Some vitamins and minerals have a key role to play in our skin health. Unfortunately, many of us are either slightly or very deficient in these nutrients, which can cause symptoms to manifest on our skin. My guest today is Chris Masterjohn, PhD. Chris earned his PhD in Nutritional Sciences from the University of Connecticut in the summer of 2012. He served as a postdoctoral research associate in the Comparative Biosciences department of the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and as Assistant Professor of Health and Nutrition Sciences at Brooklyn College, part of the City University of New York. Chris now works independently, producing educational content about nutrition. Join us as we talk about the importance of different micronutrients for the skin, and how to address nutrient deficiencies. Have you managed to improve your skin health with nutrition? Tell me about it in the comments! In this episode: Chris's eczema story Why is vitamin A important for skin health? Information on zinc and the skin Chris's favorite food sources of vitamin A Testing Nutritional Status: The Ultimate Cheat Sheet Quotes "Probiotics are so individual that different probiotics are gonna work differently for different people." [2:42] "If you have active eczema, you really should try to only wash your hands when you absolutely need to for essential hygiene." [4:58] "Skin problems are not just about nutrition, but nutrition is a very important part of it." [6:51] "In addition to making the [skin] surfaces smooth and not over keratinized, vitamin A is also playing a critical role in the immune system. And so if your vitamin A is deficient, then you don't have the defense against the bacteria and fungi that shouldn't be there." [11:11] Links Find Chris online FREE Course: Vitamins and Minerals 101 Testing Nutritional Status: The Ultimate Cheat Sheet Use code FUGO for 20% off! Chris's articles on balancing fat-soluble nutrients How to Cook Liver and Make it Taste Not-Bad by Chris Masterjohn Follow Chris on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube