. 167 00:10:39,920 --> 00:10:43,080 I'm talking there, it's breaking out the congestion of the skin. 168 00:10:43,080 --> 00:10:46,800 There's that redness and inflammation into the skin as well, 169 00:10:46,800 --> 00:10:53,520 typically on the cheeks, sometimes the chin and usually in the corners of the nose as well. 170 00:10:53,520 --> 00:10:55,360 They're feeling tight all the time. 171 00:10:55,360 --> 00:10:57,680 They just can't seem to hydrate that skin. 172 00:10:57,680 --> 00:11:02,240 They're not getting that suppleness that they feel after your facial treatments. 173 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:05,920 Sometimes the fine lines and wrinkles are more evident. 174 00:11:05,920 --> 00:11:09,760 They're even though they're using a product and like I said, they're doing treatments. 175 00:11:09,760 --> 00:11:10,960 Find out what else they're doing. 176 00:11:10,960 --> 00:11:15,960 And again, the overall dryness or dullness, I should say, of the skin. 177 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:21,440 So when we think of this never ending search for perfect complexion, 178 00:11:21,440 --> 00:11:27,320 we've got our treatments down and understanding what they're doing and how they're doing it. 179 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:29,600 So try to give them a treatment plan. 180 00:11:29,600 --> 00:11:32,200 But outside of that, they could be doing all of this. 181 00:11:32,200 --> 00:11:36,680 They could be spending lots of money, products, treatments, gadgets. 182 00:11:37,680 --> 00:11:39,320 Who doesn't have gadgets at home? 183 00:11:39,320 --> 00:11:44,200 It's a course that's not going to be maybe as strong as what we can have access to, 184 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:45,800 but they still can get it. 185 00:11:45,800 --> 00:11:50,040 And then the biggest thing that is our competitors is social media. 186 00:11:50,040 --> 00:11:51,800 It's huge. 187 00:11:51,800 --> 00:11:58,680 It's everybody seeing on TikTok or videos on Instagram of their skin and how they're looking. 188 00:11:58,680 --> 00:12:02,040 Like for example, I love the videos on derma planing. 189 00:12:02,040 --> 00:12:06,200 They're derma planing and they're taking sheaths of skin off their face. 190 00:12:07,240 --> 00:12:09,080 We'll think about cell renewal. 191 00:12:09,080 --> 00:12:10,520 How often is cell renewal? 192 00:12:10,520 --> 00:12:14,920 So obviously that person has not done any exfoliation or any kind of treatment like that 193 00:12:14,920 --> 00:12:21,400 for a long time for an order that much dead skin cells to be built up in the stratum corneum 194 00:12:21,400 --> 00:12:23,160 on the upper level. 195 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:27,880 So then your clients come to see, but I don't see anything like I saw in the video. 196 00:12:27,880 --> 00:12:32,280 So this is why it's essential to explain to your clients what they're doing. 197 00:12:32,280 --> 00:12:34,120 So you're not going to have the buildup. 198 00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:35,960 So don't expect the buildup. 199 00:12:35,960 --> 00:12:38,360 The vellus hair that they have on the face will come off, 200 00:12:38,360 --> 00:12:41,960 but there's very little skin that's going to be showing like that. 201 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:48,280 So keeping the skin hydrated is helpful, but always remember, 202 00:12:48,280 --> 00:12:54,040 if they're not exfoliating, they're not using the products to help exfoliate the skin, 203 00:12:54,040 --> 00:13:00,280 whether it is like PHAs and their cleansers or toners, then what's really coming off the skin? 204 00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:04,520 So set them up to understand why they're not seeing that. 205 00:13:04,520 --> 00:13:07,000 Now moving on to more. 206 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:10,840 So let's say you've got the client that you're working with and they still, 207 00:13:10,840 --> 00:13:15,560 you know, they're using the products, they're committed to their skin care regime at home. 208 00:13:15,560 --> 00:13:17,000 They're seeing you for treatments. 209 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:24,440 You are looking and seeing that after, what else could there be? 210 00:13:24,440 --> 00:13:32,440 And this is where I'm saying, you know, you want to make sure that you talk to them about what they're eating. 211 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:36,040 Now, I know you're not dietitians, none of us are dietitians. 212 00:13:36,040 --> 00:13:39,400 I'm actually a holistic nutritionist, but I'm not a dietitian. 213 00:13:39,400 --> 00:13:46,120 And I dove into that just because I know internally, I mean, we know that we are what we eat. 214 00:13:46,120 --> 00:13:52,760 So if we look at what they're doing with their skin, we're going to spend a little bit of time of how we can start to help them. 215 00:13:52,760 --> 00:13:57,160 So ultimately, what you eat is going to be an indicator. 216 00:13:57,160 --> 00:14:01,960 So if you think, well, you have a pretty good diet already, you know, you're eating, 217 00:14:01,960 --> 00:14:07,400 you know, less processed foods, you're drinking plenty of water, what else can you do? 218 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:11,800 Sometimes it's finding the balance in what you're eating as well. 219 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:18,200 So yes, eating fruits and vegetables or high in antioxidants, they fight the theoretical damage, 220 00:14:18,200 --> 00:14:22,600 cause that premature aging at that cellular level. 