It’s winter in Northeast Ohio. The snow piles up and days of dull gray skies are often reflected in the cold, dry, stressed, lackluster skin poking out from our parka hoods. It can be a challenging time of year for health overall, especially skin health since our skin most directly encounters these challenging cold, dry…
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This year, get your family and friends holiday gifts that say: I see you, I understand you, I love you! Apex Skin is here for you with exactly those holiday gift ideas! We have taken the stress out of your gift selection this year by creating customized skincare gift sets based on the needs and personalities of the people you…
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It’s officially the holiday season! It’s time to break out the hot cocoa and candy canes, the holly, and the twinkling lights! The child in all of us peeks around the corner of adulthood this time of year and wonders… why am I breaking out? Does stress cause acne? What is this itchy skin rash? Sigh. Yes,…
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As we speed toward the end of another year, you probably have a lot on your to-do list: Holiday party preparations, a present that your aunt might actually like, final contributions to your IRA, travel plans, and so many other things. As you make your list and check it multiple times, don’t forget yourself! Your…
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Here in Northeast Ohio, the weather is starting to take its annual tumble from hot and humid to cold and blustery—a switch your skin has likely noticed. No, you’re not imagining it. Your skin, which is your body’s largest organ, is more susceptible to seasonal fluctuations in temperature and humidity because it’s more exposed than…
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If you’re reading this right now, blue light is shining on your face. This is the nature of life today. The average person spends about six and a half hours on the internet daily, on some kind of device. Of course, this varies by age: younger people (we’re looking at you, Gen Z!), spend an extra two hours on…
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Physical and mental health are inextricably bound together in a complex knot, and for people struggling with a psoriasis diagnosis, this is certainly true. A recent study found that psoriasis patients were more likely to struggle with depression and/or anxiety than the general population. As a chronic autoimmune condition, psoriasis causes thick, scaly flare-ups called plaques that…
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If you have ever searched for “how to get a slimmer stomach” online, you are certainly not alone. More than half of Americans follow some kind of diet to lose belly weight, and the demographics are super interesting. Exposure to social media seems to increase the desperation people feel as they search for a reliable stomach slimmer, and Millennials and members of…
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