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Winter is just around the corner, the sun is getting lower in the sky and we are not getting enough UV rays to make sufficient amounts of Vitamin D. When this is coupled with the general lack of Vitamin C in the body, we are less able to create replacement skin cells. This problem can be aggravated by a very common activity. Shaving.
When you shave with a razor, be that legs or your face, you are removing many old skin cells (epidermis). This exposes new skin cells to the deleterious effects of the wind, sun and dry air. In fact, it accelerates the rate at which the normal turn-over of skin occurs. This causes your body to have to produce more replacement skin cells.
Maintaining a healthy and full thickness dermal layer (skin) is critical to health and so your body puts the construction of new skin cells at the top of the list for where the available collagen is allocated. This leaves other important repairs like maintaining the epithelial lining of your vasculature, maintaining cartilage and ligaments at a disadvantage. While you can't see the damaged areas of these tissues that are being neglected, they are there and causing other health issues.
Using an electric razor during the Fall, Winter and Spring helps to mitigate this problem by not causing as much removal of the epidermis. If you want to keep using the blade to shave, you may consider taking 1 to 2 grams of Vitamin C each day with 2000 IUs of Vitamin D. Additionally, every few days, a 100mg of Comfrey will help accelerate the fibroblasts; they produce collagen. Collagen is required to build all of the soft-tissues in your body. Don't over-do-it on the Comfrey though, some is good, more is NOT better.
Another important consideration is to maintain good Liver health. The liver produces enzymes which control the quiescent rate of collagen production for soft-tissue repair. If you run or use your body in exercise regularly, it is important to maintain the ability to repair the sliding surfaces. Once a year I usually recommend taking a bottle of Liver support herbs to strengthen the Hepatocytes and maintain good Liver health. A Liver support herbal combination should be based on Thysilin and contain Burdock, Clover and other helpful herbs.
Remember, with Winter coming, you need to take care of your skin and soft-tissues. If you don't, the spring will find you sore and not healthy enough to enjoy the activities that you love.
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