87: Tips for acne & aging | board-certified dermatologist Naana Boakye, M.D.

“Health is wealth. Without your health, you can’t do anything. And it's a job to stay healthy. That’s why you need a team and partnerships to help you,” says board-certified dermatologist Naana Boakye, M.D. Boakye considers herself a lifestyle derm, which means she focuses on nutrition, mental health, and day-to-day choices—not just topicals or prescriptions. “Radiant skin is a lifestyle.” In this episode of Clean Beauty School, mindbodygreen beauty director & host Alexandra Engler chats with Boakye about why it’s so important to find a skin care pro you trust, stress management tips that will help clear up skin, and her go-to ingredient combo that will give you healthy skin for life. 

Show notes:

-Follow Naana Boakye, M.D. 

-Learn more about her practice, Bergen Dermatology 

-Studies that show which foods may influence acne, including B12 and whey

-Research on the gut-skin connection

-The brain-skin connection: How stress triggers acne and aging 

-Read more about topics mentioned in this episode: acne types, hormonal & adult acne, inflamed acne, retinol and retinoid, coffee for skin and acne, coconut oil for skin, how diet affects acne, stress acne, acupuncture & acupressure, 4-7-8 breathing, breathwork, stress management tools, gut microbiome, skin microbiome, skin barrier function, benzoyl peroxide, niacinamide, sunscreen. 

-Shop products mentioned in this episode: KINLÒ SKINCARE, Proudly skin care

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