5 skin health myths to stop believing now | Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter
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- Your skin is your body's largest organ ... but it might be the most misunderstood, says Dr. Jen Gunter. From sunscreen to cancer and even chocolate, she tackles five misleading myths about skin and shares what you can do to protect it.
Think you know how your body works? Think again! Dr. Jen Gunter is here to shake up everything you thought you knew -- from how much water you need to drink to how often you need to poop and everything in between. This TED original series will tell you the truth about what's really going on inside you.
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My mother (Asian) was diagnosed with acro-melanoma just like what Dr. Gunter described. It was at the bottom of her foot and she went to doctor after doctor and was told again and again that it was just a harmless mole. 6 months later, when it got bigger and bigger, they finally did a biopsy and realized that it was melanoma, and it has already spread to her lymph nodes, a stage 3 cancer. Thankfully, my mother responded to immunotherapy well, even though statically, acro-melanoma patients don’t respond to treatment as well as the other melanoma types. She is now cancer free. But if her melanoma was caught early on at stage 1, which was when she first went to a dermatologist, it would’ve been so much easier and quicker to treat. We absolutely need to bring more awareness to different types of skin cancer on the skin of different ethnicities.
I am white and have also had doctors tell me that moles aren't anything to be worried about. I have one that is growing irregularly and I had to push for them to biopsy it. Not everything that happens to a person is a result of racism. Sometimes doctors just disregard potential issues due to them being lower probability. We really need to stop telling people of all colors that doctors will treat them differently because of racism. Sometimes one ethic group is more likely to have a condition. That isn't racism that is medical science. I hope you mom gets cancer free and stays that way. It isn't fun for any family member to go through this.
@@tray22 Thanks for your response. My comment wasn't about racism. It was about the need of medical community being more aware of how diseases manifest differently in different ethnicities and therefore can diagnose and treat these disease more effectively.
@@wonsunparque4788 your comment was on point. However the Dr. In this TED talk labels the exact same thing as systematic racism. I agree with your comment but keep in mind there are doctors all over the world. The data collected comes from virtually every country and university that studies medicine. I don't think the lack of understanding is intended. Doctors are human and all humans error.
@@tray22 So I totally get what you're saying, but I believe that you may be confusing covert racism with outright blatant racism. The kind of racism she explains here is not necessarily the result of a doctor choosing to ignore the obvious because of a personal bias against a person of a certain race. The issue she describes is one of ignorance. Many medical professionals do not learn how to properly diagnose patients of color because the default skin type is white. That's what they train on and that's what they have the easiest time diagnosing. This is still a form a racism, albeit one derived from a lack of understanding instead of malice. As the medical community continues to study a wider array of races and their skin types, they'll be able to catch early signs of skin cancer sooner.
@@agorapanologia This is only true in the mind of a woke liberal. It you talk to actual professional doctors and nurse practitioners they receive medical training for all races. The only reason you think this way is because you have been mislead. True racism is intentional. All the add on terms to expand racism is no different than the 50 some odd genders that now exist. If the medical field says no there are two genders then they are called sexist or homophobic.
I am sorry, not related to the topic but her hair IS GORGEOUS
You don't need to apologise for this!😀
Seems like a gorgeous person in every way
@@arunimaveronicathakur3231 thank ya!☺
@@Hyperbolic_G totally agree!
Yes
1. Myth #1: Healthy skin is the skin that looks flawless. (0:19)
A: Healthy skin is the skin that does its jobs.
2. Myth #2: You only need sunscreen on sunny days. (2:02)
A: Choose a broad-spectrum, at least 30 SPF, sunscreen.
3. Myth #3: People with darker skin don't need sunscreen. (2:58)
A: Although a higher eumelanin/pheomelanin ratio (associated with darker skin color) has an intrinsic SPF, it's not enough.
4. Myth #4: You can shrink your pores. (4:24)
A: They're largely related to genetics and don't shrink, but can enlarge with skin irritation.
5. Myth #5: Chocolate causes acne. (4:57)
A: Studies are inconsistent and not conclusive. However, the healthiest diet for your body can be the healthiest diet for your skin
Go to your dermatologist, ignore all myths.
Edit: Timestamps
Thank you good person
Thank you - myth and answer, helpful!
Thaaanks 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😊
I think the sugar in chocolate triggers the pimples. That's what I have noticed.
Exactly what I was looking for
We need to see more of her. So much charisma that adds to TED.
