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SKIN DEEP

“STRESS IMPAIRS THE BODY’S ABILITY TO ACHIEVE OPTIMAL SKIN, NAIL AND HAIR HEALTH.”

Achieving full-bodied hair, skin that glows and strong nails takes more than a few topical products and a healthy diet. There are stressors associated with modern living that our bodies were never designed to deal with, and the depletion of nutrients from our soil does nothing to help.

We’re now living with a reduced amount of ‘good fats’, vitamins and minerals in our food, compared with the wild foods we evolved to eat and which were the source of many of the nutrients we need to function. In fact, according to Dr Tracy Chandler, integrative health), there are now 40% fewer vitamins and minerals in our fruit and vegetables than there were 50 years ago.

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