221 00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:26,600 But the other side of that is sometimes it's the gut itself. 222 00:14:26,600 --> 00:14:35,000 And the gut plays a huge role in how our system actually absorbs all those nutrients. 223 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:43,000 So if they're eating really healthy, say 90% of the time, then what else could it be that's going on with them? 224 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:49,000 So when you think of overall gut health, some of the things that can affect. 225 00:14:49,000 --> 00:14:53,000 So you've probably heard of prebiotics, things like that, we're going to dive into that. 226 00:14:53,000 --> 00:15:03,000 But most of the time it's going to contribute to a poor diet, medications, antibiotics, NSAIDs are non-steroidal anti-inflammatories. 227 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:13,000 And antacids, popping, you know, the tums all the time, cause they're always have that gassiness or heartburn type of thing. 228 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:17,000 Infections is another one, they're sick often. 229 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:25,000 And stress can be a lot too on the stomach and on the body, the whole gut of the digestion and hormone imbalances. 230 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:28,000 And then there's other things that could potentially be causing. 231 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:35,000 It could be neurological things that have happened to them, a stroke, or they have some of the things going on with their bodies. 232 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:38,000 So understanding there's many things that can contribute to this. 233 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:45,000 Again, we're not doctors. I know we're not dietitians, but just to discuss it with them to find out. 234 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:52,000 So when we dive into this, we're going to get into some quick things about food. 235 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:59,000 So consuming fermented foods is really good for the body, all in moderation, less is more. 236 00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:02,000 Remember that saying that I'm telling you about. 237 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:15,000 So consuming fermented foods like, so what that does, it actually helps to, it's a good bacteria that's built up in the food and the yeast itself, which breaks down the sugars. 238 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:32,000 And a lot of times it's the excess sugars that we're eating through the day. It's in our juices, it's in our energy drinks, it's in our fruit, it's in our cereals, it's in yogurt, it's in everything, your bar that you have, your booster drink that you're drinking, whatever it may be. 239 00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:41,000 But anyways, just to give you an idea why sugars, because that's our biggest challenge in this society today is how many sugary things we're having. 240 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:49,000 So basically, it's going to boost the number of beneficial bacteria, probiotics in our guts. 241 00:16:49,000 --> 00:17:04,000 So tempeh is made from fermented soybeans and kumbacha, you've probably heard about that, that's been on the rise for a while, it's fermented tea, it's fizzy, it's tart, flavorful, made from black tea and green tea. 242 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:18,000 However, you want to make sure when you're buying the store bought, there are a lot of people that make their own, but the store bought are very high, they add sugar alcohols to it, so just be mindful if you're having it and a little bit at a time. 243 00:17:18,000 --> 00:17:31,000 Literally, it could be a tablespoon every other day to get started if your gut health is an issue. I do always say, you know, reach out to a dietitian and tell your clients the same thing. 244 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:41,000 Just to give you a little more education on this side of things. But there's still research in this and trying to really see the effects of how kumbacha is working for us. 245 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:53,000 Now, we've heard of miso, miso soup, it's a Japanese cuisine, it's fermented soybeans, salt and koji, koji is a type of fungus, and this might sound gross to you, but we're full of all of this in our bodies. 246 00:17:53,000 --> 00:18:07,000 You know, we have to have this word to fight off everything that could potentially harm us. So don't get, you know, all freaked out over that, but it is factual and we're all part of a bacterium. 247 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:16,000 Now one thing about miso soup or miso itself, it's very high in sodium. So again, a little bit at a time is always good. 248 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:29,000 We've heard of kimchi, it's a Korean side dish, it's fermented cabbage or other things like radish and that and some people are getting really, how do I say this, creative and what they're doing. 