When it comes to inflammatory skin conditions such as psoriasis, nutrition is a key factor in disease management and several studies are showing that the keto diet may be detrimental for psoriasis. The keto diet is a low carbohydrate diet with up to 50% of food intake from fats. It has gained popularity over theContinue reading “Keto & Psoriasis don’t mix!”
Category Archives: Skin Health
Video – the drivers of eczema
In this Facebook live video Elysia and I discuss the factors that underpin eczema development and how being a good detective can result in effective management.
Acne low-down on FB Live
In my first FB Live with Elysia Humphries from Vibe Natural Health we discuss why acne is so impactful on self worth, why so many people with acne feel like they have tried everything but still aren’t getting results, and look a some of the key factors that contribute to acne from a holistic perspective.Continue reading “Acne low-down on FB Live”
The vitamin D and acne connection
Vitamin D deficiency is known to play a role in many inflammatory skin conditions, and certainly is seen to be a contributing factor in acne. Acne is an inflammatory skin condition with both systemic inflammation and local inflammation within the skin, even at the very early micro-comedone stage of development. The causes of local inflammationContinue reading “The vitamin D and acne connection”
The connection between our gut health and skin
The Gut-Skin Axis The health of the gut microbiome and its impact on wider health has seen an explosion of research, and with the advent of DNA sequencing our understanding of the microbiome and its effects on health is growing. We now understand that the influence of the gut microbiome extends beyond the gut, impactingContinue reading “The connection between our gut health and skin”
Acne is more than skin deep
The burden of acne is more than skin deep. Strongly impacting on negative self-image and perceived stress, acne not only causes stress but is also made worse by stress. It is now well established that stress contributes to the development of acne but until this year there have been no studies looking at stress managementContinue reading “Acne is more than skin deep”
Is modern life responsible for skin conditions?
The skin is a protective barrier between the outside world and our internal processes. Living on the skin is a whole world of microbes otherwise known as the skin microbiome. This bacterial world plays a key role in maintaining skin health and those that inhabit our skin surface have many beneficial roles, both topically andContinue reading “Is modern life responsible for skin conditions?”
Black Seed Oil – the skin wunderkind
Corticosteroids are a cornerstone of topical treatment in most inflammatory skin conditions. However, this treatment comes with the potential for significant risk including thinning of the skin, development of spider veins and suppression of normal stress responses via the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. So recently when a client of mine (thank you!) sent through a study outliningContinue reading “Black Seed Oil – the skin wunderkind”
Risk factors for psoriasis
A recent review in the International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health highlights nutrition as a risk factor for psoriasis, suggesting that overall diet, body weight and quality of nutrition are significant triggers of disease development and exacerbating factors, with potential to worsen the disease severity. Psoriasis a chronic immune-mediated condition associated with significantContinue reading “Risk factors for psoriasis”
Winter Body Care
My skin tends to be dry during winter so I LOVE slathering on a good body lotion after my morning shower. I sometimes use coconut oil when I have nothing else but while it is nourishing it doesn’t stop water loss from the skin. Also these days whatever body lotion I apply doubles as perfumeContinue reading “Winter Body Care”