Amethyst Holistic Skin Solutions

03/25/2026

Best Foods for Skin #5: Get Some Vitamin E. Vitamin E protects skin from oxidative (cell) damage and supports healthy skin growth. Foods high in vitamin E include almonds, avocado, hazelnuts, pine nuts, or sunflower and corn oils.

03/24/2026

Best Foods for Skin #4: Boost Your Selenium Intake. Selenium is a powerful antioxidant. It works alongside other antioxidants such as vitamins E and C and is essential to support the immune system. Studies suggest that a selenium-rich diet can help to protect against skin cancer, sun damage, and age spots. One way to boost your intake is to eat Brazil nuts. Just four nuts will provide the recommended daily amount (RDA). Mix Brazil nuts with other seeds rich in vitamin E as a snack or salad sprinkle. Other good sources are fish, shellfish, eggs, wheat germ, tomatoes, and broccoli.

03/23/2026

Best Foods for Skin #3: Don't Crash Diet. Repeatedly losing and regaining weight will cause sagging, wrinkles, and stretch marks. Crash diets usually deplete us of essential vitamins and minerals. This loss will reflect on your skin. A healthy, balanced diet is the best thing you can do for your skin. If you're trying to lose weight, learn about the mechanism that keeps your body fat by reading "The Gabriel Method."

03/20/2026

Best Foods for Skin #2: Get Enough Vitamin C. Vitamin C is also a super antioxidant that supports the immune system and produces collagen. This strengthens the capillaries that supply the skin. This in turn promotes radiant skin and helps blemishes heal properly. The best sources are blackcurrants, blueberries, broccoli, guava, kiwi fruits, oranges, papaya, strawberries, and sweet potatoes.

03/19/2026

Best Foods for Skin #1: Eat 5 servings of Fruit and Veggies every day. Fruit and vegetables contain powerful antioxidants that help to protect skin from the cellular damage caused by free radicals. Free radicals, smoking, pollution and sunlight and can cause wrinkling and age spots. Eat a rainbow of colourful fruit and vegetables and aim for at least five portions a day. Betacarotene, found in carrots, sweet potatoes and pumpkin, and lutein, found in kale, papaya and spinach are potent antioxidants, important for normal skin cell development and healthy skin tone.

03/18/2026

Had a great conversation with Jennifer Fugo, CNS on her podcast "The Healthy Skin Show" about our recent paper about Diagnostic Criteria for TSW published in the British Journal of Dermatology. We cover how the paper came about, what went on behind the scenes, as well as what we hope will be the beginning of a standard of diagnosis for this condition. Hope you enjoy the video/podcast!

Find it here:
💻 www.HealthySkinShow.com
🎬 Youtube: https://bit.ly/4su0XS4
🎧 Spotify: https://bit.ly/4smsmFM

Dr. Olivia Hsu Friedman is a guest on the Healthy Skin Show, speaking on new research about TCM herbal medicine for TSW.

03/18/2026

03/17/2026

Frustrated by the failure of prescription creams, Ashley decided to just go without treatment completely, thinking that letting nature run its course might ultimately help her eczema go away. Unfortunately, it didn’t work. Read how she resolved her subsequent case of TSW...

Before and after photos of a TSW patient who saw results with TCM herbal medicine. Topical steroid withdrawal can be tough to recover from.

03/16/2026

It turns out that beauty sleep is a real thing! Not only is the amount of sleep you get essential for skin health, but the quality is vital, too. Our bodies and our skin regenerate and heal while we sleep. Learn more...

Sleep is important for healthy skin and anti-aging. Find out why it's important to get a good night's sleep to keep your skin healthy.

03/13/2026

If you keep changing your skin products and regimens, but still find your skin is itchy, flaky and dry, or your flare-ups persist, there may be one factor you haven’t considered: the water flowing from your tap. Learn more...

If your skin is very sensitive, even the chemicals in tap water can irritate it. Learn how to tell if your water is causing skin symptoms.

03/12/2026

Biotin, or vitamin B7, is essential to hair, nail and skin health. While our own bodies produce biotin in the liver and the kidneys, it is important to also get it through the food we eat. Thiamine, or vitamin B1, is another important member of the vitamin B complex that improves circulation and promotes skin hydration. Foods that provide significant amounts of both biotin and thiamine include nutrient-dense animal products, nuts, and seeds. Top sources are beef liver, pork, salmon, eggs, sunflower seeds, and legumes.

03/11/2026

Some patients say their formula tastes like coffee. Others say theirs taste earthy, herbaceous or what they would imagine dirt to taste like. Still others say it tasted bad at first and then, the flavor grew on them. Learn more about TCM herbal medicine and what to expect...

Let's talk about what herbal medicine tastes like. Spoiler alert: it doesn't taste like candy. It's different for everyone. Learn more about herbal medicine.