Clean Beauty School

170: How blood sugar & protein affect the skin | Rakhi Roy, M.S., R.D.

Clean Beauty School

Show Notes

“ Simplify your skincare and diversify your diet. Rotate your foods and not your skincare,” says registered dietitian and acne and eczema specialist Rakhi Roy, M.S., R.D. In this episode of Clean Beauty School, mindbodygreen beauty director and host Alexandra Engler chats with Roy about diversifying your diet, eating more protein, and how blood sugar can cause skin flares.

Show notes:

-Follow our guest: @gut.skin.nutritionist

-Learn more about her practice: https://gutskinnutritionist.com/

-Follow our host: @alex_blair_

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