I agree
I agree 100%
The racism comment was bullshit and her voice is kind of shrill
@@Alianger It's not bullshit though; different diseases show up differently on different colours of skin, yet lighter shades are more focused on when students are learning how to diagnose them. This leaves the diseases of darker-skinned folks undiagnosed because doctors simply don't know how to (and funds for research aren't allocated for unknown things about darker skin colours). It's not really a political thing; it's a fact that the medical world knows less about darker skin colours in comparison to lighter ones
@@aleenakhan6230 Non-whites chan choose to allocate those resources, some of the richest countries are majority non-white
Whenever I get pimples, instead of thinking “what’s wrong with my skin?” I like to think that my skin is just doing it’s job ☺️
still going to pop it
Yessir
thats great way to stay motivated
Bruh I cry
That's such a positive way of seeing acne. Sadly it's an actual skin condition and there are plenty of treatments available to treat it. You just gotta find the best option among the millions of products that claim to help with acne.
UVA- “A” is for Aging
UVB- “B” is for Burning
😍😍😍
Bioré is my go-to brand for sunscreen! 😍
How much are they paying you?
What about the v 😂
"the results are trash" didn't expect that from TED
Haha Fr
She was so real for that
When I said that US dermatologists aren't trained enough to diagnose POC's skin diseases in a medschool discord group, I was bullied. I am Indian and we have all shades of brown and our text books reflect that!
don't be a racist. Doctors everywhere are trained to treat people of all complexions. Are not pale people human too? And shouldn't everyone be considered POC, unless you're the invisible man or woman or unknown/undecided/confused.
@@calanpeet The same disease can present differently due to genetic things specific to a subgroup, or some kind of locally prevalent food habit, or even just certain thing appear different for different skintones and can be confused with normal features of their skin. There are two important issues here. Racism as well as proper medical care. I hope you would agree that combatting racism as a (n unconscious) *cause* of stunted/overly-simplistic medical care is a worthy form of racism to fight.
You were bullied in Discord because of how you said it, I guarantee it.
@@sarcastichue2119 ah yes, we should definitely bully people for pointing out that a practise is causing disproportionate amounts of /death/ and /suffering/ because the terms they use are in disagreement with our own norm. I always like it when people prioritise a minor political issue affecting no one over systematically bad medical practises that lead to cancer.
@@calanpeet you couldn't miss the point more but okay. It is per literal definition anti-racist to point out that people's unawareness to natural differences (in this case based on skin colour and thus ethnicity) can lead to unfair treatment
That validation for POC brought tears to my eyes. Thank you.
Black power! Lol
I don’t like how sunscreen feels but also cancer is bad. Guess I’ll just continue never going outside.
Edit: Thanks for the support and advice but I was mostly joking.
are you taking vitamin d supplements?
2020 has been your year, huh?
Lol I think I just found my soul mate in you
there are various types of sunscreen, choose the one with "light texture", the stickiness will only lasts about 1 minute
Even when you stay at home, you still need to wear indoor sunscreen to protect your skin from UVB and UVA, which pass through your window easily
Please do a video like this about hair care!
Thank you!
I agree. Please...
This series is amazing, we need more videos with Dr. Jen Gunter!
Some people say I’m skinny, they must be talking about how beautiful my skin is
What is wrong with you
I am dying of laughter. Ahhaha
@@anders653 "skin"ny
You must be fun in the parties
Jesus Christ
I wish this doctor would update her understanding of my disease, endometriosis. In her most recent book she published a severely outdated definition, and she pushes debunked and outdated info on her social media. She's not a specialist in the disease, and being such a huge influencer she has a lot of influence on public understanding
I agree. Also, the pretentious manner in which she speaks is like nails on a chalkboard (to me).
It may just be her affinity to 'chirp' into her higher vocal registers, but, I also believe it's far more than that.
Good to know. Thanks!
What is the debunked information that she should update?
@@Novastar.SaberCombat Agreed. I usually mute videos and read subtitles because most CZcamsr voices annoy me. Her pretentious facial expressions did it for me. I had to come looking for time-stamps just to get the info.
The Body Stuff Series is very interesting. Thank you.
Yes!
Discovered this channel couple days ago and I'm stunning about it! It's full of good content. Thanks a lot!
Thank you for short but clear and informative explanations!
Really appreciate this series from TED. Waiting for a video about Intermitten Fasting. There is a great deal of conflicting information that makes me so confused about whether there is any true benefit when it comes to fasting.
Skin: **should do its job by being healthy**
Also skin: **ages and gets cancer when exposed to sunlight**
And she's back! Thank you TED, and wish to see her more!
Very good video! Congrats and thank you, Dr.!
