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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Who doesn’t want more radiant, smoother skin with fewer wrinkles, acne scars, hyperpigmentation, and uneven spots? The solution is simple and fantastic: chemical peels. Though they often get a bad rap due to misrepresentations in movies and the media, chemical peels are actually a straightforward and excellent starting point for achieving clearer skin. They’ve become…
Everybody sweats, more or less. It’s one of your body’s important built-in temperature regulation systems. When you’re out mowing the lawn on a hot day, working out at the gym, playing sports, or doing any other strenuous or hot activity, your body’s sweat glands pump out mostly water with a bit of salt and some…
Back-to-school season is almost here. If you are a teen or a tween (or you know a teen or a tween) struggling with acne, you know the enormous stress those red bumps can cause the night before school starts. Your outfit may be fire, but you cannot help comparing yourself with everyone else and their social-media…
Your parents were right: you really are what you eat. We all are. That’s just science. In fact, more and more studies come out all the time about how deeply interconnected nutrition and skin health actually are. It makes sense, though. Your skin is an organ, just like your heart, lungs, liver, brain, etc. It has its own…