9 hours Ago By Alexandra Roach
Over-the-counter products can offer quick relief but can also cause additional dry skin, irritation, and itchiness. The system’s central roles include physical protection, immunity, wound healing, vitamin D synthesis, body temperature regulation, and sensation. For overall health, protecting the integumentary system is essential.
Julie Greenberg, a licensed naturopathic doctor and registered herbalist specializing in integrative dermatology and the founder of The Center for Integrative & Naturopathic Dermatology in Los Angeles, cultivated an interest in health and skin-care products after being diagnosed with Hashimoto’s disease (an autoimmune disease) while finishing her master’s of business administration at Stanford University. Her diagnosis prompted her to reexamine her beliefs about health. During her health journey and research, Greenberg found that many compounds women put on their skin are toxic or disrupt hormones.
This discovery inspired her to develop an “inside out and outside in” approach that she recommends to every person entering her office and which she uses herself. “During the thorough initial intake, every patient completes the OAT (organic acid test) and a stool sample. I need to know the health of their microbiome,” Greenberg said in an interview with The Epoch Times.
“All of us have the Malassezia yeast on our scalp,” Greenberg said. “It is true we need to address the overgrowth first, but then we must go back to the gut microbiome to address the true issue. Often, there is fungal overgrowth in the gut and fungal overgrowth in general.
” Rosemary and Neem Other Extracts Thyme Decoction 3 tablespoons dried thyme leaves 2 cups water Add thyme leaves to 2 cups of water. Bring to a gentle boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Strain the leaves through a tea or coffee filter.
Allow the decoction to cool before applying it directly to the scalp, and gently massage it into the skin. Allow 1 hour before rinsing the hair with clear water. Rosemary Tincture 2 teaspoons dried rosemary sprigs 3 fl.
ounces 40 percent alcohol (e.g., vodka) Break up rosemary into small pieces.
In a jar, add the rosemary to the alcohol. Allow to infuse for 4 weeks, shaking the mixture every few days. Strain through a filter or muslin cloth, then fill into a colored-glass bottle with a dropper.
Apply to the affected skin and allow to air dry. The over-the-counter dandruff treatment market is projected to almost double from approximately $9 million in 2023 to roughly $14 million by 2030. Greenberg sees the conventional approach to dandruff and other skin diseases as a very reactive one.
“There is a problem; now, let’s deal with it,” she said. “Medications are suppressive. We are suppressing the symptoms but are not asking why they are there and what causes them.
Take eczema, for instance; doctors treat it topical or with injectable steroids, which suppresses the immune system. The same with acne. There are drugs that are actually dangerous.
” If the inside is healthy, the outside (the skin) will reflect that, she suggests. At the same time, what we bring in from the outside will affect us on the inside..
