The Gut-Skin Axis: How I Transformed My Patient’s Skin by Healing their Gut

In recent years, a growing body of research has spotlighted the powerful connectionbetween gut health and skin health—what’s now referred to as the gut-skin axis. But longbefore it became a buzzword, I saw firsthand how addressing gut imbalances in my patientscould lead to profound improvements in chronic skin conditions and autoimmunedisorders. Today, I’d like to share insights from my clinical experience and shed light onwhy healing from the inside out is often the key to lasting skin remission. Understanding the Gut-Skin Axis Our skin, the body’s largest organ, is often a mirror of internal health. The gut and skin mayseem like separate entities, but they are intricately linked through a network of immune,endocrine, and inflammatory pathways. When the gut microbiome—the trillions of bacteria, fungi, and microbes in our digestivetract—is in balance, it plays a vital role in