Have you ever been tempted to cancel plans because you need your beauty sleep? Well, it turns out that beauty sleep is a real thing! Not only is the amount of sleep you get essential for skin health, but the quality is vital, too. Our...
When I show patients a typical dosage of herbal medicine, a plastic sachet of vacuum-packed brown colored liquid that looks like a cell phone sized soy sauce pack from a Chinese restaurant, they immediately ask “What does it taste like?” Not gonna lie, it does...
SITUATIONAfter playing outside with his granddaughter, John* noticed red bumps around his left ear. At first, he tried to self treat with essential oils but then, the bumps worsened and spread to his neck, chest, and torso. A dermatologist prescribed an antibiotic, hydrocortisone cream and a moisturizer....
Many people don’t think of exfoliating as an essential part of their skin care routine, but it’s actually just as important as cleansing and moisturizing. When you exfoliate the skin, you remove dry skin cells and reveal smoother, glowing skin. Getting rid of all that...
Many eczema patients wonder, “When should I try herbal medicine? Is it good for the beginning stages of eczema? When it's flaring? When it's chronic and has been going on for years?” The short answer is: It's good to start as soon as you are...
SITUATION Janet's* eczema started with a nickel sized red patch under the right corner of her mouth. Her eczema slowly morphed to include red bumps and other times, it became flaky. Over the course of a few months, eczema spread to other areas of Janet's...
Appearance is so important in today’s society. We all want to put our best “selfie-ready” faces forward each day. Wearing a full face of makeup may seem like an easy answer, but in reality, wearing a lot of makeup could be having a negative impact...
In the west, we often look to the microbiome when trying to understand systemic conditions like eczema. We try limiting certain food groups like sugar, gluten, dairy or general inflammatory foods or load up on whole foods, pre- and probiotics to keep our eczema at...
Patients always ask me if their kids are too young to be treated with herbal medicine. Since most pharmaceuticals have limitations for young ones, why wouldn’t parents wonder? Never Too Young The good news is that a trained Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Dermatology practitioner can...
Many people don’t realize just how much their emotions can impact their skin. Whether you’re feeling jittery about a big interview, excitement about an upcoming party, or sadness over a tragic loss, there’s no doubt that our skin can reflect the way we’re feeling. Science...