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Skincare & Functional Medicine Blog

Exfoliating Skin with Microbeads: Illinois became the first state to ban the sale of cosmetics containing polyethylene microbeads last June. Exfoliating skin with microbeads, used in face and body products, have been found to do serious damage to not only skin, but to the environment as well. With Illinois leading ...

Have you ever wondered if your home skincare routine is appropriate for your skin type and skin condition? Have you noticed any long-term effects after your facials? Do they treat just the symptom of your skin concern? Can they provide preventative, corrective and long-lasting results? Most of us spend a ...

Extreme Cold Skin Care Tips: We’ve been hit by extremely cold temperatures this winter. This without any doubt can be damaging for all skin types and conditions. First of all it effects dry, rosacea and eczema skin. It can also cause frost bites. In order to protect the skin from ...

Apigenin Recent studies have shown that naturally occurring plant flavone called APIGENIN has ability to possess remarkable anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant and anti-carcinogenic properties. In addition foods high in apigenin can boost cancer treatments or even prevent cancer (breast, skin, thyroid, colon and leukemia). Parsley contains the highest amount of apigenin. You ...

In order to handle seasonal changes, especially going into cold, windy, and dry winter weather, it’s important to maintain the skin at its optimum health from the inside out and vice versa. Let’s start with the internal factors that have to be in check for proper skin function as well ...

We are excited to introduce Environ Multivitamin Body Moisturizer, containing high dose of vitamin A, C and E. Environ Multivitamin Body Moisturizer helps to ease dryness while supplying the skin with antioxidants and vitamins. It assists in improving the appearance of fine lines, uneven skin tone and sun damaged skin. ...

How UV rays penetrate the skin: UVB radiation penetrates the epidermis or outer layer of the skin. It damages DNA in this layer and causes other changes in skin cells. This ultimately may result in the signs of photoaging. Over time, precancers and skin cancers may develop. UVB rays are ...

The saying “We are what we eat” is true and never gets old. In my skin care practice and by conducting thorough consultations before each facial, I can see how diet can impact the skin. As you probably know, the skin is our biggest external organ. It is also an ...

Sleep plays an important role in repairing and rejuvenating the skin. It is evident that when we don’t get enough of sleep at night, it impacts our overall well-being. It also effects tremendously the health of our skin. A study conducted earlier this year at University Hospitals Case Medical Center ...

Unfortunately most people don’t realize the importance of properly chewing food. Chewing food thoroughly has numerous benefits, such as improving digestion, reducing appetite and cravings, eliminating bad breath and excessive gas, and strengthening the immune system, along with many others. You must also chew food to have good-looking face! The ...