Healthy RGV Issue 112 - Is Getting A Colonoscopy Worth it?

FITNESS & BEAUTY · MARCH 2018
THE
TRUTH
ABOUT
SKIN
SHRINK
Have you ever met someone whose
face tells you everything? Are you one
those people? Ever wonder what’s
it’s like to live with a face that often
betrays your innermost thoughts?
Well, I know what it’s like because my face gives me
away all the time. Just one day, for one moment, I’d
love to be one of those people who has a plain, old
boring face, one that doesn’t give anything away
before my heart or head are aware of what my true feelings are. As
if that’s not bad enough, my adult acne adds yet another layer of
redness that I’ve spent my life trying to get out from under, if you will.
Here I was, leading a ‘normal’ life.
I’d survived the teen years. I’d
moved past any acne issues and
somehow in my early 20s moved
right into adult acne territory.
After years of hormonal ups
and downs, flare-ups, and a few
rather ugly bouts during college,
I thought I’d finally get a respite.
I thought I was done. Nature –
rather, my skin – felt otherwise.
Instead of allowing it to take over
and do its thing, I decided to take
preemptive action.
I told myself that I wouldn’t go
into my 30s with skin blemishes.
I would finally have clear skin.
There were plenty of options
I hadn’t yet tried and others
I might not have used to my
advantage. It was time to make a
change and go full-force with the
alternative treatments. My game
plan? They say, ‘go big or go
home’. So I’m going big. First up,
a nutritionist to help me make
the best choices with natures
own nutrients. Next, a doctor
of alternative medicine. After
hours after hours of exhaustive
research, I learned quite a bit
about the dos and don’ts of
skincare. I knew for sure that I
didn’t want anything that could
have adverse effects.
In my opinion, the best discovery
wasn’t a stellar dermatologist,
but someone whose life’s work
is the psychology of skin. How
amazing is that? Did you know
these people even existed?
They’re at the forefront of an
untapped market that could
be a gamechanger for so many
people across the globe. They
are experts in a new field known
as psychodermatology – a bona
fide skin shrink. Using hypnosis
and meditation techniques, these
practitioners treat the skin from
the inside out. Their unique
approach addresses the direct
link between skin blemishes/
acne with emotional issues. They
believe there is a connection
between stress and acne. The
working theory is that the stress
precedes the acne breakouts.
They are essentially a trigger
for acne, at any age. This unique
approach has merit. Anyone
who has dealt with chronic acne
knows that certain things trigger
flare-ups, so it only makes sense
that the stressors we feel as we
age would impact our skin later
in life. The negative emotions we
had when we were experiencing
teen acne outbreaks are the
same kind of emotions we’ll feel
as an adult.
Our notions of self-esteem
are rolled into our outward
appearance. It’s part of our
makeup. Negativity festers,
therefore, creating a swinging
pendulum between self-doubt
and self-consciousness.
It becomes a
vicious cycle we
may not have the
coping skills to
address without
a little help. And
that help can come
in the form of
skin shrinking. It
works on both the
outward scars and
the deep, emotional
scars we may be
holding with us.
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