Our skin is such an integral part of our health and often if something is going wrong internally, be that stress, poor diet or a health condition, it shows up in our skin. 

Searching for skincare advice online can be a minefield, with a lot of anecdotal advice telling you to buy expensive products or cut something out of your diet, often to leave you worse off than where you started. 

In this episode of Vision of Health, Dr Thivi Maruthappu, the UK’s first and only dual qualified consultant dermatologist and nutritionist finally clears up what we should, and shouldn’t be doing to get our best skin. 

Dr Thivi studied medicine at Oxford University and completed her dermatology training in London. She undertook a PhD to understand the links between our intenal health and our skin and now conducts leading research at King’s College London which has been published in multiple academic journals. Dr Thivi works as a consultant dermatologist at London's renowned Cleveland Clinic. She’s also the author of the bestselling book “SkinFood” sharing her pioneering expertise and bridging the gap between diet and skin health. 

When it comes to skin, there's a lot of nonsense out there, but Dr Thivi is here to clear up the confusion and finally tell you the secret of how to get the GLOW.

This episode covers:

• What to eat to improve your skin (and what to avoid!) 
• Why we get acne due to stress, hormones and menstruation 
• Whether or not to cut out dairy for acne 
• How refined sugar affects collagen and skin health 
• How to build an effective skincare regime 
• What the skin barrier is and why everyone is talking about it 
• Whether expensive skincare products are worth the price tag 
• Takeaway tips to get your best skin yet! 

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If you want to hear more from Dr Thivi Maruthappu follow her socials @drthivimaru and website www.drthivi.com 

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