Lifestyle Medicine and Dermatology with Dr. Heather Woolery-Lloyd
lifestyle medicineNext Steps in Derm, in partnership with Skin of Color Update, interviewed Dr. Heather Woolery-Lloyd, who is board certified in both dermatology and lifestyle medicine. Watch as she shares the six major pillars of lifestyle medicine, and which dermatologic conditions are shown to be influenced by lifestyle factors. You may change how you counsel your patients after watching this video!   F …
lifestyle medicine
Creating Ayurvedic and Chinese Medicine Herbal Formulations
Ayurvedic MedicineMy patient asks about turmeric, neem oil, cardamom, etc.  I stubble through what I know.  I am a “western-style” physician.  I could be cast alongside Eastwood or the Duke (or maybe more accurately Cleavon Little in Blazing Saddles).  Anyways, if you are like me and need the crash course, look no further!  Before this lecture, I had never heard of Ayurvedic medicine (amazing what we don� …
Ayurvedic Medicine
Gut-Immune-Skin Axis: What Happens in the Gut Matters to the Skin
Gut-Immune-Skin AXISThe gut-immune-skin axis describes how the gut microbiome communicates with the skin via complex interactions with the immune system to regulate local and systemic inflammation. Before attempting to delineate that relationship, we must first grasp a firm understanding of the gut ecosystem. The gut ecosystem is made up of the epithelial interface, which is characterized by the epithelial …
Gut-Immune-Skin AXIS
Treatment of Atopic Dermatitis with Chinese Herbal Medicine
Chinese Herbal Medicine Approach to Atopic DermatitisWe are constantly learning in dermatology.  With advents of new techniques, sometimes traditional methods can be forgotten or lost.  Chinese Herbal Medicine dates back thousands of years.  Just as we shouldn’t retire chemical peels in favor of a “laser-only” approach, maybe we shouldn’t give up on other traditional methods. During the 2020 Integrative Dermatology Symposium, Dr. Trevo …
Chinese Herbal Medicine Approach to Atopic Dermatitis
Novel Therapeutics in Atopic Dermatitis
Novel Therapies Atopic DermatitisAtopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease. The pathogenesis of AD is complex with many mediators involved and can be broken down into 4 categories: Immune dysregulation Abnormal skin barrier Abnormal itch/scratch cycle Abnormal skin microbiome In AD, there is a breakdown in molecular control of the immune system, leading to overproduction and expressi …
Novel Therapies Atopic Dermatitis