“The supergreens spirulina and chlorella are fantastic system cleansers,” says Rick Hay, anti-ageing food and fitness nutritionist(www.rickhay.co.uk). “They help to promote healthy digestion and also help to alkalise the system. This is important for skin health as if your digestive function is not up to speed then you will not absorb all of the nutrients that you need optimally. The alkalising properties of these greens means that they help to reduce inflammation – both internally and externally on the skin. They also promote healthy liver function; if your liver is functioning well then there will be no need for the liver to use the skin as a partner in the elimination of toxins. Often poor skin health can be traced back to a stressed-out liver! When we improve liver and digestive function we can often see an improvement in skin health.”
