by Dr. Shillington | Aug 13, 2021 | Acne, Anti-Aging, General Beauty, Uncategorized
If you have active acne, chances are you may want to use a bit of make-up to camouflage your break-outs. But could your make-up be making your acne worse? YES – absolutely. Certain liquid foundations and powders can absolutely cause acne, as many of them...
by Dr. Shillington | Jul 31, 2021 | Acne, Anti-Aging, General Beauty, Uncategorized
There is a trend going on that I am loving – women ditching the birth control pill and switching to alternate methods of birth control. We now know beyond a doubt that the birth control pill has some serious side effects. Not only does it shut down our natural...
by Dr. Shillington | Jul 23, 2021 | Acne, Anti-Aging, General Beauty, Uncategorized
So what causes low iron? well, Many of my patients have been diagnosed with low iron at some point in their history. And many times, taking supplemental iron has not improved their iron status – or their iron numbers dropped again very soon after stopping...
by Dr. Shillington | Jul 2, 2021 | Acne, Anti-Aging, General Beauty, Uncategorized
Over the years, doctors and dermatologists have often minimized the connection between acne and food. They have denied that there is a link – and this has led millions of people to needlessly suffer with acne. The truth is that certain trigger foods can...
by Dr. Shillington | Jun 25, 2021 | Acne, Anti-Aging, General Beauty, Uncategorized
Looking back on my own acne journey, I cringe. I think about all the years of frustration and tears that were unnecessary, and the thousands of wasted dollars spent on skincare and treatments. And out of all the things I tried on my clear skin journey, a very small...
by Dr. Shillington | Jun 18, 2021 | Acne, Anti-Aging, General Beauty, Uncategorized
Have you ever wished that there was a magical solution to acne? That if you did just one thing differently, your acne would clear up for good? That may sound too good to be true, but there is ONE thing that could shift everything – and I mean everything. The...