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Mar

2024

Glowing Through Menopause: Skincare Tips for Mature Skin

Piroska Cavell BSc,PgDip,PgCert is a former and now medical director of her aesthetics and wellbeing Clinic-Clinic Sese in Whitstable.

From the outside in.

Your skin is the reflection of the world of what is going on inside you. Both and emotionally.

STRESS, we band that word around a lot in this day and age, we know it is bad for our health and we also know that stress affects your skin, it can age you, it can dry you out, make you break out, it can make you lose your hair. These are all of stress; your skin is trying to tell you to the source of your stress before you become ill.

 Why is it important to these issues?

The skin is your largest organ, and it not only what is on your insides, but it is your primary barrier against and the frontline of your immune system. Your skin function as part of your immune system relies on your skin remaining in the best .

If you are and run down and your skin starts to show signs of stress weakening and breaking, this weakens the immune function, and you are more not just to premature ageing but to up all the bugs.

after your skin is not vain.

For this reason, such as the use of , polynucleotides, , skin boosters and are important in maintaining your skin’s to protect you.

These treatments your skin on many levels. They can stimulate collagen production, for your skin’s strength and .

The new treatments, such as polynucleotides can enable your body to new skin cells. Other treatments promote healing and reduce inflammation. the skin will relieve the of stress on the skin but we need to look deeper to treat the source.

What is going on under the skin?

is a hormone, and it normally fluctuates during the 24 hours of the day as part of your sleep-wake cycle. It is naturally a little higher just before you wake and is to reduce during the day. However, if you are emotionally under pressure or you can continue to with it reaching higher than normal levels and staying there. This in your body affecting all your systems, your libido erectile dysfunction, and it wreaks havoc with your skin. It also with your ‘master’ hormone which weight gain, and together they store fat on your tummy.

It is not just emotional stress; you can stress your body with both zero and over-exercise as well as and extremely diets.

The role of the gut.

The gut microbiome is being now for the role it plays in your entire body. The gut microbiome is made up of more cells than you have in your body and weighs the same as your brain. The microbiome is fighting to keep your body as well as it can 24 hours a day. We now know this is where most of your serotonin is and stored ready for release.

Serotonin is a key responsible for your mood . This is part of what is known as the axis. The gut and the brain communicate with each other to your body systems.

Cortisol serotonin as does alcohol, which also destroys your stores of in the gut which evidence shows is why you get the ‘beer fear’ with a hangover.

The gut microbiome also plays a huge role in your skin health. This is known as the axis. When it is disrupted by high cortisol, high alcohol or levels of ultra-processed food, the gut becomes weakened, and the number of good gut is taken over by bad gut bacteria. These can access your blood system through your weakened gut wall. Visible signs of this happening in the skin include to sun damage and premature ageing, breakouts, acne, rosacea, psoriasis, and eczema. Research has shown that these by on the gut has results.

How to fix this?

Start on the inside.

There are several things you can do to reduce your cortisol levels. The first one is to manage the source of your stress.

That is not always simple.

So, you need to protect yourself as much as possible. To do that the key thing is to sleep, ensure you go to bed at the same time every night as much as possible, your body loves a routine.

Cut all the manufactured processed food from your diet. Anything that comes in a packet, and yes that includes all those foods that claim to be healthy are not.

Eat a varied natural colourful diet fresh food and food with plenty of fibre and the addition of to help boost your good gut bacteria.

Try and leave at least 12 hours between the last thing you eat at night and the first thing you eat the next day. This allows your gut and your body to reset.

Do not starve yourself!

Reduce your . The odd glass of wine or beer is fine, but if you have noticed you are drinking every night as a habit to relax and unwind, swap that for a 10 walk, yes just 10 minutes and just a walk.

Cold water is for reducing stress. A daily cold shower or a swim in the sea is known to reduce your stress and your resilience. It is also for your skin health.

Have more sex if you can. This is a great natural way to reduce your cortisol levels.

What about your sex ?

Both men and women experience a drop in sex hormones triggering for women and for men. Both sexes experience low mood, higher anxiety and irritability, lack of motivation, and reduced libido. Men may experience dysfunction, women may pain during sex, urinary incontinence, atrophy, and . Oestrogen the effect of cortisol, so in menopause, as oestrogen drops higher levels of in the body and this can anxiety and depression.

In men, levels of cortisol can block your body’s to testosterone.

How can you tell?

To be 100% sure a blood test or something called a Dutch test to check your hormone levels cortisol. With this information, you can look at options to rebalance your hormones to your .

Your body is a fabulous that is constantly to keep you in the best possible shape. Over time, too often we stop listening to our bodies and avoid treating the root cause of issues that present as changes in our mood, weight, skin, and sexual .

If you only treat the issues such as poor skin health, the issues will continue which is why I an to all treatments.

If you want to read more, the at Consulting Room really know what they’re talking about and have put together some  FAQs just for you. 

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Many thanks to the author of this blog  who founded  who are in advanced anti-ageing aesthetics, wellbeing, and women’s health based in Margate. 

Piroska’s unique career path, a combination of both creative and medical roles OmniJuve – Skin Rejuvenation from beauty to artist, from midwife to advanced – has developed her expert eye for aesthetic artistry and an empathetic understanding of the anxieties and drivers within each self.

Call Piroska and the team at Clinic Sese now on 0739   or visit .

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