Skin/Mucosa

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The skin and mucosa coverings provide protection for the internal body from the external world.  They are assisted in this by lymphatic tissue which destroys invading microorganisms.   They are also covered with mucus, protective microorganisms and immunoglobulins.   Preserving the integrity of these tissues, practicing good hygiene, and promoting the growth of healthy bacteria helps insure against the establishment of disease causing microbes.

 We are shaped like a cylindrical tube to increases our surface to volume ratio.   This increases our capacity to interact with our environment.  This makes us more efficient at extracting nutrients and information from our surroundings and excreting wastes and biochemical messages like pheromones.   This is also what makes the skin the largest organ of the body.   It serves as an organ since it helps regulate the body temperature by the amount of blood flowing near the surface and by the evaporation of perspiration.  The skin also forms a barrier which limits fluid loss and the penetration into the body from external substances and microorganisms.

 There are good and bad microorganisms according to and depending on which ones live in a symbiotic relationship with us and which ones live in a parasitic or infectious relationship with us.  Infections of the skin are commonly due to poor immunity.   Our external immune system is composed of beneficial flora or microbes that are on our skin and line our digestive tracts.   Diarrhea, constipation, yeast, inflammation and antibiotics are all associated with an imbalance in the proper beneficial or disease fighting microorganisms.  

 It is important to support the skin with proper cleansing that does not kill beneficial flora.  Harsh soaps like antibiotic soaps can kill beneficial microbes.   The skin's ability to resist infection is highly dependant upon local skin conditions.

 Like the skin covering the external surface of the body, the inner surface from the alimentary canal (the tract from the mouth to the anus) is lined with mucosa (a mucous membrane surface).  The mucosal lining of the gut provides both a physical and an immune barrier.  Lymph tissue is found throughout the intestinal mucosa in areas called Peyer's patches and in the appendix at the opening where the colon begins.   These lymph tissues help to block the entry of these microorganisms into the body.  When intestinal bacteria are killed by antibiotic drugs an overgrowth of Candida yeast can become established in the alimentary mucosa.

 Consuming sources of live acidophilus cultures such as yogurt helps to reestablish the dominance of good bacteria in the gut.

 The skin and mucosa is also a route of elimination and pheromone production.   Problems such as acne arise when pores are excreting too much wastes, the waste is not being removed quickly enough or the sebum becomes thick due to hormonal changes.   During hormonal changes our body is sending out chemical messages to other people by way of phermones.   Hormones and phermones can thicken secretions making them excellent areas for microbes to habitate and produce pimples.   Opening other routes of elimination, good hygiene, promoting beneficial flora and thinning secretions by increasing water intake all play a part in eliminating acne.  

 The liver is also a major player in converting hormones to metabolites that can be secreted.   When the liver is overburdened or the kidneys are not doing their jobs, the problems of acne can become worse.   The mucosa in the large intestine as well as the pores on the outer surface of the skin are used to eliminate waste from the body.  If there is a disruption or problem eliminating through the large intestine such as with chronic constipation acne also occurs.

Diet, nutrition, supported detoxification, hormonal balancing and emotional balancing will heal and elliminate acne, eczema and other disorders of the skin.



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