Skin Brushing: The Easiest Way to Detox and Look Younger

Old cells can cling to the surface of the skin, trapping pathogenic microorganisms like bacteria within. Dry skin brushing helps remove these. Kazzakova/iStock

Some years back, I heard Bernard Jensen, one of our country’s great nutritionists and author of over 50 books, tell the story of Samson, “the Saxon Giant.”

Samson was a weight lifter and wrestler who was brought to the United States by Florenz Zeigfield in the 1920s as one of the featured acts in the “Zeigfield Follies.”

Besides his strength, Samson was also known for his baby-soft skin, a feature that Samson attributed to his daily regimen of dry skin brushing—a fact that greatly intrigued Jensen.

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