Dr. Mark Tager, MD is a speaker and the author of Feed Your Skin Right: Your Personalized Nutrition Plan for Radiant Beauty and is the CEO of San Diego-based ChangeWell Inc.  Mark attended Duke University Medical School and trained in family practice at The Oregon Health & Science University. As a physician, he is well-grounded in aesthetic, lifestyle, regenerative, and integrative medicine. Mark founded one of the first integrative medicine centers in the U.S., the Institute of Preventive Medicine, and served as corporate Medical Director for Electro Scientific Industries and as Director of Health Promotion for Kaiser Permanente Oregon. He has been actively involved in training and consulting projects in aesthetics, stem cells, medical malpractice prevention, skin care, and advanced cardiac biomarkers.   Together Dr. Tager and I discuss supplement health for beauty. Patients may come to a practitioner with questions about balancing their hormones, losing weight, or boosting their energy, but almost inevitably they are also interested in optimizing their beauty.  Dr. Tager outlines the personalized nutrition questions that practitioners can ask to start the conversation, highlights the essential supplements that can optimize skin health, details the importance of blood flow, Vitamins D, C, and E, and shares insights from simple and powerful skin nutrigenomic testing and SNPs. He also offers clinical pearls regarding collagen and microneedling and shares a wealth of additional supplemental areas for optimizing skin health that can meet the needs of every patient. I’m your host, Evelyne Lambrecht, thank you for designing a well world with us. Chapters: 00:00 01:52 Dr. Mark Tager performs his life’s work at the intersection of integrative, functional medicine and aesthetics. 03:50 The four questions behind Dr. Tager’s newest book Feed Your Skin Right. 04:50 Personalized nutrition questions that practitioners can ask patients regarding skin health in the realm of functional medicine. 08:54 The key pieces to an optimal diet in maintaining healthy skin including increased Vitamin C and fiber intake. 16:47 Insights from simple and powerful skin nutrigenomic testing and SNPs. 19:15 Shining a light on the effect of dark chocolate on skin health. 20:27 The importance of blood flow to the skin through exercise for optimal health. 23:06 Top supplement recommendations for skin health including bioactive collagen peptides and Omega-3. 28:06 Clinical pearls regarding collagen and microneedling. 30:05 The importance of Vitamin C and Vitamin D in skin health and optimal absorption. 33:01 Mitochondrial health completions and the overlay of drug nutrient completions. 34:10 The simple value of getting enough sleep every night and employing time-restricted eating. 35:00 Two key elements to integrating the Designs for Beauty tools into any practitioner's work. 41:45 Vitamin E is used both topically and orally for skin health and beauty. 43:37 Additional supplemental areas for optimizing skin health including research supporting topical peptides. 48:45 Dr. Mark shares his changed opinion on collagen, his three personal supplements, and his preferred health practices.   Episode Resources: Dr. Mark Tager - https://www.drtager.com/ Designs for Beauty - https://www.designsforbeauty.com/ Design for Health Resources: Designs for Health - https://www.designsforhealth.com/ Nutrition Blog: Ten Nutrients to Help Your Skin Glow from the Inside Out - https://www.casi.org/ten-nutrients-help-skin-glow-from-the-inside-out Research Blog: Summer Glow: Tips to Tone Your Face and Support Skin Health - https://www.casi.org/summer-glow-tips-to-tone-face-support-skin-health Nutrition Blog: What’s Happening on the Outside Could be Caused from Something on the Inside - https://www.casi.org/node/1122 Research Blog: Nitric Oxide – Say Yes to “NO” - https://www.casi.org/node/957 Nutrition Blog: Collagen: A Clinical Look