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1. THE MISSING LINK
TO SKIN VITALITY
Overcome the Hidden Barriers
to Healthy & Radiant Skin

2. The Missing Link
 Hormones matter: A correct hormone balance is necessary to
maintain skin health. Think hydration, collagen, elasticity.
 Know Your Symptoms: Many are unaware that hormone
imbalances contribute to premature aging and wrinkling and
unexplained skin rashes, eczema, acne, facial hair, etc.
 Determine Your Imbalances: Simple testing can reveal whether
hormones are secretly sabotaging skincare efforts.
 Balance Your Hormones to solve stubborn skin problems:
Costly topical beauty creams can’t get to the root of skin
problems. We need to make the connection between diet,
exercise, stress – and hormone levels.

3. Mirror, Mirror on the Wall…
Lately, my skin
is breaking out
like it did when
I was a
teenager…
I’ve tried
expensive anti-
aging creams,
clean eating and
regular facials so
why can’t I get rid
of these wrinkles
and the bags
under my eyes…

4. Unlocking the Puzzle:
Hormones & Healthy Skin
 Intrinsically involved with all
processes affecting the maintenance
of skin health
 A major target of hormone action
and synthesis
 teeming with hormone receptor sites,
imbalances trigger skin problems
from head to toe

5. Good Skin from Within:
Synchronized Hormones
Estrogen and Progesterone, Testosterone, DHEA, Cortisol, Thyroid and
Vitamin D and are intrinsically involved with all processes affecting the
maintenance of skin health.

6. Dry, thinning skin
Decreased elasticity
Puffy eyes / Face
Acne / Oily skin
Premature aging
& wrinkling
Brittle, breaking nails
Scalp hair loss
Eczema
& rashes
Hirsutism
Melasma
Dull, sallow skin Psoriasis
Know Your Symptoms
of Imbalance

7. Hormonal Skin –
Women of any Age
 Pre-Menopause: A major cause of
acne, oily skin, facial hair are high
stress and androgen hormones
 Peri-Menopause: erratic hormone
production lines and wrinkles skin,
breakouts, dermatitis, psoriasis
 PostMenopause: female/thyroid/
stress hormone imbalances dry
and thin skin, deepen wrinkles,
bags, puffy eyes or face

8. Hormonal Skin in Men
 Acne, oily skin
 Loss of lean muscle/
skin tone
 Dry coarse skin
 Sallow complexion
 Psoriasis
 Unexplained eczema/rashes

9. What Causes Imbalance?
 Stress, smoking, junk food and lack of
sleep can accelerate hormone losses,
making us look old before our time
 Aging: all hormones shift and decline
 Chronic Stress: disrupts sleep, poor coping
skills e.g. smoking w/de-oxygenation and
rapid aging
 Poor nutrition: sugars, simple carbs,
fatty foods block pores and circulation
 Lack of sleep: linked to premature
aging, fine lines, wrinkles, dark circles
 Xenoestrogens: a.k.a. endocrine disruptors
trigger imbalances that
can worsen skin issues

10. Key Hormone Imbalances
that Impact Your Skin
 Estrogen Dominance / Deficiency
 Low Progesterone
 Adrenal Imbalance
 Androgen Imbalance
 Thyroid Deficiency
 Vitamin D Deficiency
 Insulin Resistance

12. Estrogens & Skin
 Much higher concentrations of
estrogen in facial skin so the effects
of imbalance likely to show up first
on the face
 Skin is one of the main sites of
estrogen action and activation
 Retains moisture, inhibits collagen
degradation maintains skin
thickness

13. How Does Estrogen Impact Skin?
 Low Estrogens
 Cause wrinkling, dryness, loss of elasticity and collagen
 1.1 % decrease in skin thickness per each year after menopause
 2% drop in collagen per each year after menopause
 Rosacea common with declining estrogen at menopause – hot
flashes trigger flare-ups
 High Estrogens
 Melasma, discoloration of the skin in up to 70% of pregnant women,
one third of those taking oral contraceptives or synthetic HRT
 Estrogen dominance inhibits thyroid with related skin problems

14. Progesterone Deficiency
 Low progesterone levels can increase the impact of androgens
on sebaceous glands and body and head hair
 It reduces the activity of an enzyme called 5-alpha reductase
which converts testosterone to its active metabolite DHT
 DHT excess contributes to acne in men and women, and in the
skin of the scalp “male pattern baldness”
 Progesterone lows thus contribute to acne and hair loss
 Supplementation shown to increase skin thickness and
elasticity

15. Adrenal Imbalance
 The Adrenal Glands make CORTISOL to
regulate metabolism of blood sugars to
fuel the body, harness energy, cope with
stressors, maintain immune system
 Imbalance leads to sugar cravings/poor
diet choices
 depletes immune system worsening skin
irritations and allergies
Adrenal Gland
Kidney

