Whether you have a skin interest asked in query as Skin trauma or skin disease I warmly welcome you to heal. Thy skin a podcast brought to you by term Costco. I'm Marni Derma clinician to mosque first annual podcast host skin is deeper than Beauty and our mission is to build the largest platform of specialized practitioners focused on skin health and skin empowerment. Join me each week where we go.Under the Skin and Beyond to hear stories and education from leading practitioners on a journey of skin health When my sister was younger, she experienced outbreaks of X Mama interestingly this worsened when she ate things like citrus fruits oranges and mandarins she since grown out of it. She's an adult but I've always found it quite interesting to hear how certain foods can cause a skin irritation or even cause a skin disease for some people food intolerances and food allergies are at an all-time high. So today we were actually discussing Seeing the difference between a food intolerance and a feud allergy and how and why it may manifest on the skin and how to tell the difference welcome to episode number ten of the heal. Thy skin podcast. I'm mining your host. And today I'm speaking with Vicki Solaris. Vicki is a national recognized nutritionist speaker blogger book reviewer and the founder of Medi meals Vicky worked in a Skin Clinic for four years treating psoriasis eczema acne including Mystic and hormonal scarring stretch marks wrinkles. You name it Vicki used food and her knowledge of topical treatments and nutritionals and Laser and light to achieve optimal skin health and Vicki now dedicates herself to many meals a company that creates organic and minimally processed meals for families and restorative meals for patients to enjoy but today our focus is her background in skin, Vicky. Is how her journey working in a Skin Clinic improve patients outcomes and how food intolerances can actually present on the skin. I started by asking Vicki. What is the difference between a food intolerance and a food allergy? That affects numerous organs in the body so it can cause a range of symptoms. Like if you have an allergy to a food it's a viewer or life-threatening. So you have things like a constriction of the Airways Sevilla hives vomiting wheezing swelling of the lips tingling of the mouth and even a tiny amount of the food can cause a severe reaction now to give you an example like my child has a no nut policy at her school and it's not just because they Share food, but if a tiny trace of that nut goes on for example a door handle and another child goes to touch that door handle and they don't even put that offending hand in their mouths, but they rub their eyes, they will have this immune reaction this response of the swelling and the inability to breathe. So it's a really life-threatening situation and about three to eight percent of the population suffer a true fewer food allergy. It's a bit more in children. So you're looking at about six to eight percent and in The adult range is about three to four percent, right whereas in contrast food intolerance symptoms are generally less serious and they're often limited to digestive problems. So they're not due to an immune response. They're not going to cause constriction of the Airways. It's not going to be an immediate reaction. And if you do have a food intolerance, you may be able to still eat small amounts of the offending food without much trouble. So you can also help prevent that reaction as an example if you have a lactose intolerance. You can still drink milk in the form of lactose free milk or even take an enzyme lactase to Aid the digestion of that milk. And usually the cause of the intolerance is due to a lack of enzyme needed to digest the food a hormonal disturbance stress poor Diet alcohol or excessive alcohol consumption and IBS the most common symptoms of intolerance has our digestive issues diarrhea cramping and everyone gets bloated they have headaches. Migraines fatigue sets in concentrating problems, especially with children. A lot of people have that afternoon slump and on the skin it comes up as a slowly Progressive eczema psoriasis rosacea acne and sometimes people in the more severe cases end up with aching joints interesting and I think there's such a big craze, you know in the media or and and cafes offering so many. Pubs of milks and some cafes even putting on the signs that they don't, you know necessarily cater to food intolerances because there's this crazy all these people that are intolerant to something but it's still I mean not necessarily life-threatening but those symptoms that you explained can be pretty well they can affect someone's life quite significantly. Yeah. It's debilitating for the person because like oh, no, I've got this crap again on I've got this paint, but some Sometimes it's psychosomatic. So just because you're having it and you know, you're having it can cause that reaction. So yeah, it's a catch-22 definitely make sense. So why can food intolerances or allergies present on the skin? Mmm now allergies present on the skin. Like I said due to that immune response. Okay. So the first time you eat the offending food that you do have an allergic reaction to the immune system responds by