256: Understanding Your Skin's Circadian Rhythm w/ Michelle Jeffries, MD

The Healthy Skin Show

Did you know that your circadian rhythm affects your skin? Are you ready to find out what it means by your skin having its OWN circadian rhythm?

If you've wondered why your skin feels different at different times of the day (super itchy at night, but fine during the day), today's guest will explain why!

My guest today is Michelle Jeffries, D.O., FAAD, FAOCD. Dr. Michelle Jeffries is a board-certified Integrative Dermatologist in private practice in Phoenix, AZ and is the CEO and Founder of The SkinClock Method. She is a triple board-certified osteopathic physician in Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology and Integrative Medicine. Dr. Jeffries also has a Masters degree in Psychology and is an Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner. Her unique training and background has led her to a comprehensive "inside AND out" approach to skin health that blends the principles of holistic beauty with the natural health cycles of your body, universal laws of nature, ancient teachings, modern dermatology, functional nutrition, and spiritual consciousness for truly holistic skincare.

Join us as we discuss how clock genes work in alignment with your circadian rhythm and how that can affect skin health.

Have you dealt with poor sleep patterns and aligned your body's circadian rhythm to the betterment of your skin? Share with me in the comments!

In this episode:

• What exactly is your circadian rhythm?
• What are clock genes?
• Why your skin may be actually drier at night along with more itchiness
• Why is it important to align your clock genes within your body with the rhythm of the world?
• What ancient civilizations knew that modern tech and research are discovering
• Thoughts on blue light blockers and red light therapry

Quotes

“Shift workers who actually are awake at night and asleep during the day, they actually have different rhythms that they do throughout the day. And unfortunately they're more at risk for diabetes, heart disease and cancer, psoriasis, other things. So the research has shown when you're not aligning with those rhythms, a lot of the other systems in the body get out of sync.” [7:52]

“If we don't eat during active periods of the day and we're eating at night and we're eating when we're supposed to be resting, then that can just throw that whole gut clock out of lap, too. And then that will send mis-signals to the body because then the body has all these nutrients (to process).” [15:37]

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