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Coffee: A Friend or Foe to Your Skin?

How coffee affects your skin’s health and appearance is complicated. The bottom line on coffee and skin health is: “it depends.” Coffee and Your Skin’s […]

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Can Holiday Drinks Affect Your Skin?

There are good reasons to consider moderating your drinking over the holidays if you have a chronic skin condition such as acne, eczema, psoriasis or […]

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Coconut Oil : Why it’s Good for Skin

Coconut oil has gained immense popularity and there’s strong evidence that it’s very helpful for skin.  Here’s the current findings and how you can benefit. […]

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Another Success Story: Reversing Eczema

Here at Amethyst Holistic Skin Solutions, we celebrate every success story. Here’s what we heard this week from “Bob,” a client who had struggled to […]

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How Eczema Changed My Life

Anyone with serious eczema will tell you that it changes their life.  But my experience led to a career change. Here’s what happened. My Journey […]

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Good News from Amethyst Holistic Skin Solutions!

It’s been a busy few months here at Amethyst and now we have three announcements to share. Is there a DOCTOR in the house? Why […]

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Is Herbal Medicine Safe?

Before I opened my practice, I spent weeks researching herbal companies to examine how they sourced their herbs, what they measured to ensure quality, what […]

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CASE STUDY: Psoriasis and Herbal Medicine

Situation When Rebecca* and I first met via video conferencing, she had suffered from plaque psoriasis for over 20 years.  The lesions covered every part […]

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Eczema Herpeticum: What You Should Know

Eczema Herpeticum (EH) is a painful, contagious skin rash usually caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV). Some eczema patients have an EH eruption; so it’s […]

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  • If I Have a Skin Condition, Why Am I Losing My Hair? September 21, 2025
  • How do Hyperbaric Chambers Affect Your Health and Skin? August 26, 2025

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