Ministry of Skin Blog/News

I see vitamin D deficiency ALOT in clinic. Patients often don’t even know but on observation of their blood work it is not at optimal levels.  It needs to be sitting at a minimum of 80nmol/L. [...]

Gas, bloating, distention, overly full after a meal, belching, mild reflux…. Not fun. Some patients do indeed have major GI dysfunction which requires in-depth intervention. In many cases, [...]

Sunscreen is something most of us use everyday without giving it a second thought. But for many people it is a luxury they can not afford. We want to help change this. In January MoS will be [...]

This program is for people who want to RESET after being in #lockdown for weeks.  Maybe the extra wine has slipped in, or treats become an everyday occurrence or [...]

PMS or PMT (Pre Menstrual Syndrome/Tension) refers to not one but a group of emotional symptoms such as anxiety, depression, emotional, anger or irritability.  And also a group of physical [...]

Have you heard of this term? It’s the drop in reproductive hormones that can trigger hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid). It’s not a diagnosis but more a term for what can happen in [...]

PBCS is when you come off the pill or other hormonal contraceptive and symptoms appear in the next coming months.  Most likely the same symptoms that were there before the pill and they could [...]

Hello. Is it you we’re looking for? Yes, we just sang that in our best Lionel Ritchie voice. We’re Ministry of Skin and we’re on the hunt for a skin-health-boosting, team-leading Senior Dermal [...]

Dealing with pimples at any age is so not fair. As a teenager when you’re in the formative years and then as an adult when your kids are teenagers. For years, the treatment for hormonal acne has [...]

  It is common for women in their 40’s to note weight gain when they haven’t been doing anything different.  Particularly around the hips, belly and thighs. At perimenopause and menopause as [...]

  It can happen anytime but it is prolific in peri menopause due to poor detox capacity, poor thyroid function and impaired gut health.  It is where there is an imbalance of estrogen to [...]

There is something quite scary and disconcerting about clumps of hair falling out of your head or finding your hair everywhere in the house. There are several reasons why this could be happening [...]