by Dr. Shillington | Jan 20, 2021 | Acne, Diet, General Beauty
I get asked this question a lot, because everyone loves their coffee. And with over 1.4 billion cups of coffee being poured around the world each day, there is a lot of coffee drinking going on out there. So if you are suffering with acne, is your cuppa Joe helping...
by Dr. Shillington | Apr 2, 2020 | Acne, Diet, Uncategorized
Are Comfort Foods Making Your Acne Worse? Are your comfort foods causing acne? Right now we are finding comfort in foods such as bread, rice and pasta. But are they going to cause acne – or make it worse? Here’s the scoop: 1. Acne is related to insulin...
by Dr. Shillington | Mar 20, 2020 | Acne, Diet
Why A Healthy Diet Isn't Clearing Your Skin When we consider purchasing a new skincare product we often do a ton of research – we look at the ingredients, read the reviews, do some price comparisons, try a sample – we cover all the angles! But when it comes to...
by Dr. Shillington | Feb 28, 2020 | Acne, Diet
Can Food Freedom Help Your Acne? The Surprising Answer! Diets can be very stressful for some people, and stress triggers three different biochemical pathways in the body that lead to acne. So if going on an Elimination Diet or making huge diet shifts causes stress, it...
by Dr. Shillington | Feb 21, 2020 | Acne, Diet
The Acne Elimination Diet Today we are going to talk about the acne elimination diet, what it is if you need it and how to do it. The Acne Elimination Diet is really designed to eliminate inflammation in the body because the health of the gut has been strongly linked...
by Dr. Shillington | Jan 24, 2019 | Acne, Anti-Aging, Diet, General Beauty
I am so guilty of this – both professionally and personally. For years I would jump right into hormonal testing for my patients – usually on the very first visit. “I just want to see where your hormones are at before we start treatment.” I...