K. Let's walk everybody
through the plan.
So this is-- So this is,
the rest of the studio is filled here
with literally-- The three week plan.
The three week plan.
So we've got week one in front of us.
So week one focuses on the gut
because if you have an unhealthy balance of bacteria
in the gut, that causes inflammation in your gut
which shows up as inflammation in your skin.
When you have an unhappy gut,
you have unhappy skin.
So if you're eating a diet that's rich
in refined carbs and sugars,
that's actually feeding the bad bugs in your gut
and that's what's showing up as inflammation.
So during week one you wanna try to swap out
foods like crackers, white bagels, chips, cereals,
and replace them with-- Dang it, I knew
she was gonna say the potato chips were not good.
Oh no, chips are on the list.
(laughing)
You wanna try to replace them with foods
that are lower in sugar and high in fiber
like oatmeal, quinoa, sweet potato, lots of vegetables
and you don't have to cut out the foods that you love
like pasta, you know even, I mean you guys
love pasta, right?
You just have to find a pasta that's low in sugar--
No, exactly.
Dark, dark leafy greens.
Exactly.
In fact, the pasta we're making today
is made, the base of it is--
Lots of veggies.
And that impacts how your body absorbs the sugar.
So even if you're mixing some spinach with your pasta,
that can help.
So you also during week one wanna load up on antioxidants.
Antioxidants protect your skin from free radicals.
Free radicals are like little missiles.
You know, they target your skin, they trigger inflammation,
so you wanna have things like deeply colored fruits
and vegetables, also green tea and dark chocolate,
great sources of antiox...
I'm looking at you guys because--
Yes. Dark chocolate
man, that was like their saving grace.
(clapping)
Dark chocolate.
I remember you guys like a sweet tooth, right?
Yeah, we do.
They were like,
"But Doctor Bowe we really like our sweets."
And I'm like try dark chocolate.
What about probiotics that come in a bottle?
So, actually Michelle and Melissa do take
a probiotic supplement.
They don't like yogurt and having the other
dairy foods in their diet.
If you don't wanna take a supplement,
you can just eat yogurt.
Just look for the words live active cultures
and just be careful about the sugar content.
They have them for children now, like--
They do, my daughter's on lots of probiotics.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
You can imagine.
(laughing)
Okay, so let's move along.
So that's week one.
So week two (applauding)
we focus on your brain and the things
you do everyday that affect your stress levels.
Because we know that chronic stress
can really contribute to inflammation in the skin.
So in week two we talk about things like sleep
and exercise and mediation.
And you don't have to be an expert in meditating,
if you just focus on breathing, just be mindful
a few minutes everyday it triggers something
called the Relaxation Response
which stops psychological and emotional stress
from being translated into physical inflammation.
Now you're probably like, why are we
standing in front of eggs?
So I'm gonna show you, this is an egg that is
a healthy skin cell.
So this is basically what...
It looks like a nucleus, I mean it's kinda lookin like
a real cell.
That's a good healthy skin cell.
But this is your skin when it's stressed out.
So when I take...
Yeah let's crack all this on here.
You sure are makin a mess, I don't know about
dirty skin but...
That is your skin when it's stressed.
So you know, I would rather eat that egg, for sure.
(laughing)
All right.
I'd rather scramble 'em both up
and call it a day.
(laughing)
(clapping)
All kidding aside, all kidding aside,
brain...
Eggs are one of the super foods for your brain.
They're like a bomb of nutrition.
A brain doctor-- Bomb of nutrition.
You need to be careful where you get your eggs from.
So you want them to be pasture raised or cage free,
Omega three, that is a huge difference
just getting your regular egg is not really
the same quality.
It's one of those things you should overspend on.
I agree. The quality
of your egg matters.
Yes.
And your farmer's market is a great place to get your eggs.
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So week three focuses on skin care.
Now the number one mistake that Americans make
when it comes to your skin is that
they're over cleansing their skin.
So in week three, I tell my patients and I tell my readers
you wanna gather up those products and instruments
that are literally rubbing and scrubbing away
your good bugs and throw 'em in the trash.
So both of my girls threw away your loofahs--
Threw 'em in the trash.
During week three.
I think these are nasty to begin with.
If you're saving your old dead skin every day--
Thank you. You ain't
getting clean.
(laughing)
All the more reason-- There's nothin clean
about you.
To get rid of them.
You're just rubbin it all around.
(laughing)
And then savin it up for later.
No, gross.
There you go, I love it.
I've always thought these were the nastiest things.
They are.
My mother would keep it on the side
of the bathtub for like years.
And they're damp and they're growing fungus
and all the bad bugs that you don't want, right?
Skeeby jeebies, nope.
Yes. Mmm mmm.
Now...
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