249 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:43,000 So it becomes really healthy, it's very, very high in fiber, vitamin C and K. Now, there are actually studies shown that it actually has been helping with IBS, which is Irrigable Bowel Syndrome. 250 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:53,000 So it's rebuilding that flora through the intestinal tract, which is considered a whole gut health, right, from our stomach to our intestines. 251 00:18:53,000 --> 00:19:01,000 And the last one, just quickly to discuss is kefir. Kefir is a culture dairy product. 252 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:16,000 They're still studying this on humans to see how it really truly affects us. And just read again the ingredients, look for anything that says O-L-S-E on the end is like glucose, 253 00:19:16,000 --> 00:19:31,000 Sucrose, anything ending in that is a sugar byproduct. And I'm not sure if you know about ingredients very much, but if they have a certain percentage or under a certain percentage, they do not have to list it. 254 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:42,000 So what they've done, the food industry has actually gotten very smart with this, they will have 6 to 10 different types of sugars in there, but because it's a little bit of everything, 255 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:57,000 they don't have to actually show it on the ingredients list. So that means when you look at the macro breakdown of how much carbohydrates are in their sugars, it's not always factual, because they don't have to show the full amount, 256 00:19:57,000 --> 00:20:06,000 they put it all together. Sometimes we'll look out and they'll have it right at the top, at the top with glucose or sucrose as well. 257 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:18,000 So the first one is eating good foods, fresh probiotics. Again, that was like that coconut kefir is one. Fresh probiotics are really good. 258 00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:27,000 You want to choose unpasteurized if you can, pasteurized, kills beneficial bacteria and then they got to put back things into it. So it is better if you can do that. 259 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:40,000 And then you think about probiotic yogurt. So remember that not all yogurts are the same. They can, and you want to look that it says contain live culture. Then you know it actually has probiotics in it. 260 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:49,000 And the last one there are nuts and grains. If they're raw, you need to activate them first. And we'll touch on that a little bit after this next one. 261 00:20:49,000 --> 00:21:03,000 The next thing we know is water. Excuse me. Dehydration is a huge part. And we can see that when we're analyzing the skin by just grabbing to the edge and just push up and see if you see the fine lines. 262 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:13,000 And sometimes you got to play with your lighting a little bit to look. But if you lose as little as fluid loss of 1 to 3%, it actually can impair. It's considered mild dehydration. 263 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:23,000 So that's not a lot. It's very little, but it actually our skin, hair and nails are the last thing to get nutrients and hydration. 264 00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:41,000 It's going to nourish our organs first and then that's why it's really important to think about the water and how much we're having does help also relieve constipation, which is part of the gut health if you're not having a bowel movement every day. 265 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:52,000 Consistently, meaning once a day, some people have two to three, depending on their bodies. This is normal behavior. Your body needs to do elimination because you're eating every day. 266 00:21:52,000 --> 00:22:02,000 If you're going deez without it, then or your client mentions that and help them by advising them to go see a dietician and talk about this. They need to change their diet. 267 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:14,000 Definitely to help that. The other thing with water, what it actually does, it helps to, well, it appears to decrease the chances of kidney stone formation, which is on the rise in younger people. 268 00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:24,000 There's more and more people having kidney stones and very young. This used to be an older person because again our bodies are a little bit different as we age. 269 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:40,000 So just quickly on that, why do we activate nuts? It contains an enzyme inhibitor that can sometimes upset the stomach and just basically what it is is you're soaking the raw nuts in salt and then you lay it out to dry out. 270 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:51,000 If you're doing the raw nuts, a lot of people don't realize it'll actually affect the stomach. So just a quick note, it's a lot more gentle for the stomach to digest. 