Your skin is a mirror of your internal health — especially your digestive and immune systems. Research continues to confirm what holistic practitioners have known for years: inflammation, microbiome imbalances, and food intolerances can all manifest on the skin.

At Medicinal Collective, we often see skin conditions linked to:

• Gut dysbiosis — an imbalance of healthy gut bacteria

• Leaky gut (intestinal permeability) — which allows toxins and food proteins to enter the bloodstream

• Food intolerances — which trigger immune responses that affect the skin

• Liver overload — reducing your body’s ability to detox through natural channels

• Chronic stress or nervous system dysregulation — which impacts both digestion and inflammation

If the gut is under stress, toxins and inflammation often show up on the skin — especially in conditions like acne, eczema, and rosacea.