051 - REBROADCAST - Best Acne Treatments – Part 1 with Dr. Muneeb Shah

Dr. Brian's Health Show

Click here to download the full transcription as a formatted PDF. Episode Summary Welcome to The No Cap Health Show, a podcast inspired by Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler’s extremely popular TikTok channel with over 3 million followers. Every week, Dr. Brian uses a light-hearted approach and shares health trends popular on the app. Using his decades of experience in medicine and ability as an expert researcher he confirms (No Cap) or debunks (Cap) the topic and shares best practices with listeners. New episodes will be released every Wednesday. In this episode, Dr. Brian welcomes special guest Dr. Muneeb Shah to break down today’s topic, acne. Dr. Muneeb is a dermatologist who has an incredibly popular TikTok and YouTube Channel that explores all things skin. Dr. Brian and Dr. Muneeb talk about the impact diet can have on acne, including specific foods such as skim milk and foods that are high in simple sugars. They explain why people get acne in the first place and discuss the treatments that exist, including prescription topical medications. If you’re enjoying the show, we’d love it if you leave the show a Rating & Review at RateThisPodcast.com/NoCap. Key Takeaways 01:13 – Dr. Brian opens the show by reading a listener review and thanking today’s sponsor, RevitalVision 02:34 – Dr. Brian welcomes Dr. Muneeb Shah to the show to discuss today’s topic, Best Acne Treatments 08:02 – Dr. Brian and Dr. Muneeb debunk the myth that drinking raisin water will help clear up your skin 10:01 – Dr. Muneeb explains why people get acne to begin with 11:53 – Dr. Muneeb discusses how diet impacts acne 15:06 – Dr. Muneeb talks about what you can do for a common case of acne 20:23 – Dr. Muneeb talks about prescription medications that can be effective against acne and some of the possible side effect 24:28 – Dr. Brian teases Part Two of his episode with Dr. Muneeb, recaps today’s episode and encourages listeners to Rate and Review this podcast on RateThisPodcast.com/NoCap. Tweetable Quotes “No matter where you are in the world I’ve noticed that we all sort of struggle with the same issues. The same questions come up about pores, acne, pigmentation, psoriasis, eczema. These topics are so universal. Skin brings us all together under one roof.” (04:54) (Dr. Muneeb) “I think one of the things you hear from people that’s a little disingenuous is, ‘Oh if you just eat better, or if you just drink more water or if you just wash your face.’ They try to make it seem so simple for these people that are struggling with a very complex, underlying disease. It’s not that simple.” (10:33) (Dr. Muneeb) “One of the few things that have been proven to be associated with acne is skim milk, specifically dairy in skim milk. High glycemic diets, diets that are high in simple sugars, can have an inflammatory role that can contribute to acne.” (13:05) (Dr. Muneeb) “A lot of the things that I preach against is not to be critical of people but to provide the education that I didn’t have as a teenager about the proper products to use and about things not to do.” (19:38) (Dr. Muneeb) Resources Mentioned NCHS Links Mentioned Dr. Muneeb Shah’s TikTok Dr. Muneeb Shah’s YouTube Channels Dr. Muneeb Shah’s Instagram NCHS Footer Powered by FullCast