271 00:22:51,000 --> 00:23:03,000 So speaking of nuts, moving into how to help from the inside out, just targeting a few interesting items for you to look at. So walnuts is our first one. 272 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:17,000 It is packed with omega three, of course high in fiber. They're going to help with the redness of the skin. And again, less is more. It's like four or five full walnuts is the most in a day. 273 00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:28,000 And leaving your complexion a little clearer, omega three actually helps regulate oil products in our skin, our production. It helps to balance the hydration. 274 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:40,000 It minimizes the signs of aging because it's allowing that natural oils in our body. Whereas vitamin, sorry, omega six itself is also going to hydrate that rougher skin. 275 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:51,000 It does help to fade hyperpigmentation. It helps with treating acne and eczema and wound healing. So that is your omega six in there. 276 00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:58,000 And again, there's, you know, it does help with cells and hormones and mood as well. 277 00:23:58,000 --> 00:24:13,000 While salmon is packed with omega three, you're going to hear that maybe you're not a salmon fan, but another high in omega threes are to think of fatty fishes like macros, sardines and chobies might not be your jam. 278 00:24:13,000 --> 00:24:21,000 But, you know, just you can also take supplements as well. Again, consult your doctor with that or your pharmacist can actually help as well. 279 00:24:21,000 --> 00:24:30,000 Especially if they, if you are taking any kind of medications or your clients are, tell them before they start, they should really talk to their doctor. 280 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:35,000 They don't want to book an appointment and wait two months to three months, whatever it may be out there. 281 00:24:35,000 --> 00:24:44,000 Now I'm bashing the doctors scheduling, but they can talk to their pharmacist because they have the list of their medications because they do interfere with the medications. 282 00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:48,000 So make sure that you remind them of that. We tend to forget. 283 00:24:48,000 --> 00:24:51,000 And it's important to be okay. 284 00:24:51,000 --> 00:25:11,000 And yeah, so basically it's going to help through the body and help reduce inflammation in our body as well as which will help with our skin and it strengthens the cellular inter integrity which is really important for that glowing skin side of things too. 285 00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:26,000 So, I've ordered a flax seed. I think so flax seed is actually, if you have the whole seed you do need to, in a mortar, break it down, or you can just buy flax seed meal. 286 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:45,000 You need to store them in the fridge once you've opened that it should say it on the package, but you can add just a teaspoon I wouldn't do that like sometimes I'll recommend three tablespoons if you've not taken that before, you want to go slowly add like half a teaspoon in the morning, drink lots of water, because it's very fibrous. 287 00:25:45,000 --> 00:26:00,000 So you need to have a little bit at a time as I said less is more and build to it slowly. So it does help like said regulate hormones it lowers the blood sugar, and that's because it's very high in fiber. 288 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:05,000 That's the biggest reason for it. Again, there's that omega three again. 289 00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:19,000 And see this per cup. No one's going to have a cup of flax seed please don't do that. It's a small amount, but there was a study in Ohio that found that it does help to heal wounds much faster. 290 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:25,000 So it's definitely like think of skins that are healing from acne. 291 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:27,000 Right, or breakouts. 292 00:26:27,000 --> 00:26:37,000 Moving into carrots. Most people do love their carrots they're full of fiber and very high in antioxidants which help to protect the skin. 293 00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:49,000 And there's a lot of vitamin an it so that is an asset to growth of new cells that's going to stimulate and like I said, the antioxidants help to reduce the free radical damage. 294 00:26:49,000 --> 00:27:04,000 So think of the colors. So red, orange fruits and vegetables, some greens like, you know, or what you're eating tomatoes, watermelon, pumpkin, spinach, collard greens, those are all really good for you to. 295 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:27,000 And so it's also going to help with that UV protection as well so it does on the fact of, you know, the damage from the sun can help restore the molecule levels and that's what they are antioxidants are basically a donor to the oxidized cells so they help to restore the oxidized cells. 296 00:27:27,000 --> 00:27:35,000 Moving into. Yeah, keeping also the immune system again it's got health that we're talking about. 297 00:27:35,000 --> 00:27:39,000 Before I forget to mention that berries. 298 00:27:39,000 --> 00:27:56,000 These are one of the top things on my list of fruits that I like to incorporate their very high in fiber their powerful antioxidants so they really do help protect the cells and help to fix and restore damage cells. 