What are small red skin bumps from?
The day I noticed that I had tiny little red bumps all over my skin (cherry angiomas) is etched in my memory. I thought to myself “This is gross and concerning at the same time. I am pretty sure these are something my grandfather had and they are everywhere…..why????”
Of course I went down the rabbit hole of trying to find out what they could be from, since I personally don't let “genetics” be an excuse for much of anything.
The conclusion? Blood sugar imbalances, NAFLD / liver sluggishness, or possibly mold toxicity. Well dang.
So not only was my healthy eating and lifestyle seemingly not working, now I was worrying about my liver and the damage that was happening from possible mycotoxins. Awesome.
Fast forward a few months, I was gearing up for knee surgery. My mind was on a swift recovery and figuring out my next moves for detoxing/liver support.
Enter KETOSIS, what I call the “Swiss army knife of dietary approaches.”
It hit me that by getting into ketosis I could address all of my issues without taking a ton of supplements or going on an extreme cleanse. I just had to adjust my diet.
How is this possible?
In ketosis, when your body is burning fat as fuel and using ketones for energy, some pretty magical things happen:
Autophagy increases (this is how the body cleans itself up, the “bad” cells eat themselves, literally!!)
Inflammation and blood sugar levels decrease
The liver is freed up to detox more! (it no longer has to constantly regulate your blood sugar and has more mitochondrial energy to detox)
Water is moved out of the body more efficiently, helping open up drainage pathways for more efficient detoxing.
YAAAS! The body has a self-healing, self-cleaning, reverse aging potential that is built in. Not 👏🏻 even👏🏻 kidding👏🏻.
So now that I have been doing ketosis with carb cycling, I am happy to report that my cherry angiomas are 75% gone!! I give the credit to my commitment to ketosis and fasting.
Ketosis allows cells to self-dissolve things like moles, angiomas, milia, skin tags & more
My KetobyCarli class will help you turn your health around, away from mystery skin issues and disease onset. And the best part is you get to just use the power of FOOD.
Carli created WELLNESS BY CARLI to combine her love of real food with her knowledge of functional medicine. These article are to share what she has learned to hopefully help you heal and feel your best!
-
February 2024
- Feb 17, 2024 What are small red skin bumps from? Feb 17, 2024
-
June 2023
- Jun 23, 2023 Is your nervous system preventing you from healing? Jun 23, 2023
-
May 2023
- May 30, 2023 Quench Your Thirst: Unlocking the Power of Hydration May 30, 2023
-
February 2023
- Feb 23, 2023 Ketosis 101 + My Keto Story Feb 23, 2023
-
July 2022
- Jul 7, 2022 Pro-Metabolic Eating to Boost Your Metabolism Jul 7, 2022
-
August 2020
- Aug 12, 2020 MOLD TOXICITY + NATURAL HEALING IN HOUSTON, TX Aug 12, 2020
-
January 2020
- Jan 5, 2020 Why is it so important to Detox? Jan 5, 2020
-
April 2019
- Apr 26, 2019 Having Anxiety? Skip the Caffeine. Apr 26, 2019
-
November 2018
- Nov 25, 2018 Adaptogens: Why you need these now. Nov 25, 2018
-
July 2018
- Jul 5, 2018 Are you having trouble sleeping? Jul 5, 2018
-
November 2017
- Nov 10, 2017 Supplements during Pregnancy--are they safe? Nov 10, 2017
-
September 2017
- Sep 28, 2017 Carbohydrate Needs During Pregnancy + 5 Tips to Balance Blood Sugar Sep 28, 2017
-
August 2017
- Aug 15, 2017 Boost Brain Power! Aug 15, 2017