The chocolate vs acne thing reminded me of an issue I had with my skin. I used to get really big, red pimples full of goo on my back. Dermatologist (a university professor) told me to cut chocolate and soda. I cut both, but the issue remained. I realized that it was because of butter. I cut butter from my breakfast diet, and that went away. Still don't consume soda, and consume chocolate less than I used to. Still butter or anything that has fat in it (like peanut, pistachios, nuts) gives me pimples.
For me it is chicken fat. I can eat chicken just fine, but if I eat really fatty chicken like chicken thighs without any other fats, I get painful red pimples. To get pimples from chocolate I have eat a massive amount, like 250+ grams a day for weeks.
This speaker is great. Really clearly presented.
She has this amazing charisma which makes the video so much fun, engaging, and worth watching. ❤️
I totally agree with Dr. Jen, that we have to take care of the skin properly to keep it healthy. Currently, many young people are easily influenced by information spread on the internet and can endanger themselves. Therefore, finding out the truth of an information is very important. Especially regarding the skin which is the main appearance of a person, and for some people who have sensitive skin, of course it will be dangerous if they do things they shouldn't. After watching this video I got a lot of new knowledge, thanks for the excellent explanation.
5:18 Chocolate is one of the foods that causes acne for acne-prone people though, sugar+dairy+caffeine =recipe for inflammation.
People who tend to be caffeine sensitive also seem to be lactose intolerant _and_ sensitive to sugar. Everyone's ancestors ate differently so we all have different reactions to foods, which is why the studies will never be conclusive.
Sensitive to sugar? I think you meant sensitive to insulin-growth factor 1, both excess sugar and diary. But guess what, all obese americans I ever saw, mostly online, never had any skin issues like that.
Great video! This is so informative.
Another excellent & informative piece 👏
I LOVE THIS WOMAN!!!!!
THANK GOODNESS FOR HER
Please do some case study on south of India if I did not get skin cancer I dont understand how I escaped. My entire childhood I baked myself in the sun with no sunscreen..
Oh, I really like this series,"Body Content with Dr. Jen Gunter".I hope the series has more useful videos.
Thanks a bunch for this.
Dr Jen showed how woke she is at Myth #3 when she put systematic racism in the medical field on blast 😮
As she should 😌
Is it woke to report the facts objectively?
@@WhichDoctor1 Some people get offended by the truth and facts of history. Truth doesn't care for political leanings.
@@WhichDoctor1 yes, when you use divisive terminology when reality is more of an ooops than an intentional act. It wasn't racist, it was misguided. Most of the population is white (67%), so most doctors will be white and most patients will be white, so most studies will be on white skin...duh. That's more of an accident than a "yeah, f' black people"
@@chaunceyphilpot3986 I think you may have misconstrued my point. The medical systems are absolutely racist in outcomes. No one is saying that every doctor is explicitly racist. But racist beliefs, like black people feel less pain, or darker-skinned people are unreliable witnesses of their own symptoms, are common even among black members of staff because they are often taught to doctors in textbooks and by older doctors. The systems are racist on an institutional level. And as a result outcomes for black people are worse than necessary. Those are facts that have been repeatedly measured and documented. You don't have to be "woke" or "progressive" to point them out, you just have to be objective.
Bravo! A voice of reason for a change.
You really the GOAT! Thank you 🙏🏽
If my lectures and professors at my uni teach a class like Dr Jen, I would never miss a class and score all my exams
Thank you doc for this amazing talk... Looking lovely too
I Appreciate The Truth We Often Listen To What People Say Without Any Doubts. Most Research Are Funded By Companies That Advertise The Product And Add On Additional False Benefits. We Must Open Our Eyes & Analysis What We Are Being Told. Thank You Dr. Jen Gunter . You Have Gain A Subscriber.
What a sweetheart she is ♥️
I just really like this video! I thinks he bring up many great points for people who just started with skincare and it does explain quite a few important points, like everybody needed sunscreen.
I love the transparency
Of the skin?
Omg i love it thank u ❤
Wow she’s so good at explaining things coming from someone who loses interest in five seconds ! I was wholly into watching this she’s a great teacher
She very much reminds me of Leslie Winkle.
Much more important:
Great video, great delivery of these amazing informations!
love this videos❤️
I just love her facial expressions so much ! How she moves her mouth and her gaze. Extremely enjoyable to watch her :D
great video! thanks!
I love her and this serie
She's amazing with her expressions
Thanks to dr dray for already teaching me all of this
Very informative video!
Wow! Brilliant just brilliant and illuminating all around. From the information to the eloquent representation for POC.
I am very glad that there are subtitles in Sorani but I would also be glad to see subtitles in Russian
thank u for this!
I love these kinda videos 💓
Though you are right about sunscreen, but just the idea that we are depended on some product, all the time, is scary.
I'm more scared of the cancer risk without that product, but you do you.
