JUICE CLEANSE FOR BETTER SKIN?
Consuming only liquids during the juice cleanse and fasting for several hours in between can have different health benefits. By avoiding solid food, daily stress and breaking with unhealthy eating habits, fasting can have a positive effect on your skin health.
Juice fasting and inner cleansing can support your skin health in a number of ways:
1. Detoxification: During the fasting days, you avoid harmful substances such as alcohol, caffeine and refined sugar, which can lead to dehydrated skin and contribute to skin aging. You allow the body to eliminate toxins that can contribute to skin problems.
2. Improved digestion: A healthy digestive system helps eliminate waste and promote overall skin health.
3. Reduced inflammation: Fasting has been shown to reduce inflammation in the body, which is beneficial for skin health. Learn more about the connection between inflammation and skin in this article.
4. Elimination of processed & sugary foods: These foods can lead to inflammation and contribute to skin problems like acne and wrinkles. For this reason, the DALUMA juices are not diluted with sugary apple or orange juice.
5. Improved insulin sensitivity: Avoiding without food for a period of time and cutting out simple carbohydrates and processed sugars for several days can affect insulin sensitivity:
-Reduced glucose levels, leading to a decrease in insulin secretion
-Increased cellular stress response which improves glucose uptake
-Activation of specific signaling pathways that improve insulin sensitivity.
However, the duration and frequency of fasting, as well as individual factors such as age and health status, can impact the effects on insulin sensitivity.
Improved insulin sensitivity can lead to better blood sugar control and less oxidative stress, both of which are important for skin health.
6. Hormonal balance: Fasting has been shown to positively impact hormones such as growth hormone and melatonin, which are important for skin health.
7. Hydration: During the juice cleanse you only consume liquids. Staying hydrated is essential for skin health.
8. Improvement of blood circulation: Fasting has a positive effect on the metabolic processes of our cells and can enable an increased delivery of oxygen and nutrients to the skin through improved blood circulation.
9. The body's own cell renewal: A juice cleanse stimulates autophagy. This is your cells natural recycling program, breaking down old, damaged cell components in order to produce energy. This stimulated cell metabolism process can slow down the aging process.
10. Immunity boost: A strong immune system helps fight skin infections and diseases. You can find out more about how fasting affects the immune system here.
11. Intensive regeneration: Easing up your digestion by not eating solid food, your body has the opportunity to use its energy for regeneration processes. This can also have a positive impact on your sleep, which is essential for skin repair and renewal.
12. Stress reduction: During the DALUMA juice cleanse you will be accompanied by the app and regularly reminded to take calming moments for self-care. This way, you can relieve daily and chronic stress that can affect skin health and trigger skin problems like acne and eczema.
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