creating specific antibiotics now when you eat that food Again, the antibodies spring into action and they release a large amount of histamine in the body in an effort to expel that foreign Invader now histamine is so powerful. It affects the respiratory system and it like the swelling in the wheezing vomiting cramping hives and this reaction is immediate. So you're going to get that about no more than two hours after having something that would that was offending. Okay, the hives are really itchy they're swollen. They can look like welts on the skin like it is quite noticeable. It's really inflamed. Sometimes it can show up around the eyes the tongue the lips and the hands and feet. So if you notice that with this sort of inflammation that you get a bit of itching in the throat or swelling in the throat tingling sort of sensation in the mouth in conjunction with the skin rash, you can be sure it's an allergy intolerance. However can take like up to 72 hours after consuming that food, right? And it's not Obvious how it manifests its kind of creeping up on you. It's not like oh my God, look at my arm. It's so red. No, no. No, it takes far longer to get to that point. So with the allergy it's fast and it's severe but sometimes with medication it'll reduce food in times not as fast not as severe and these intolerances cause inflammation in the body and this initially happens in the gut and I'll explain a bit about How this intolerance develops so like I mentioned if you don't have the right enzymes you can have problems digesting food and you will develop that intolerance. If you don't have the enzymes to digest the foods properly like proteins and sugars that are in the foods. It can damage the small intestine now damage to this intestine over and over again means that these the intestine can develop little hole. Okay, because it's damaged and then when you eat food The partially digested food flows directly into the bloodstream. Okay, the body then detects these as foreign objects and sets up inflammation. That's not going to be so severe. It's over time over extended period of time the body becomes more and more inflamed. So I'll give you a couple of examples gluten intolerance is quite common. It causes inflammation in the body and it can manifest as swelling in the form of psoriasis. Okay, a wheat allergy. If you have an allergic reaction to the protein in the wheat, it's going to cause swelling swelling itching hives and sometimes constriction of the Airways a lactose intolerance is the reduced ability to digest milk sugars and these symptoms include bloating and diarrhea. But if you had an allergic reaction to Dairy, then you would have severe eczema and really severe acne and vomiting that goes in. Junction with this. All right. So people also get wheezing people also get constriction of the Airways and swollen tongue if they have an allergy sewed in that case do specific food or food intolerances have specific skin conditions that present present whether it be x master Isis or is it different for every person? Okay good question as every person is different and the biochemistry of each person is different it can show up slightly differently, but there are Definitely some commonalities. So I would put Dairy into a group of X mama and gluten into a group of psoriasis. Okay, but that's very general and sometimes they can have crossovers but generally yes X mama and acne is dairy and psoriasis is more gluten that's really fascinating. And so the main difference between if someone was having a food intolerance or how it was Presenting on the skin would really be that time delay as you mentioned before. Yeah and the severity so if you're getting a really shocking response a very noticeable all of a sudden rather than oh, I've got a little bit of a niche just on my arm as opposed to oh my gosh, my arm is just full of Wells. They've really different. Yeah, so you mentioned some things that can present on the skin like, you know, psoriasis eczema. What are some of Other things that you've seen on the skin that actually present from something that may be linked to a food intolerance or allergy. Okay. So the common ones are acne psoriasis eczema itching and moderate hives but they their gradual they increase in severity over time and it's actually important here that I mention this. Okay, because I find even with my own work I get people who come in and think they've got an allergy, but it's an intolerance. An intolerance and Allergy differing that we if you delay an exposure to a certain food, then you are more likely to present with an allergy whereas an intolerance is due to an overexposure to a food. So in Australia, I'll give you a really good example because it's real and it's reported and I would say that most mothers that have had children in the last 10 years would have would have noticed this in Australia. We saw a marked increase in the amount of children with allergies specifically X. Mama psoriasis hives itching, you know, just general skin conditions acne, even at a younger age all these little dots on the face keratosis pilaris on the back of the arms, you know, the bumpy skin on the back of the arms. There was a large increase of this and it was later found that it was