172: Body: How Your Genes, Diet, and Simple Health Hacks Influence the Health of Your Skin with Rachel Varga

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today’s episode falls into our ‘body’ category</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">— in particular, the health of our skin! Admittedly, this is an area where I actually have a fair bit of ignorance. While I’m passionate about making sure that we have healthy, vital looking skin, I am not so knowledgeable about the spectrum of choices that we have available to us!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">My guest today, Rachel Varga, is a Board Certified Aesthetic Nurse Specialist and this is her area of expertise. With over 18,000 procedures under her belt and a distinct passion for finding science-based, natural approaches to healthy skincare, Rachel is kind of the perfect guest to unlock, what is to me, an entirely mysterious world!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I’m really excited to introduce you all to Rachel Varga and the exciting and innovative ideas she has around caring for our skin!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Key Takeaways:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[:44] About today’s episode with Rachel Varga!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[1:45] Welcoming Rachel Varga to the podcast!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[2:33] Rachel provides background on who she is and why she is so incredibly passionate about the health of our skin!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[5:40] What does everybody</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">need</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">to be doing when it comes to general skincare?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[7:20] What should a typical skincare routine look like in the morning and evening? Where should people start?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[9:30] Cleansers 101: where to start!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[10:53] How important is it to always pick organic products? And what does ‘organic’ actually mean?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[12:29] When we find a