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Dr Karan Explores · June 22 · 44 min

How To Eat Your Way To Better Skin | Dr Thivi Maruthappu

💬 Skin conditions affect a massive proportion of the population. Most people reach for creams and retinoids first - but the solution is often much simpler. So what should you do to protect your skin microbiome and reduce signs of aging? ⚡️ Dr Thivi Maruthappu is a consultant dermatologist, nutrition researcher, and author of Skin Food: Your 4-Step Solution to Healthy, Happy Skin. ⚡️ In this episode, Thivi and I discuss what your skin can reveal about your overall health, the science behind specific skin conditions, why a good skincare routine isn't always enough, and the growing evidence linking skin conditions to your gut microbiome. 🎧 Stay tuned to find out: ➡︎ Whether skin issues are a sign of a deeper health issue ➡ If supplements like collagen are actually effective ➡︎ What might be causing your rosacea or eczema ➡︎ Whether putting food on your face actually works ➡︎ Why your nails may reveal more about your health than you realise #DrKaran, #MedicalScience, #HealthEducation, #HealthTips, #SkinCareRoutine, #SkinHealth, #DietAdvice, #NutritionScience Don't miss an episode! Subscribe NOW: https://www.youtube.com/@DrKaran?sub_confirmation=1 📕 Chapters (0:00) Intro (04:18) Your skin is a microbiome (04:11) How your diet impacts your skin (07:21) Ozempic face (09:13) Gut/skin connection (21:01) Strict diets (24:57) Collagen (27:40) Nutrient and vitamin deficiency (30:39) Hormones and skin health (32:53) Tips to maintain skin health (37:50) Perfect skin diet 🚽 Discover Throne’s incredible new smart toilet device at http://thronescience.com 🔥 Get my free weekly newsletter filled with easy to action health tips, interesting facts and science to fill your curiosity: https://drkaran.beehiiv.com/subscribe 🔥 For more useful science for your everyday life, grab my best selling book “This Book May Save Your Life”: https://geni.us/DrKaranBook 📕 Pre-order my new book, This Is Vital Information, here: https://linktr.ee/ThisisVitalInformation?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=472cbbde-00e2-42ab-8a3f-725656fab3a5 🔥 Head to https://loamscience.com/ try LOAM - and get an additional 10% with code POD10. 🎙️ An OG Podcasts production. About Dr Karan: Dr. Karan Rajan is a doctor, author, and educator dedicated to making health and medical science accessible to all. Through evidence-based analysis, he addresses topics such as gut health, brain health, and healthy lifestyle choices, while dispelling common medical myths with a touch of dark humor. His content provides reliable, research-driven insights designed to inform and empower viewers to better understand their health. 📱Connect with me: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drkaranrajan/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrKaranR/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.karanr X: https://twitter.com/drkaranrajan Website: https://linktr.ee/ThisisVitalInformation

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💬 Skin conditions affect a massive proportion of the population. Most people reach for creams and retinoids first - but the solution is often much simpler. So what should you do to protect your skin microbiome and reduce signs of aging?

⚡️ Dr Thivi Maruthappu is a consultant dermatologist, nutrition researcher, and author of Skin Food: Your 4-Step Solution to Healthy, Happy Skin.

⚡️ In this episode, Thivi and I discuss what your skin can reveal about your overall health, the science behind specific skin conditions, why a good skincare routine isn't always enough, and the growing evidence linking skin conditions to your gut microbiome.

🎧 Stay tuned to find out:

➡︎ Whether skin issues are a sign of a deeper health issue

➡ If supplements like collagen are actually effective

➡︎ What might be causing your rosacea or eczema 

➡︎ Whether putting food on your face actually works

➡︎ Why your nails may reveal more about your health than you realise

#DrKaran, #MedicalScience, #HealthEducation, #HealthTips, #SkinCareRoutine, #SkinHealth, #DietAdvice, #NutritionScience

Don't miss an episode! Subscribe NOW: https://www.youtube.com/@DrKaran?sub_confirmation=1 

📕 Chapters

(0:00) Intro

(04:18) Your skin is a microbiome

(04:11) How your diet impacts your skin

(07:21) Ozempic face

(09:13) Gut/skin connection

(21:01) Strict diets

(24:57) Collagen

(27:40) Nutrient and vitamin deficiency

(30:39) Hormones and skin health

(32:53) Tips to maintain skin health

(37:50) Perfect skin diet

🚽 Discover Throne’s incredible new smart toilet device at http://thronescience.com 

🔥 Get my free weekly newsletter filled with easy to action health tips, interesting facts and science to fill your curiosity: https://drkaran.beehiiv.com/subscribe

🔥 For more useful science for your everyday life, grab my best selling book “This Book May Save Your Life”: https://geni.us/DrKaranBook 

📕 Pre-order my new book, This Is Vital Information, here: https://linktr.ee/ThisisVitalInformation?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=472cbbde-00e2-42ab-8a3f-725656fab3a5

🔥  Head to https://loamscience.com/ try LOAM - and get an additional 10% with code POD10.

🎙️ An OG Podcasts production.

About Dr Karan:

Dr. Karan Rajan is a doctor, author, and educator dedicated to making health and medical science accessible to all. Through evidence-based analysis, he addresses topics such as gut health, brain health, and healthy lifestyle choices, while dispelling common medical myths with a touch of dark humor. His content provides reliable, research-driven insights designed to inform and empower viewers to better understand their health.

📱Connect with me:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drkaranrajan/   

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrKaranR/  

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.karanr  

X: https://twitter.com/drkaranrajan  

Website: https://linktr.ee/ThisisVitalInformation

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