16. What Causes
Adrenal Imbalance?
 Chronic stress
 Diet high in sugars,
carbs, caffeine
 Unbalanced lifestyle
 Lack of sleep
 Midlife takeover

17. How Does Adrenal
Imbalance Affect Skin?
 Break down of connective tissue
 Destabilizes blood glucose and insulin
 Increases androgens and acne
 Reduces immune function making skin vulnerable to immune
disorders such as eczemas, psoriasis

18. Cortisol Stresses Skin
 Skin rashes, wrinkles,
bumps, bags and rapid
aging is the body’s answer
to stress overload

19. Androgen Imbalance
 High levels linked to insulin
resistance, and PCOS
 Acne and breakouts
 Excessive facial or body hair
(hirsutism)
 Male pattern baldness
 Lows linked to loss of muscle tone,
thinning skin, impaired wound
healing

20. Vitamin D Deficiency
 Vitamin D is essential for health
of the immune system
 Deficiency compromises immune
function worsening skin disorders
and is linked to psoriasis, acne,
and slow wound healing
 Vitamin D receptors in the skin
help regulate epidermal
proliferation and differentiation to
maintain skin structure and its
barrier function

21. Hypothyroid &
Skin Disorders
 Decreased sweating and sebum
production cause rough, scaly
skin
 Loss of hair/eyebrows
 Myxedema
 Itching, rashes, eczema
scleroderma
 Brittle hair and nails

22. Insulin Resistance
 Chronically elevated insulin
levels from too much sugar,
simple carbs, high glycemic
foods, over stimulate
androgen production leading
to acne breakouts, hirsutism

23. What Can We Do?
 Recognize signs and symptoms of hormone imbalance
 Identify the specific imbalances behind unexplained chronic
skin conditions and premature aging
 Take action to correct imbalances naturally

24. Test Your Hormones
 Saliva and blood spot most advanced
 Measure free active hormone levels
 Blood tests measure bound, inactive levels
 Saliva is gold standard for assessing adrenal function
 Test results are a guide to rebalancing

25. Use Test Results to Identify
Imbalances Behind Bad Skin

26. Match Symptoms
with Imbalances

27. Balance Your Hormones
for Glowing Skin
 Eat: organic hormone-free foods,
fruits and vegetables, natural fiber
 Drink: H20 – 94oz/day
 Exercise: detox/de-stress/strengthen
 Sleep: 7+ hrs. night
 Avoid UV rays, synthetic beauty
creams, cosmetics, etc.
 Natural personal care products
 Avoid hormone disrupting toxins

28. Balance Your Diet

29. Balance Your
Supplements
 Multivitamins/minerals
 Vitamin A, B,C, D, E
 Omega 3s
 Calcium/magnesium
 Alpha Lipoic acid
 Co-Q10
 Green Tea
 Phytohormones
 Adaptogenic herbs

30. Get your Vitamin
Zzzzzzzzzzzz
 A recent study of women
aged 39-49 found that those
who slept 5 hours or less per
night had more fine lines,
uneven pigmentation and
sagging skin than those who
slept 7-9 hours a night

31. Exercise releases toxins and tension
to ease stress and normalize cortisol
Strength training boosts Testosterone/
DHEA and lean muscle to maintain
skin tone and structure
Balance Your Exercise

32. Balance Your Stress
 Chronic stress is know to
affect the skin, raising
cortisol hormones which
disrupt sleep, increase
wrinkling, skin rashes,
breakouts and rapid aging!

33. Say NO to Endocrine
Disruptors
 Many topical beauty preparations
contain unregulated amounts of
synthetic hormones or chemicals
that intensify hormone-related
skin problems www.ewg.org

34. Say YES to
Bio-Identicals
 Studies show an improvement in
skin properties with use
 Estriol has anti-aging effects
when applied directly to skin
 Progesterone can increase skin
thickness and elasticity
 Testosterone in men shown to
increase skin thickness
 Vitamin D topically for psoriasis
 Caution – some topical
preparations contain excessive
amounts. Test to monitor.

35. Removing the Barriers
to Skin Vitality
 An undetected hormone imbalance will sabotage your ability to:
 Get to the root of stubborn skin problems
 Prevent wrinkles and premature aging
 Control acne and breakouts at any age
 Maintain skin tone and elasticity
 Treat chronic skin conditions

36. Consider Testing
Your Hormones
 Ask your doctor about hormone
testing
 Request The Skin Vitality Profile
 Test results available in 3-5 days
 Review results with a natural
hormone friendly physician
(find a provider at www.zrtlab.com)
 Retest w/in 3 months to monitor
progress

37. The Missing Link
 Identifying the hormone
imbalances behind
unexplained skin conditions,
rashes, wrinkles and
premature aging is the missing
link to skin vitality.

38. Q&A

39. Thank You
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