299 00:27:56,000 --> 00:28:01,000 They are really good at normalizing the oils of our skin as well. 300 00:28:01,000 --> 00:28:09,000 So they're rich in the good bacteria which is pre biotics it's high in fiber like I said controlling the sugar levels. 301 00:28:09,000 --> 00:28:26,000 And they do recommend fiber per day is about 25 to 28 grams per day. So if you've never done that you can always take a look at tracking and just to see on my fitness value you can get a free one and change it and shows you how much fiber you have in a day. 302 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:32,000 So sometimes it's increasing increasing that fiber level. 303 00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:40,000 Alright, so when you're looking at working with your clients is have the discussions with them just talk to them. 304 00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:51,000 Do your own research as well so that you know you're staying on top of the transit are out there. As I mentioned before higher a dietitian it's important. 305 00:28:51,000 --> 00:29:06,000 And or you can talk to your doctor if you go to your doctor you do get some sessions for free as well here in Alberta. Anyways, Alberta Canada I'm not sure of your district in your area, but just think everything in moderation less is more. 306 00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:20,000 It's very important. So reminding them that every day, starting from however age they are, you should be using SPF to protect their skin, their home care is essential as well. 307 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:35,000 Both professionally and what are they doing at home. As I said before a lot of people are doing other things and not sharing with us, what they actually do, and then recommend exfoliation for them like what is best for the client, you know their skin. 308 00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:53,000 So find out what they're doing and put a plan together based on that cellular renewal so that you're keeping their skin at a base level of boosting the cell renewal, helping with the anti aging, but also not overdoing it as well. 309 00:29:53,000 --> 00:30:14,000 So then water intake, talk to them about their water intake, make sure they're drinking a lot of water, it helps and you can actually put in like in a liter of water if you put maybe a quarter cup of juice, the, like a good juice not like some of the products that are out there like a pure juice or squeeze it 310 00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:30,000 in as well from an orange even that would be fine a couple oranges and lemons or something that glucose that natural glucose in there actually helps to hold the water in the body as well so they're not just urinating it out and just paying it out. 311 00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:46,000 So remind them of that. And essentially it's eating the rainbow, think about what they're eating, and helping them understand a bit more. Sometimes we fall in the pattern of eating the same things all the time because life is so structured for some of us. 312 00:30:46,000 --> 00:30:55,000 So just try to change it up and remind them about and how good some of these nutrients are not just with your skincare. 313 00:30:55,000 --> 00:31:10,000 So you need to be careful of social media you need to know what's going on out there. Try not to fall for what you see sometimes you do need to do your own research like I said, and really research it if you see some new trend that's out there's no wonder what that site start 314 00:31:10,000 --> 00:31:18,000 Googling it and look and look for the medical research done on it because there is an information out there for that. 315 00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:28,000 Okay. You are what you eat, and think about every 20 days your skin replenishes itself. But again that's based on age. 316 00:31:28,000 --> 00:31:45,000 Your liver takes about five months to restore itself your bones is 10 years your body makes the new cells from the food you eat. So you need to have nutrition. So if every day it's take out for often maybe it's once a day. 317 00:31:45,000 --> 00:32:00,000 And you need to have a good oil process to a certain degree, because they're using sauces and most of the time they're not going to use a good like all of oil when they're cooking, even the salad, most of the time they're using canola oil, which we can't digest very 318 00:32:00,000 --> 00:32:16,000 fast. And there's no omega in it. It's not good for us at all. And you know just think of the new cells, what we want to eat to help to nourish from within so we do need to help our clients understand that they're accountable to to what they're eating can affect their 319 00:32:16,000 --> 00:32:33,000 skin. Also stresses of life can affect their skin. So really diving in to see what's going on in their world, as much as you can without getting overly invasive in their personal life, but they have a choice to make, and it can't always fall on us as 320 00:32:33,000 --> 00:32:44,000 professionals to make your skin perfect and beautiful or whatever their expectations are when they're not taking care of themselves for a and that's the biggest thing I just wanted to say about this. 321 00:32:44,000 --> 00:32:47,000 And that's the presentation. 322 00:32:47,000 --> 00:33:16,000 Thanks for listening to Beauty Babble.