Proper Skincare and Preventing Disease with Dr. Reagan Anderson – Episode 1656

Episode 1656 – On this Friday show, Osteopathic doctor and Navy veteran Dr. Reagan Anderson joins Vinnie, and the two chat Dr. Anderson’s whole-body work, proper skincare, Vitamin D deficiency, gut health, the lack of truth in food advertising, preventing disease, and more!

Listen · Episode 1656Proper Skincare and Preventing Disease with Dr. Reagan AndersonAug 28, 2020 · 81 min

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DR. REAGAN ANDERSON

• He is a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine.
• Dr. Anderson can do all that an MD can, but also focuses on the bigger picture and the whole body.
  • It’s sort of a philosophy separation more than anything else.
  • He went through 4 years of medical school, residency, and all of that like any other doctor.
• DO’s are supposed to be more holistic, and focus more on mental health, nutrition, etc., in addition to more traditional physical health.
• Our relationship with our doctors/patients should be a partnership!
• He believes doctors are not properly trained to PREVENT diseases.
  • Nutrition is so at the heart of this.

PROPER SKINCARE

• Dr. Anderson is also a Clinical Professor of Dermatology.
  • The skin is the largest organ.
  • We’re at 11 ingredients in lotions that are really problematic and banned.
    • The EU bans OVER ONE THOUSAND.
      • Dr. Anderson thinks this is a difference in the US with valuing corporations over the individual.
    • Check out EWG.org.
• Not showering every day can be a big thing.
• Washing your face every day with soap will strip off natural oils.
• Keep in mind that your body is an incredibly adaptive organism that reacts to what you put on your skin, for better or worse.
• Constantly putting chapstick on your list will shut down production of natural oils that keeps your lips moisturized.
• Everything in moderation.

VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY

• It’s more of a hormone than a vitamin.
• So many people are deficient.
• Many with auto-immune disorders lack proper levels of Vitamin D.
• Lots of folks who have died from COVID have been Vitamin D deficient.
• Take a supplement.
• For your skin health, he doesn’t recommend you lay out in the sun too long.
• Fatty fish are a great source of Vitamin D!