due to delaying children to the exposure of certain foods. So nuts milk wheat, you know, there was a huge push from maternal Health nurses to restrict these Foods until there were certain age what they found. In fact was there was a huge spike in the amount of L allergies that presented in these children in the age where they were suggested these restrictions. So after much research, it was decided that it's a bad idea to delay food because the delaying of food is what caused these allergic reactions and it would be more beneficial to expose the kids to a wider range of foods at a younger age. And I find this interesting because I have two daughters one is 9 and 1 is 6 now in that three year difference that they have the rules change from don't give your kids this and this to actually you know, what give your kid everything and really that's that's how it was. I remember going to maternal health nurse with my first child. And you know don't give them this don't give me that you know, it's no good for them. I actually didn't listen which was because my mom's a midwife and she was like, you know, just dip your finger in either anything that you're eating dip your finger in and just putting their mouths in their bodies will develop the ability to metabolize those foods with my second child when we went to maternal health nurse. She said, you know what things have changed give your child anything from a young age. It shouldn't matter because what we're finding is kids have had these bumps on the back of their arms as increase. Hives as increase ex-marine psoriasis. So just give your kids whatever you think, you know introduce them to whatever you're having. Now in my child's School my eldest child, there are four kids in her class that have got allergies not intolerances, but actual allergies and their to those things that they were recommended not to introduce the food. So don't give your kids nut sweets or dairy or eggs and those kids have an allergy to those foods that they were recommended not to consume in my 6 year olds class. And in fact her entire year level there is only one child with an allergy. So we've gone from Um four kids in one class to one child in an entire year level it's noting fascinating. So while they say, you know, give your kids everything you need to be careful not to over expose the kid to the same food or the ingredient all the time. Now, it sounds really, you know, I could do that but it's not that easy because you think about breakfast lunch and dinner. Most people would have toast or cereal for breakfast lunch will be a sandwich and dinner you probably have Pasta or something similar, right? So you're having wheat and gluten for breakfast lunch and dinner. The actual fact we shouldn't we should only have that one server day. I mean would you have chicken for breakfast lunch and dinner? No, it's this overexposure and we don't want to over expose our kids so that if we do it because if we do they will end up with the psoriasis the itchy skin and so on and so forth, so I was going to say sorry money. So it really comes back to eating a balanced diet and there's all these mono diets where they're not only you know, so restrictive so we're cutting out entire food groups because of some Diet Trend. So if that happened from a very young age, we can actually develop allergies or intolerances later on the exactly particularly. Yeah, that's exactly right if you are going to restrict Things you would likely to get an intolerant as our analogy and if you overexpose then you'll get that intolerance. So yes, you're right. Yeah, that's so fascinating. Now my background is, you know, treating skin conditions and some of these skin conditions are chronic and and that they may have have multiple treatments and all these different modalities and And it's it is difficult. Sometimes when you haven't had that background or experience in perhaps nutrition or tripathi or that kind of that training and how foods will is often? Not that link either. It's not something that generally crosses over. So if someone is say treating a skin condition will topical treatments assist with food-related skin conditions, or is it just kind of like Your head against a brick wall like yes, it may assist then it's going to flare up again. As soon as they have that like how do you kind of manage that if your therapist that may not even be working with a nutritionist or in in kind of Integrative type practice? Yeah. That's a good question. And I do believe there needs to be working together between those modalities. So I do think that topical treatments do assist. It will assist but it won't cure and this is seen when people stop applying the products to the affected area. And the diet has not changed at all the condition returns, right? So for example acne from over Dairy consumption it'll subside for a while if you use benzoyl peroxide or retinol, but once you stop they're going to come back and this is where even in my clinic if I see someone comes in and says, oh, you know, I've got this person. There's I will actually refer them to a dermal therapist to say Get these treatments because what I want is I want the patient to get an instant result because if I telling them avoid these Foods, I