#70 Dr Geoff Mullan - How to beat acne and improve skin health

I had the pleasure to welcome on the podcast Functional Medicine Practitioner, Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of humanpeople, Dr Geoff Mullan. 

Drawing on his expansive clinical experience of over 15 years, treating more than 15,000 patients, and three years of rigorous R&D, he’s spearheading an innovative approach to extend healthspan and reduce years lived in ill health. Specifically in the last 7 years this has been focused on a functional medicine approach to longevity utilising frontier technologies like ai and machine learning.

In this fascinating episode, we discuss: 

• What causes acne

• Signs and symptoms of acne 

• The link between dairy and acne

• Foods linked to acne flare-ups

• Supplements for skin health and acne

• Ways to keep the skin healthy

• Acne medications and treatments

• The benefits of collagen

• The gut-skin axis

Please do check out our wonderful sponsors, humanpeople, who are kindly offering all our listeners 6 months of a high-quality Omega 3 supplement absolutely free with any bundle purchase!! https://humanpeople.co/functionalhealth/

Links 

https://medicetics.com/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002231662202079X?via%3Dihub

References

Effects of hydrolyzed collagen supplementation on skin aging: a systematic review and meta-analysis In J Dermatol 2021 March Miranda et al

Melnik BC, Schmitz G. Role of insulin, insulin-like growth factor-1, hyperglycaemic food and milk consumption in the pathogenesis of acne vulgaris. Experimental Dermatology. 2009;18(10):833-841

Burris J, Shikany JM, Rietkerk W, Woolf K. A Low Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load Diet Decreases Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 among Adults with Moderate and Severe Acne: A Short-Duration, 2-Week Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 2018;118(10):1874-1885. 

Melnik BC, John SM, Schmitz G. Milk is not just food but most likely a genetic transfection system activating mTORC1 signaling for postnatal growth. Nutrition Journal. 2013;12(1). 

De Pessemier B, Grine L, Debaere M, Maes A, Paetzold B, Callewaert C. Gut–Skin Axis: Current Knowledge of the Interrelationship between Microbial Dysbiosis and Skin Conditions. Microorganisms. 2021;9(2)

Lee YB, Byun EJ, Kim HS. Potential Role of the Microbiome in Acne: A Comprehensive Review. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2019;8(7):987.

Ju Q, Tao T, Hu T, Karadağ AS, Al-Khuzaei S, Chen W. Sex hormones and acne. Clinics in Dermatology. 2017;35(2):130-137.