What’s leaky skin? Does stress cause sensitive skin? What’s the root of rosacea? Amanda chats with Dr. Keira Barr, dual-board certified dermatologist, menopause specialist, and author. They talk through the gut-brain-skin connection, supplements for accelerated aging, and what causes clogged pores.
Curious about a specific topic? Here’s what they cover:
- Holistic vs allopathic healing (2:38)
- Gut-brain-skin connection (3:25)
- How stress and skin are intertwined (6:09)
- Chronic stress (6:59)
- Why do we break out when we’re stressed (9:30)
- How cortisol accelerates aging (11:00)
- How stress messes up your hormones (11:44)
- Stress and menopause (12:44)
- Inflammaging (13:35)
- Skin and sleep (15:45)
- UV light effects on the skin (19:02)
- Leaky skin and acid mantle 101 (20:28)
- Sensitive skin (22:04)
- How trauma impacts skin (27:18)
- Relationship between chronic stress and skin cancer (30:52)
- Approaching skin disorders with compassion (32:35)
- Do women experience skin issues more than men (35:50)
- Hair loss and thinning (37:17)
- Anagen effluvium and postpartum hair loss (40:55)
- Signs of accelerated aging (42:05)
- Gylcation (47:42)
- Are scalp scrubs helpful or harmful (52:38)
- Rosacea (56:04)
- Lasers and micro needling (59:45)
- Can lasers and micro needling be used preventively (1:05:25)
- Does laser hair removal cause skin cancer (1:07:45)
- Supplements for oxidative stress (1:08:32)
- B Vitamins and Magnesium for acne (1:12:35)
- Perma clogged pores (1:14:00)
- Does SPF prevent Vitamin D absorption (1:15:25)
- Skin tags (1:16:40)
- What skin care should we use as we age (1:19:50)