guarantee you 80% of the people two weeks later. We'll just go back to eating what what they were not supposed to just because they haven't seen a positive outcome. They haven't seen the acne go away, but it's going to take much longer than two weeks to get a result. But if they see a dermal therapist who says, you know, I'm going to treat your skin using micro dermabrasion some chemical. Appeals, you know, we'll even do some topical products that patient will get results straight away. They'll feel really good and then they'll think it must also be because I've removed this this food from my diet so I get compliance. So yes topical treatments work, but they work just on the outside. You have to actually repair what's going on on the inside. Yes. Absolutely. It makes sense. And like what are your views? I guess some people cutting out complete food groups due to a skin condition with spoken in briefly about it. But why should some people do it? Why shouldn't they how do they know when they should mmm? Look unless you have an allergy. I'm not a fan of cutting Foods out completely or indefinitely right? There is there is a time when you have in terms that you may need to do it for a certain amount of time. But unless you have an allergy I wouldn't do it. So our bodies are so smart. They infinitely complex. They have the ability to self repair. Sometimes I may need a little bit of help with the right diet probiotics or enzymes, but generally the body can repair itself like when you cut your finger Magic Ben's it repairs So my answer is do do a food intolerance test, right? And when you do this test, it will tell you what you need to avoid Now by avoid I mean just to avoid for a period of time. Usually it's three four five months depends on the severity of that intolerance and then you for example reduce your intake by half or reduce it even more. Let's say instead of every second date have it every second week or whatever it is or don't it'd be so strict with the ingredients on the back like cake if it's got wheat in it and you've got a gluten intolerance. Well instead of having a Big Slice of a small slice now, I think that's a good idea because over time you can reintroduce that food back into your diet. You don't want to eliminate something entirely because a lot of people go on these fad diets like they eliminate Dairy Citrus lutein the nightshade family and they do it for months only to find that the intolerance was Due to one of those food groups. So if you're going to eliminate for extended periods of time do it one food at a time and start with the obvious offenders like gluten and then yeast and then egg and then Dairy but give each food one month off and then see if there's any Improvement in them conditions. Now some practitioners will say three months off depends on the severity of what your symptoms are. So if you see that after removing gluten for one month the you know, your symptoms have reduced. Then you know that's the offending ingredient and he didn't waste your time reducing everything in your diet because it's unrealistic and in some way in some ways. You'll be reducing some nutrients that you may need from a particular food group. Particularly Citrus, right? If you remove all citrus from your diet, well, you have to consider where else can I supplement my vitamin C or my bioflavonoids from so yeah, I don't recommend eliminating entirely indefinitely. And it's not like just because you're experiencing acne cut out Dairy yourself. It wouldn't it wouldn't necessarily be something that you just start doing yourself and testing or do you think it would be good a preliminary for someone to cut out certain things and then keep a record of it actually go to nutritionist. Yeah. So my first point is to see a nutritionist or a doctor that can guide you through the process, but look, Sometimes that's unrealistic and people want to do it themselves. And that's fine. As long as you keep a food diary and you are doing it responsibly. So if you say I'm cutting out all Dairy you have to considerable. What is dairy dairy is not just milk, but it's also cheese It's Yogurt. Some people have kefir. You have to look on the back of certain products to see if there's dairy or dairy substitutes in there. And sometimes it may not be Dairy. It could be soy, so if you're going to do it you concert on one food group at a time and do that for a month. Keep a food diary and then slowly reintroduce that food and then completely remove the next food. So before you go on to the next food that you eliminate make sure you completely reintroduce the previous food. So there's no confusion. Yeah, so someone say listening and they suspect that they may have an intolerance or allergy to something because they've got assistant X markup assistance. You're right. Assistant I guess skin conditions. What would you suggest they do? My first inkling is to if you suspect an allergy see a doctor or specialist and they will do a skin prick test or a blood test, right? If you suspect an allergy if you suspect an intolerance, there are practitioners that do a blood test procedure and you can get the result. There are some that'll do it and it'll take three or four weeks. But most of the time it only takes 40 