Today I’m picking up where we left off on the Gut-Skin Connection. If you missed part one, be sure to check that out! Last week I talked about how the gut and skin are linked, the different mechanisms that link them and why a healthy diet for your gut is also a healthy diet for your skin.

This week I continue the conversation and discuss leaky gut, specific skin conditions, how they often manifest and important things to consider for them.

This episode is definitely for you or someone you know if you’ve been suffering from a common skin condition like rosacea, acne, eczema, keratosis pilaris or psoriasis. I also talk about histamines and candida, and weave information throughout this episode that’s really important to hear from a holistic perspective.

In this episode:

-Short recap of last week’s episode [1:40]

-Leaky Gut: in a nutshell [6:09]

-Symptoms of leaky gut, and how it can lead to inflammation anywhere in the body [8:36]

-How to test if you have leaky gut [10:02]

-Getting to the root of a leaky gut & how to heal it [13:19]

-Rosacea and the common underlying gut problem often associated with it [20:20]

-Acne: why it’s an inflammatory disease and the massive contributors to it (food & otherwise) [23:50]

-Breaking down the specific ways specific hormones contribute to acne [27:50]

-Eczema/atopic dermatitis and the two biggest contributing culprits [34:20]

-The caveat with elimination style diets and eczema, and instances where I DO NOT recommend this as a way to suss out food sensitivities pertaining to skin problems [35:26]

-Food sensitivity testing for eczema [38:41]

-Why you can’t out-diet a gut infection [39:30]

-How histamine intolerance plays into various skin conditions, and symptoms to watch out for [41:26]

-Ways our guts are exposed to histamines, and how this can sometimes cause our “histamine bucket” to overflow [43:27]

-Things that contribute to histamine sensitivity, and what you can do if you have histamine intolerance [45:28]

-How candida is connected to histamines, eczema and other skin problems, why it can get activated and how it proliferates [49:22]

-Keratosis Pilaris aka “chicken skin” and the most common driver of this condition [51:01]

-Psoriasis and why treatment is really about immune stabilization vs. how to treat the skin [53:21]

-How using an infrared sauna may help with skin issues like acne, fine lines, psoriasis or eczema [54:46]

-Sneak peek for The Gut-Skin Connection, Part 3: the final frontier [55:36]

Resources mentioned: Organifi - enter code FUNK for 15% off! http://www.organifi.com/FUNK

FREE Digestive Guide https://mailchi.mp/erinholthealth/digestiveguide

Wheat Zoomer - Food Testing https://www.erinholthealth.com/tests-and-consults The Role of Inflammation in the Pathology of Acne https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3780801/

Neuroendocrine regulation of sebocytes – a pathogenetic link between stress and acne https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15507110/

Lists of foods cross-reacting with pollen http://www.foodallergens.info/Facts/Pollen&Food/Which_Foods.html

Listen: Episode 67: Tips for Coping with an Autoimmune Flare Up Read: https://www.erinholthealth.com/erin-holt-health-1/tips-for-coping-with-an-autoimmune-flare-up

How to Test for Autoimmune Triggers & Root Cause https://www.erinholthealth.com/erin-holt-health-1/2019/7/17/how-to-test-for-autoimmune-triggers-amp-root-cause

Follow Erin on Insta https://www.instagram.com/the.funktional.nutritionist/

Healthy Skin http://www.ErinHoltHealth.com/SKIN

Eat to Achieve - move the needle on skin/acne https://www.erinholthealth.com/eat-to-achieve

Carb Compatibility: if you know you have high blood sugars (dial in macros a bit more) https://www.erinholthealth.com/carb-compatibility-project

Your Hormone Revival™ https://www.erinholthealth.com/hormones

***Questions about histamines & histamine issues? Send them to support@thefunktionalnutritionist.com for an upcoming episode!***