Every year, it seems like more unique compounds are being discovered in plant foods, from fruits to vegetables to spices. Many are filed under “antioxidants” but have far more specific powers, from boosting collagen to reducing oil production. Many create a food’s signature taste, like curcumin in turmeric, yet took millennia after ancient kings first […]
The vast majority of acne patients have a feeling, a sixth sense that sugar is involved somehow, but few realise just how well mapped out the connection is. Likewise, many are oblivious as to how easy the problem is to solve, how large improvements can be made from just modest modifications. The subject of sugar
Generally, it isn’t a huge tragedy that very few studies have tested diet and its endlessly theorised connection to acne. In fact, if no more studies were ever conducted, I wouldn’t be slightly concerned for the future of acne-covered teenagers all over the world. Why? Because most of the connections are easy to deduce through
Scrolling through antibacterial facewashes on the internet, the most common target of their ingenious recipes 20 years in the making is said to be bacteria. Specifically, they mean propionibacterium acnes (or p.acnes), the oxygen fearing strain which is perfectly adapted to clogged skin pores. “Kills harmful bacteria” and “proven antibacterial properties” are common claims… …but
Whether you consider New Years resolutions to be a glorious new dawn, or completely pointless because you could have been doing them anyway, there’s one strategy I absolutely recommend for January 1st, once the partying is done and dusted. It’s focussing on collagen, a name you probably know, but might not understand the sheer potential