Yeah, it’s strange that for thousands of years we never needed this product, but suddenly we need it to be on our body every hour of the day.... sounds like capitalism to me. And before folks go on about how humans are living longer now: what about those centenarians alive right now? Did they always have sunscreen on every hour of their life? I doubt it.
@@LochNessax3 but then did you see the cancer risk with the product? Just came out in the news yesterday
@@jujugarcianyc I don't know where you're from but, I can tell by your name that you're Latina as I am. Our ancestors used oils and natural gels in their bodies to protect against the sunlight. Based on this a scientist tried to mimic this substance to protect the men during the war. We always relied on something to protect our skin, nowadays it's easier since we have it commercially available.
@@jujugarcianyc Many things happened in these thousands of years.
1. People didn't travel as much so you would find people in the region they are naturally adapted for.
2. The depletion of the ozone layer increases the UV radiation.
3. People didn't get diagnosed. They still had skin problems but they were not documented, identified or diagnosed.
And regarding the centenarians alive right now - well it doesn't mean that not using sunscreen automatically gets you skin cancer because there are many factors involved (diet, sun exposure, genetics, race etc.).
SPF is just the best way to reduce the risk of skin cancer and other skin-related issues.
I'm a bit confused by Myth #4: You can shrink your pores. If you CAN enlarge pores from skin irritation, but you cannot shrink them, does that mean than any pore enlargement is permanent? Because if not, I would say that going from the state of having irritated enlarged pores to non-irritated normal-sized pores could be described as "shrinking" your pores.
That makes no sense
I believe that they were trying to talk about the 'pore shrinking' advertisements that are prevalent in a lot of skincare brands. Your pores can become enlarged if they are irritated and you can help to combat this by partaking in a skincare routine that is made for your skin. however, there is a misconception that you can shrink the normal size of your pores (before they become enflamed), usually for cosmetic purposes, which is really not possible because your genetics play a large part in determining pore size. Hope that that helps! :)
Hows that pulse doing
🤓☝️
I think Eric and Michelle are both right, it’s a clever marketing strategy to use vague language so someone’s personal interpretation can make them more likely to buy the product. I don’t remember those ads saying anything about shrinking the size of healthy pores specifically, they just say “shrink your pores” and people with big irritated pores think it’ll work on them and people with “big” non-irritated pores think it’ll work on them too. Vagueness is one of the things I look for when I’m trying to figure out whether someone’s a snake oil salesman or not. Especially vagueness with a touch of random science that’s not well-explained.
I very much liked, how she did not answer the chocolate myth directly, but was emphasising a healthy diet. It sounds paradoxical, but I found this both subtle and clear. Great choice of words and strategy.
Dr Jen!! Please do a video on smoking/baling how it can effect our lungs, brain and heart! That would be amazing thank u
And the long term vs short effects
I have dry skin and flawed collagen (suspected EDS, waiting for diagnosis), so my aloe vera plant has become my best friend. And basically anything made with aloe, it's so hydrating and soothing without being slimy. I've had some weird skin things due to that, like freckles getting so itchy they fell off (like the skin is now lighter), and odd scarring and discoloration. My doctor keeps telling me it's just that I heal weirdly, but it's very strange looking and feeling. I suspect that after the connective tissue specialist sees me, I might get some answers or maybe a dermatologist referral. I already know what causes reactions (mostly laundry detergent causing rashes), but beyond that, no clue.
I love you Dr. Jen
A useful topic
Awesome video!
She's amazing!
Thank you so much 👏👏👏
Subtitles for those of us who are learning English, please.
Sometimes they take minutes, hours or even days to be generated and become available. I check back if later if I require them. In most cases, they will be there eventually. Have a good day.
@@anonymousanomaly9538 thank u bro
I see a closed captioning option in the top-right corner
Unfortunately CZcams, in their endless wisdom, removed the ability for the community to suggest captions which the channel could then approve.
It was not uncommon to see science and educational videos with English, Spanish, German, French, Russian, and Arabic captions. It would take a long time, like 10X a video's runtime, so it wasn't very common, but on large channels where every video would eventually be translated, people who needed those captions would know to wait a few days after upload for it to be made and approved.
Now only the channel can supply captions, so some large channels hire the services of companies based in places where labour rates are much lower than in the developed world.
For scripted content, it's usually just a matter of aligning the script to the timing of the video.
it open my mind wider
Wow what a queen love her
We looove herr!!
