Is there anything I can incorporate into my diet to help my skin?
As we mentioned before, minimizing your sugar and dairy intake may help prevent acne, plus eating a variety of fruits and veggies in a rainbow of colors will not only make your skin look better, but you're also get anti-aging and anti-cancer benefits too, says Dr. Moy. Plus a diet chock full of antioxidants helps prevent all cancers, namely skin cancers, and these seven vitamins will make you look younger.
It's no secret that there's room for improvement in our health care system and our approach to wellness. The worst is when you go to the doctor's office and get rushed out of there -- totally forgetting to ask all of the burning questions you meant to ask (that is, if you're fortunate enough to have heath insurance). We would like to help you out in the skin care department, so that next time you go see your dermatologist, you'll be savvier and know all the right things to ask. And if you've never seen a dermatologist, you should consider going to one to maximize the health and beauty of your skin. See the 11 questions you should ask your dermatologist now.
We picked the brain of Dr. Ronald Moy, who is Board Certified in Dermatology and Cosmetic Surgery with 25 years of experience under his belt. He is President-Elect of the American Academy of Dermatology and his practice is located in The Rodeo Collection in Beverly Hills, Calif. Here he shares the top questions you should ask your dermatologist at your next visit. He covers all of the inquires you should make in regards to the all-consuming beauty dilemma of acne -- to the self-preservation distress of aging skin -- to the more serious concern of skin cancer. And to save you a trip to the derm, if you can't get to one (and because we can't help it), we're going to answer the questions for you -- in a general sense anyway -- which will help you yield beautiful, healthy skin.
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