Skincare goes way beyond topical creams and cleansers. What you eat plays a key role when it comes to the health of your skin, and is a determining factor in how you’ll age. Inflammation shows up in the skin in the form of acne, psoriasis, eczema, rosacea, rashes, and sunburns. Calming inflammation is central to … Read more
High-blood sugar affects the body in a myriad of ways, none of them good. Diabetes is a nasty, insidious disease, leading to cardiovascular disease, stroke, retinopathy and blindness, kidney failure, and obesity. Does diabetes affect the skin as well? Yes, unfortunately our most visible organ doesn’t escape its devastating grip. How diabetes affects the skin … Read more
Beauty is an inside job. Expensive skin care creams and lotions aren’t going to fix imbalances within the body, which in its wisdom is constantly trying to maintain homeostasis. We look, feel, and function our best when hormones levels are balanced. Hormone excess and deficiency, including levels of thyroid hormone, can throw us off kilter … Read more