Hankering for a little ancient wisdom? Aren’t we all. This week, Dr. Akil Palanisamy weaves Ayurveda, western medicine, the gut, and plant based diets into an integrative practitioner’s dream! Each Thursday, join Dr. Raja and Dr. Hadar, board certified dermatologists, as they share the latest evidence based research in integrative dermatology. To learn more about increased intestinal permeability in dermatological disease and metabolic syndrome, attend Dr. Palanisamy's lecture at the 2021 Integrative Dermatology Symposium.   Akil Palanisamy, MD is the author of the bestseller "The Paleovedic Diet - A complete program to burn fat, increase energy, and reverse disease." Dr. Akil studied biochemistry at Harvard University, received his medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco, and completed his residency at Stanford University. He also completed a fellowship in integrative medicine with Dr. Andrew Weil at the University of Arizona and is certified by the Center for Mind-Body Medicine at Georgetown University.