Category Archives: Skin Care

Beauth Fix: Are You Flaking Out?

By Dr. McLean Sheperd | Published: April 2, 2013

Here’s your quick, all-natural beauty fix for the day: if your skin is flaking out, the remedy might not be in the drugstore aisle. Altering your diet by cutting out some foods and nutrients—and getting more of others—is your best bet. What are we talking about? Basically, dandruff, or flaky skin on the scalp, in the eyebrows, [...]

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Your Fresh-Face, Fountain-of-Youth Guide to Spring

By Dr. McLean Sheperd | Published: March 12, 2013

Isn’t it funny how our cultural perspective values a thin body, but we like our faces “fat?” Full and round and sensual a la Mila Kunis, Emma Stone. Now a word of warning here: cultural perspective does not equal truth. Our views of beauty are subject to the time and place in which we are living. [...]

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Get That Glow

By Dr. McLean Sheperd | Published: January 4, 2013

  If your New Year’s resolution includes a fresher, brighter, more beautiful you—why not start with square one? (Your skin.) Here are three mind, body, spirit tips to shine:   1) Protect It: Applying SPF-30 (or higher) to exposed skin in an elegant, non-toxic form is a daily must, even in the winter months. In [...]

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Get Holiday-Ready Skin… My 4 Best Tips

By Dr. McLean Sheperd | Published: December 4, 2012

Red and flaky skin can have you sulking through the season, looking more like Rudolph than a glowing party princess. Plus, parched, dehydrated skin? That’s a hallmark of winter.  But no matter, I’m going to give you a few of my favorite skin-saving tips to have you looking fabulous for the decadent, festive season. Here [...]

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Honey heals

By Dr. McLean Sheperd | Published: May 13, 2012

Honey —each drop connects us to thousands of flowers and trees and to thousands of beating bee wings. It has known properties of antisepsis, anti-inflammation, and possibly anti-cancer.  For thousands of years it has been used topically to heal wounds.  This is ancient medicine. Honey breaks down infection by several known mechanisms (a peroxidase effect, [...]

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Mineral Cosmetics – Pure Skin Happiness

By Dr. McLean Sheperd | Published: May 6, 2012

  Using pure ingredients on our skin insures the health of the skin as well as the body. Our skin is an organ of absorption. What we put on our skin can end up in our bloodstream, our organs and our tissues.  We want to make conscious choices. Just as our bodies want to breathe healthy [...]

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Happy May Day

By Dr. McLean Sheperd | Published: May 2, 2012

May  Day is an ancient celebration of the dawning of the flowers and of spring; It is also the dawning of Melanoma Awareness month and that is another kind of mayday The statistics for melanoma are staggering. Consider: One Person in The U.S. dies of Melanoma every hour. One in 65 people develop melanoma in [...]

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Field Trip to Sajune

By Dr. McLean Sheperd | Published: April 22, 2012

  Last month,  I took a road trip to the Sajune Medical Center in Orlando, Florida.  There I was greeted by the friendly and busy staff of Dr. Sangeeta Pati.  Dr. Pati has been a mentor for me in recent years as I have undertaken the path of Integrative Medicine as it related to what I [...]

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Winter Itch

By Dr. McLean Sheperd | Published: February 21, 2012

The most common cause of itching is dry skin.  Winter conditions such as cold dry wind & toasty warm rooms can remove vital moisture from the skin, leaving it dry, itchy, red and cracked. When dry skin gets inflamed, we call this eczema or dermatitis.   It can happen to anyone.  Adults on cholesterol-lowering agents [...]

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Grape Seed Extract Helps Prevent Skin Cancer

By Dr. McLean Sheperd | Published: December 28, 2011

Grape seed extract users have a significantly decreased risk of squamous cell carcinoma and actinic keratoses (pre-cancers) of the skin according to this months Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.  Multivitamins were also shown to benefit against squamous cell carcinoma.  Grape seed proanthocyanidins (GSPs)have been shown to inhibit melanoma cell invasion/migration, thus decreasing the aggressiveness of [...]

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  • Dr. McLean Sheperd

    Dr. McLean Sheperd, of Sheperd Integrative Dermatology, is a board certified dermatologist, advocating a whole body approach to skin wellness. Dr. Sheperd pairs traditional practices with holistic and organic healing for a comprehensive and tailored treatment plan based on individual patient needs.