Your skin is more than a case for your body with some hair here, a few bumps and creases there – the stuff that keeps your insides in. As your largest organ, stretched out your skin would cover a double bed, and it weighs as much as a small dog. Yet some people are still surprised that sorting out their insides, balancing their diet and keeping healthy can go a long way to relieving skin problems, slowing down ageing and keeping them looking great.

Readers and journalists have praised the book for its practicality and clarity, not to mention that it is actually an interesting read. Even the chapters on the background to internal skin care cut through any scientific jargon and get straight to the point.

So if you’re up for knowing what’s really getting under your skin, read this book at any level: go straight to the chapter that tells you how to deal with your particular skin problem; take an in-depth look behind the scenes, for example why getting your gut healthy can help eczema; or – one for all of us – how to really slow down the creeping lines.

Just to give you a taster…

Acne Factors to consider: Liver congestion, Toxic bowel, Poor glucose metabolism, Poor diet Action: Gut & liver cleanse, Balance blood sugar levels, High fibre diet Supplement: Vitamin A, Zinc, Chromium, GLA, MSM

Eczema Factors to consider: Food sensitivities, Gut overload, essential fat (EFA) deficiency/poor EFA metabolism Action: Identify & eliminate allergens, Reduce animal products Supplement: fish oils, GLA, Zinc, Quercetin, MSM, Antioxidant complex Cellulite Factors to consider: Weakened connective tissue, Poor circulation – lymph & blood, Toxic overload Action: Avoid all refined & processed foods, eat Vitamin C & bioflavonoid-rich foods, Exercise, Skin brush Supplement: Gotu kola 30mgx3

Dry Skin Factors to consider: EFA deficiency, Dehydration, Poor calcium metabolism, Low thyroid function Action: Include EFA-rich foods in diet, drink at least 1.5 litres of pure water daily, Identify and address calcium imbalance, Identify and address low thyroid Supplement: fish oils/linseed oil/GLA