Have you ever been told you look younger than you really are? I’m sure it made your day. Heck… it probably made your whole week. After all, in our culture youth means beauty. But maintaining a youthful-looking complexion is tough. Especially when your skin is under attack from your own skincare products. Some of the […]
There’s a new skincare trend that’s got the Internet buzzing… It’s called a “detoxing face fast” and it basically means you stop putting any products on your skin. No cleansers, no moisturizer, no makeup — nothing. The only thing you do is wash your face with warm water. It may sound like a good idea. […]
Two thousand years ago, wealthy Roman women used to wait for hours outside the Colosseum as virile gladiators fought each other inside the arena — sometimes in a fight for freedom… and sometimes to the death. Women in ancient Rome collected the sweat and oil of gladiators and applied it to their skin. After the […]
A patient I’ve been treating for depression came in to see me last week. She was feeling amazingly good after taking a supplement I recommended for her. But she wanted to talk about something else entirely… Turns out the omega-3 that treated her depression also rejuvenated and revived her skin. Before taking the omega-3, her […]
Bali holds a special place in my heart. When I was a young boy my father told me tales of this island paradise from his World War II days. He painted an amazing picture of endless beaches, impenetrable jungles and the warm, generous people who lived there. The papaya trees in Bali are bigger and […]
Soft, smooth and dewy-fresh… A baby’s skin is amazingly beautiful. And there is a good reason for this… Infants are born with extremely high levels of a natural lipid that hydrates and protects their delicate skin by locking in moisture. I’m talking about an emollient called squalene. Squalene is found in almost every cell of […]
My family and I spent the Fourth of July weekend hanging out in the backyard — swimming, cooking our favorite grass-fed burgers on the grill and soaking up the sun. None of us applied a commercial sun-care product the entire time… My position on sunscreen is no secret. I tell you just how bad these […]
If you’re like a lot of women, you probably thought that once you made it through puberty, you’d be blessed with smooth, clear skin. Unfortunately, acne is not just a teenage problem anymore… Over the past 30 years, the number of older patients I’ve seen who are looking for a solution to their adult acne […]
It’s summertime and the American Academy of Dermatology is once again out in full force warning you to avoid the sun and slather yourself in sunscreen. My advice is to disregard their dangerous advice… Sunscreens are loaded with chemicals that produce free radicals, disrupt hormones — and can even lead to cancer. The worst part […]
