Hello, this is Dr. Mercola. Unless you live in a subtropical environment, more than likely you're going to struggle with dry skin.

Now I've practiced just outside Chicago for the last 25 years, and as a result of doing that, I've learned a lot of good tips and tricks that you can use to help treat

this condition naturally. I'd like to share a few of those with you right now.

One of the most important is to make sure that you're consuming high quality animal-based

omega-3 fat and that is so crucial because a high-quality fish oil or krill oil

will help hydrate and nourish your skin in the way that really you just can't do in any other way.

So it's also crucial to make sure that you're not over washing your hands in the winter, especially

with harsh soap. Many people have this germphobia and I think they

need to wash your hands all the time. Well, the danger of doing that, especially

of a dry skin, is that there's increased tendency to develop cracks and even

bleeding.

And once you do that, there's a decrease in the barrier

of your skin as a primary protection

to the outside environment.

And when that opening is there,

you're going to increase the

likelihood of getting bacterial infections right through your skin and into your

bloodstream so be really careful with that. Now another area that many

people fail to pay a close attention to is your personal skin care products.

And what many people fail to realize is that whatever you apply to your skin has a high likelihood of actually bypassing

your skin going straight into your bloodstream. So if you're not willing to

eat something you apply to your skin, I'd be really careful about applying it.

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