Your Skin Speaks, Are you listening?

CHASING OUR OBSESSION WITH FLAWLESS SKIN DRIVES THE SUCCESS OF DERMATOLOGY CLINICS AND BEAUTY SALONS. HOWEVER, WE OFTEN OVERLOOK THE VITAL MESSAGES OUR SKIN SENDS ABOUT OUR OVERALL HEALTH. HERE'S HOW TO LISTEN IN.

- DR. ASHMITA BOOPATHY MOTURI

Some of the most profitable thriving and industries are Dermatology & Aesthetic clinics and Beauty Salons. My friends, acquaintances and clients quite often discuss how they splurge generously to get that flawless skin. Even apps are designed with filters to enhance skin tone. This in itself is a testament to how much we all value our skin.

However the irony lies in the fact that, although we value our skin so much, we refuse to pay attention to what our skin is trying to tell us. Your skin actually speaks...it speaks volumes about why it is feeling the way it does...not just speaks...quite often it screams...yells...shrieks out to you...but most just shut it down with pancakes of makeup.

Most healers from the time of Confucius were extremely proficient in the communicative language of the skin. Way before ultrasound scans, blood tests and other modern diagnostic tools, these healers would use skin as an aid to diagnosis. Every mark, pimple, zit, blemish, scar, mole, rash or even change in texture of the skin is an indicator of a deeper raging war, your body is fighting. Even the location of acne, rashes, redness and dryness on the face gives insight into the root cause of an underlying problem...most deeper healers used to use these as clues on how to treat it! From general fatigue to possible Parkinson's disease, skin, hair, and nail conditions can be symptoms of a range of ailments.