minutes to be honest and some practitioners do prefer. Oh doing the Elimination Diet and monitoring symptoms, but I like using the intolerance food kit. It's quick. It's easy. It tests for about 40 different foods if you suspect an intolerance and it's the 40 most complex actually 46 common foods and if nothing comes up on that then there is a more detailed test that you can order through your health care practitioner and that'll check for over 200 different types of products ingredients including Preservatives colorings and so on and so forth. Keep in mind that most practitioners will ask you please have you have you got a diary of some sort that explains to me what your symptoms are based on what you've eaten. So if you're going to go into its their practice and they may request that information first. Yeah that makes sense in our preliminary interview explained how your role saw you assisting treatments of Any skin conditions? Can you tell us a little bit more about your experience actually working in a clinical setting as intuitionist treating skin God that was a while ago. But yeah, so I started working off in an aesthetic clinic right in my final year at Uni and that was just give me a bit of understanding how clinics work. What's the flow of life like in a clinic and it was with a doctor as well as with dermal therapists and most people that would come in would come first simple cosmetic procedures under the The guidance of these professionals so injectables anti-wrinkle laser therapy peels microdermabrasion aim it right but no one was targeting the nutritional side of things. Everything was topical. Now I came in and I would see patients and I just became fascinated with how the skin was a map for the body. I loved it. I was like, wow, you know, I'm starting to see similarities in people that have acne. For example on the jawline. Most of these people have got hormonal imbalances as opposed to someone that's got acne on the forehead or something. It's got acne on the lows. They're different. They're do two different things. I would see a lot of people that add keratosis pilaris X Mama dermatitis or psoriasis and I could see patterns in their in their age group and in the diet, and I was just thinking, you know, there is so much to be said for working together in a clinic because I've got the doctors that can prescribe retinoids internally, like orally I've got dermal therapists that can work on the skin to make them look wonderful and feel good about themselves because that's Really important as well because most skin conditions is all about how you feel about yourself as well. And I'd work on repairing the gut so that we could you know reduce having the the internal medication right. Now. I found myself suggesting supplements to these patients to take internally and then I realized with my biochem knowledge that I could suggest the right products that they would use on their skin because I'm not immune I And money on Face Care skin care, I love it and it's good to have knowledge to look at the ingredients and go right you need for example salicylic acid to break down the oil part component of your skin or you need benzoyl peroxide because acts as an agent that kills off the acne bacteria. So having that knowledge rather than just blindly telling people to take products having that knowledge was really important the GP you and Adam are therapists Dream Team. Haha, it was really good. It was really good. And and what would the diff like when you I'm just really interested about that role as well. When you first came on board. Was it something that they recognize that some of these skin conditions could be benefited from changing someone's dietary or lifestyle habits, and that's why your board on or did it just kind of work out that way. The doctor was the one that actually saw it. He was he did Fat injections as well. Well, so, you know the injections that help reduce the fat content in the body and I was initially initially taken on to do that. But to be honest, I didn't have much interest and I sort of developed my own Niche, right? So he would say Vicky. Can you work with these people to get their diet under control so they could lose weight faster while this injectable is working like yeah. Okay, no worries, but then he would see patients that had severe acne and I would be like hey, do you mind if I take some of these patients? And then I can help them and then you probably don't have to see as many of these types of patients and you can focus more on the injectables and I can focus on people that are displaying with you know, skin problems like real conditions that can be alleviated through diet and he was like, yeah sure and that's how it evolved. That's the reality of it be your thoughts on an integrative approach to treating skin conditions. I'm sure you say all for it. But what about those clinics that may not have a nutritionist or even Just that are working, you know alone and perhaps they they are not working with them or therapist, but they're saying a lot of people for skin like what would you say to them? And and also then it comes back to that actual client when you're treating a skin condition. Who do you go see first if then yeah. Yeah, that's that's a