E93: A Holistic Perspective on Acne with Maria Marlowe

Welcome back to the Happily Hormonal Podcast. In this episode, I have Maria Marlowe as my guest, and we’re going back to the foundations of health and how that relates to inflammation and acne. Maria is a certified holistic nutritionist - better known as The Acne Nutritionist - and the founder of Kuma, a science-based ingestible skincare company. We discuss the six root causes of acne and how to treat acne from the inside out.I loved this conversation because Maria gives us a great perspective on acne that is a bit more nuanced and detailed than what I've shared on the podcast before. In this episode:[02:45] Maria's own acne struggles[04:57] The connection between diet and acne[09:32] Acne medications and studies surrounding acne[14:09] The role of gut health on acne[23:03] The impact of hormonal imbalance on acne[26:00] The best foods for acne[31:36] Is your skincare making your acne worse?[34:02] Lifestyle factors and habits for clear skinResources- Maria’s Clear Skin Plan- Read Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life by Byron Katie- Nourish Your Hormones Course: use the code HHPODCAST for $50 OFF Nourish Your Hormones!- 3 secrets to balance your hormones workshop- Free hormone balance guideConnect with LeishaInstagramWebsiteApply to work 1:1 with Leisha HEREConnect with MariaInstagramTikTokWebsiteSend us a text with episode feedback or ideas! (We can't respond to texts unless you include contact info but always read them)Don’t forget to subscribe, share this episode, and leave a review. Your support helps us reach more women looking for answers.Disclaimer: Nothing in this podcast is to be taken as medical advice, please take informed accountability and speak to your provider before making changes to your health routine.This podcast is for women and moms to learn how to balance hormones naturally in motherhood, to have pain-free periods, increased fertility, to decrease PMS mood swings, and to increase energy without restrictive diet plans. You'll learn how to balance blood sugar, increase progesterone naturally, understand the root cause of estrogen dominance, irregular periods, PCOS, insulin resistance, hormonal acne, post birth-control syndrome, and conceive naturally. We use a pro-metabolic, whole food, root cause approach to functional women's health and focus on truly holistic health and mind-body connection.If you listen to any of the following shows, we're sure you'll like ours too! Pursuit of Wellness with Mari Llewellyn, Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark, Found My Fitness with Rhonda Patrick, Just Ingredients Podcast, Wellness Mama, The Dr Josh Axe Show, Are You Menstrual Podcast, The Model Health Show, Grounded Wellness By Primally Pure, Be Well By Kelly Leveque, The Freely Rooted Podcast with Kori Meloy, Simple Farmhouse Life with Lisa Bass