Dr. Shannon Curtis, ND

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Dr. Shannon Curtis, ND

I'm a naturopathic doctor who helps women clear their acne naturally and feel good in their skin!

12/23/2025

Gut health is an important part of skin health. Here's how to know if your gut needs some TLC if you have acne ➡️➡️➡️

(Spoiler alert: EVERYONE with acne could usually benefit from gut support! In fact, healing the gut is so important that it's part of the second phase my clients go through in my 3-phase Naturally Radiant Skin program.)

If you're noticing any of the signs/symptoms above, then your gut is playing a role in your breakouts - and addressing this will help you clear your skin.

💩 You could also consider getting a stool test to evaluate your gut health and assess for dysbiosis, inflammation, and issues with digestion/absorption of nutrients. I've got my favorite stool tests inside my Lab Shop - and now you can order them yourself!

🧪Comment "LAB SHOP" below and I'll send my recommended lab tests for acne your way!

For a limited time, I’m offering video walkthroughs of your lab results. You’ll get a personal video recording from me explaining your test results. Check out my Lab Shop for details.

12/16/2025

If you have acne, THESE are the labs you want done. ➡️➡️➡️

Blood tests:
✅ Fasting glucose, HbA1c, fasting insulin
✅ Liver and kidney function tests (included in a comprehensive metabolic panel)
✅ Lipid panel
✅ Ferritin
✅ a CBC (complete blood count) can also look for signs of immune system dysregulation and anemia

Hormone tests (you can do blood, urine, or both):
✅ Blood tests: estradiol, FSH and LH (day 3 of menstrual cycle), progesterone (7 days post-ovulation or around day 21), free and total testosterone, s*x hormone binding globulin (SHBG), DHT, DHEA-S, prolactin, thyroid panel (TSH, free T3, free T4)
✅ DUTCH test (either Complete or Cycle Mapping) to give a more comprehensive picture of your hormones

Stool test:
✅ I typically recommend a Comprehensive Stool Analysis by Doctor's Data to take a thorough look at your gut health (I prefer this to the more commonly known GI Map, which I've clinically seen to give erroneous results)

Exciting news! 🎉 You can now order my favorite labs inside my Lab Shop. Comment "LAB SHOP" below and I'll DM you the link.

For a limited time, I'm offering video walkthroughs of your lab results. You'll get a personal video recording from me explaining your test results. (This does not include a 1:1 consult with me. Only available to U.S. residents, excluding NY, NJ, and RI.)

12/15/2025

While everyone is sharing their 2025 highlights, I need to be real with you because 2025 was a hard year. 💔

But just because it was hard doesn’t mean it was “bad”… I’m truly grateful for all the twists and turns and lessons of this year. I feel like a completely different person - more in alignment with who I am meant to Be. 🙏

So thank you, 2025. Thank you for being the year of the Snake and allowing me to shed my old skin and all the old ways of being and thinking that have been holding me back. I’m SO READY for the year of the Fire Horse! 🔥

And thank YOU to each one of you who are a part of my community here. You’re all part of my journey too. ❤️

What was your 2025 like?

12/05/2025

Raise a hand if this is you 🙋‍♀️

Sooooo many women I work with are the big feelers. The helpers. The ones who show up for everyone else, even when they’re running on empty.

They’re the ones who can walk into a room and sense everyone else’s emotions, and take them on even when they’re not theirs.

Those with acne tend to be the sensitive ones. The deeply intuitive ones. The ones with big, tender hearts that feel everything and love fully… but can have a hard time turning that love inward to themselves.

When the nervous system feels so much, it can lack boundaries…
And your physical boundary — your skin — responds.

Not to punish you, but to try and protect you.
To get your attention.
To ask for care. 💗

At its deepest level, acne is an expression of your nervous system. It’s just a messenger… not a flaw. 💗

If this landed, come hang out with me over at .shannoncurtis and let me help you clear your skin naturally! 😍

11/30/2025

Your future self with clear skin loves you so much ❤️❤️❤️

Comment “THANKFUL” 🙏 below and I’ll send you a link to join my Naturally Radiant Skin for 50% off! ☀️ (This once-a-year sale ends tomorrow, December 1st)

Inside the Naturally Radiant Skin program, you’ll address the real root causes of acne and clear your skin for good, without relying on meds or harsh topicals. You’ll learn how to BECOME the version of yourself who already has clear skin, feels confident, and loves herself no matter what her skin is up to. ❤️

Join us inside today - Your future self will be glad you did!

11/28/2025

Most women don’t realize their breakouts are being driven by *internal* imbalances within their body - not just their skin.

When you realize that a stressed, overwhelmed nervous system…
Stuck emotional patterns…
And physical imbalances like cortisol dysregulation, blood sugar issues, hormone imbalances, and gut problems can all lead to acne…

That’s when you’re one step closer to clear skin.

And you don’t need harsh topicals or a super restrictive diet for the rest of your life to get there!

Your body needs nourishment and care, and YOU just need the right step-by-step plan and support.

Join the Naturally Radiant Skin program for ✨ 50% off ✨now until Dec. 1st and make clear skin your reality in 2026! You’ll get a straightforward plan and everything you need to clear acne from the inside out.

💗 Comment “THANKFUL” below and I’ll send you more info! 💗

11/26/2025

Although I wish I could go back and tell my 17-year-old self to never touch the BC pill… I know my struggle with acne afterwards was a necessary catalyst to heal deeper than skin-deep. ❤️ So I guess there’s something to be thankful for there! 🙏

But truly… the BC pill really messed with my body and I do wish I’d have known about alternatives at the time.

From debilitating anxiety and depression while I was on it…
To years of cystic acne and missing periods after stopping it…

The birth control definitely altered my life. 💔

But luckily, I didn’t listen to the dermatologist I went to when I got acne who told me that since the antibiotics and topicals weren’t working, my next step was Accut@ne.

That was a hard NO from me… especially when I realized it was just another med not addressing the root causes.

So I set out to figure out how to heal my skin on my own.
I enrolled in naturopathic medical school.

And along my path to becoming an ND, I cleared my skin.
Without meds.
Without harsh topicals.
And with a whole lot of self-love.

If you’re wanting to clear your acne naturally, you’re in the right place. ❤️

Right now until December 1, my Naturally Radiant Skin program is 50% off! Just use the code “THANKFUL” at checkout. ✨ Comment THANKFUL below or DM me if you’d like the link. ✨

11/25/2025

There’s a strong link between acne and infertility ⬇️

Acne can be a sign of future fertility problems, as acne is commonly a sign of hormonal imbalances like those found in PCOS and other endocrine disorders associated with infertility (like luteal phase problems, low progesterone production, or pituitary issues).

This isn’t to say everyone with adult acne will experience infertility, but it’s an important to consider this if you get constant breakouts, especially if you want to have children one day.

Treating acne with bandaids like meds or topicals won’t address the underlying imbalances that caused acne in the first place - the same root imbalances that can impact fertility down the road.

That’s why it’s so important to heal acne from within and address the hormone imbalances so you not only have clear skin, but optimal health and fertility!

Because even if you don’t plan on having kids, fertility is a marker of health and impacts everything from healthy aging to how you’ll experience menopause.

I say this as a naturopathic doctor who struggled with cystic post-birth control acne in my 20s and infertility and miscarriage in my 30s. There was a definite connection for me. ❤️

If you’re wanting to clear your skin AND improve your future fertility, comment “THANKFUL” below and I’ll send you the link to join us inside the Naturally Radiant Skin program for 50% off! (Sale ends December 1st.)

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http://www.wildrootsalchemy.com/

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