great questions. So I suppose the first party is if I was a patient and I'm saying I'm going to a clinic and I'm saying dermal Our pist I'm going to get instant results, you know by the second or third treatment. I'm going to see my skin looks amazing, but then I have to maintain that by seeing someone all the time and it is not to be expected that the dermal therapist will be able to give advice on diet. But I'm sure most of them would say have you considered that XYZ might be causing the problem. I reckon a lot of people in there quite in tune and a referral to a clinician and you know No, and nutritionists would be advisable but the same thing goes for a nutritionist that thinks that they can keep a patient for so long without sending them somewhere to get treatment immediately. I think you really need to work together and I think knowledge is power. I see that everyone wants to keep knowledge to themselves and patients to themselves, but it doesn't work like that. I think we need to share the love of bit and say hey I can help you with this part. I can help getting your gut back on track. But if you want to see results immediately because you've got some It's a wedding in a week's time when two weeks time go and look at getting some topical treatments done to your face or to your arms or legs or wherever it is. And the next part is sorry money. What was the last part of the question? You ask something the last part was well, so if you're working as a nutritionist separately or a dental therapist separately. I mean, how do you kind of work start working intra professionally if you're working in separate clinics, but also so if you're a client, who do you see first? Oh, yeah, who do you see first? Yeah. Look if I was a patient my first point of call would probably be to see a dermal therapist first because I know I'm going to get what I need straight away, but that's me other people may sort of go to a nutritionist first or to a doctor first, which is is also good. There is no right answer. It's it's you have to just see both and Most people would probably this day and age see a doctor first, but I'm thinking about myself 20 years ago. I would have seen Adam therapist first. That's that's the if I didn't have the knowledge of nutrition. I will probably see a dental therapist first, but we need to work together. I mean it's to be expected. You can't just work on the outside without fixing the inside. It makes sense, you know, people are smiling but they've got depression. I mean it works in and out. Yeah, that's exactly right. So, yeah, so it's So there's no real wrong answer. But if you are having a skin condition that is persistent and perhaps you're seeking treatment for it would be beneficial to see multiple even if that were at different clinics. But then also try getting them to all talk to each other as well. Yeah what and things so that everyone knows where everyone's at and so the treatments aren't conflicting with other medications or topical things that you're also doing exactly. Yeah. You mentioned something before that was interesting about seeing a dermal therapist. If you were to see a dental therapist first, or you go to an aesthetic clinic and they work on you and and then you cease that treatment and then your condition comes back. Then you know that you need to see another Healthcare practitioner to to work on the symptoms that you're you're manifesting that to me would make sense. But if you see a dermal therapist, they fixed your problem and then you don't continue with the treatment and there's nothing that's Back, well those night need to see a nutritionist. That's that's another thing. Yeah, it makes sense as well. And I think it's important for a therapist also recognize that if you're getting treatments, but it's only momentarily treatments then it is would be good to kind of refer on to someone else as well. Yeah, especially like the the cystic acne conditions then we can say oh that that to me is hormonal. We need to work on this. Yeah. Yeah, absolutely and go see an endocrinologist or so. Yeah, it's a habit work with those hormones. Just something that came up that I thought would be interesting is when someone's under going to certain treatments whether it be laser, whether it be kneeling whether it be something that's not so invasive with even facials or chemical peels and when you do your initial consultation the therapist or on the consultation form, there's usually are you on any medications and something when I was working in a clinic is often people would forget to list their vitamins. They get to list other herbes and the preparations that they think are natural. Would you be able to explain from you know your background why so important that when someone's undergoing treatments that they actually are really transparent and what they using because you've been on both sides you've worked in the Skin Clinic treating skin, you know what the treatments kind of involved but you also Come from the nutrition background as well. So you know how they work internally. Yeah, right. So I'll use a really simple example right of fish oil because most people would take fish oil fish oil is an anti-inflammatory. That's what it's designed for Zoey's what fish oil that's high in EPA or fish oil that time DHA or you've got a good balance of both, but that's what they're there for nerves eyesight anything that coats the nervous system the nerves in the nervous system as well as Anti-inflammatory. So if you have been suggested to take a fish oil for your ex not where your psoriasis then it's going to come at down. But the problem is if you end up getting treatment and you still present with that particular condition, but it's not obvious the so the condition is not obvious on the skin, but you get a chemical peel and underlying that is psoriasis catastrophic for the patient. You might not think that it's important to listen. At it but you do need to say right I'm taking for example fish oil or I am taking a particular herb that is also for my hormones or for my inflammation, but it's still there. Right? It's just not as noticeable. So then the dermal therapist or the clinician can say, okay. So why are you taking fish oil? What's the purpose of it is it's for your arthritis or aching joints? Okay. I don't need to worry. It's not for your skin condition. So therefore I can apply this high strength. Che you know peel on your skin yeah, you have to be completely transparent always yeah. Yes. I list everything on your consultation form. So K people. Yeah, very important very important. So this has been a fascinating conversation Vicki we've covered a lot of ground if someone wants to know more about food intolerances allergies or even skin where can they find more about you? Oh to find out more about me, huh? I have a really interesting website. It's a Vicky solar readers.com. I also recommend seeing a website if you're interested in intolerance sell food intolerance packs. There's a company called food detective.com today you but always if you're going to do something like this it is best to do it under the guidance of a doctor or Healthcare practitioner because they can guide you through how to reintroduce food slowly back into your diet and repair your body in. Process thank you so much for being a guest on today's show Closure formative and I think really fascinating to think about how nutrition and can have an effect on our skin. But also how these in tolerances can come out with is skin conditions, so it may not have thought about before. Mmm. I'm glad I'm glad I could help out and I was great fun. Talkin to ya. All right. Thanks Vicki. Thank you so much. What another great interview Vicki shared with us the difference between a food intolerance and a food allergy and gave some hot tips on how to recognize a food on intolerance on the skin the three deeper than skin insights that stood out to me were number one. I found it really interesting to learn how allergies and intolerances can display on the skin and that sometimes an intolerance may take several days to actually manifest. So keeping a skin diary. It is highly recommended. If you suspect that you may have an intolerance to something so that you can show your practitioner or nutritionist or medic number to working collaboratively leads to better outcomes in our interviews. I hear this time and time again, and while it's not a must to see multiple specialist specialist for one concern, it could certainly can be beneficial if your condition is persistent or if you suspect that there is an internal imbalance happening and number three and intolerance does Necessarily mean that you need to cut out that food type from your diet completely. It may just mean something that you need to limit your consumption or go off for a period of time. We don't promote self diagnosing by any means or cutting out entire food groups. So if any of the points sparked a thought that you may have an allergy or intolerance, it's recommended that you seek a healthcare professionals advise prior to undergoing any changes in your lifestyle. Are you feeling disempowered or confused about your skin? 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Food intolerance's and food allergies are at an all time high, today we are discussing the difference between a food intolerance and food allergy and the how and why it may manifest on the skin. Welcome to episode number 10 of the Heal Thy Skin Podcast, I’m Marni, your host and today I am speaking with Vicky Tsoleridis. Vicky is a nationally recognised nutritionist , speaker, blogger, book reviewer and the founder of MediMeals. Vicky worked in a skin clinic for 4 years treating psoriasis, eczema, acne (cystic, hormonal), scarring, stretch marks, wrinkles (topical treatments); melasma/hyperpigementation, keratosis, coeliac induced skin conditions (Dermatitis Herpetiformis), using food, topical treatments and nutritionals, laser/light therapy to achieve optimal skin health. Vicky now dedicates herself to Medimeals, a company that creates organic and minimally processed meals for families and restorative meals for patients to enjoy. Vicky shares how her journey working in a skin clinic improved patients outcomes and the how food intolerance's can present on the skin. Learn more about Vicky: https://www.vickytsoleridis.com/ http://www.medimeals.com.au/  Learn more about food intolerance kits: http://www.food-detective.com.au/   Be sure to subscribe to the podcast! 