*nice content after A LONG TIME*
How do I wear sunscreen every day and not develop a vitamin D deficiency? Tips welcome thanks.
studies about the link between sunscreen and vitamin d loss are mostly inconclusive, but you usually wont cause any deficiencies by wearing suncreen, you'll still absorb everything you need. however, if you are still concerned you can get vit D from foods like tuna, canned fish, whole milk, beef liver, mushrooms, orange juice and almond milk.
@@interestedperson174 Just leave out the animal products, they too cause cancer and other common diseases and destroy the planet.
@@marijohanna3637 yeah true avoid it
@@marijohanna3637 no they don't. Monocrop agriculture is.
@@marijohanna3637 What? Lol. Can I get the studies.
Dr. Gunter is RAD!
Thanks 😍
I learned a lot from this video, especially chocolate myth
I used to have the worst skin out of anyone I knew, it was only until I eliminated refined sugar and drank lots of water and green tea that it got better (with a few other things as well tbf). If you have bad skin there's a good chance it's your diet that's the main cause unless you have a condition.
US dermatology associations recommend to basically NEVER expose skin to sun except if not protected, which is nonsense. There are no more melanoma diagnosed in Europe from UK to Italy, even though we are suggested to put sun cream just on sunny days. Not even the australian recommendations suggest to avoid weak sunlight if un protected. Of course, diet is key in all this and is alwayz better to be precautious but putting sun cream on cloudy days is just paranoid - and not suggested by medical associations of other countries!
It's not the cloudiness that tells you whether your skin can be damaged or not, it's the UV rating - which (depending on your area) can be high on a cloudy day in summer for example, and low on a sunny day in winter. If the UV rating is 3 or above, your skin can be damaged.
@Zoe D valid point. It is a shame the doctor in the video didn't explain that. UV index is higher in summer, and we should take into account the reflected sun on the surfaces of snow, water and sand! Most weather apps will tell you the UV indication and it is a neat tool to know how intense the sun is and how much protection you really need. Should you stay out of the sun that day? Check the app.
Thanks!
This is amazing, thank you for sharing this information with us 🙏🏽 I make my own body lotions & love getting direct skin contact with sunshine. I'll check out the rest of Dr. Jen Gunter's series, cheers 😄
Do the lotions you make contain SPF properties? If so, what do you use? I'm curious, I used to make body butters and other such concoctions myself.
with that first one, ive been using over the counter facial moisturizers and face washes and whatever and my skin just started breaking out for years and i didnt know why until my face already had too many acne scars. I stopped using both, and my skin stopped breaking out. I dont knw how to precvent aging now bc moisturizer makes me break out now though
watching this with my shoulders sunburned ✌😂
Same lmaooo
She ate in this video. I’ve learned so much from her.
Great wisdom delivered. It's not chocolate it's sugar that changes your hormones
I love Dr Jen
Hey Dr. Jen Gunter, I just got this Skin Aqua Sun screen.
When I was checking it, the staff from Hasaki shop advice me that I should also get the: Make up remover, Hyaluronic acid lotion (Toner), Hyaluronic cream to moisturize my face else it would make my face got more Acne.
I don't if it true that you need all of that just to use sunscreen on our face or they just saying it so they can sell more stuff that doesn't make much of a different when using Sunscream alone.
Up until the chocolate I believed every world, but then you lost my trust completely. When I eat chocolate (100-200grams) at once, I can immediately see acne on my face the next day! And more so, If my diet is full of oil I start to have fungal around my mouth and next to my ears. So for the future try to be less confident! I have tested my claims many times and it always is the case.
The chocolate experiment was originally funded by a confectionery company, and included only cocoa powder. This result has been taken by dermatologists who stated for DECADES that "There is no evidence that acne is caused by diet." even though they only tested cocoa powder. This was trash science. Things have improved a bit. For myself I found that my acne greatly improved when I changed my diet.
Dr. Jen. Do video about acnes care
Pleaseee
Informative
keep an eye on any moles
me with many moles cuz of genetics: well screw me
I really enjoy the slang she throws in here and there😂. Facts
Wow, that escalated quickly...
I normally do not have any acne BUT when I get one (or two) it is almost always a day (or two) after I had a lot of alcohol to drink or eating a lot of sweets. I am a guy so it is not some hormonal cycle. I don't know about the studies, but for me - definitely I know the source - alcohol and sugar.
Love her
I did not know any of that!
Nice video.
I put on sunscreen after I tapped to watch this video. 👍 Thanks for the reminder!
I am madly in love with this woman, thank you Dr. Jen
I like her intonation
I like it ,goodluck 😍
Chapters (Powered by ChapterMe) -
00:00 - Common myths about our skin
00:19 - Myth #1: Healthy skin is the skin that looks flawless
02:02 - Myth #2: You only need sunscreen on sunny days.
02:58 - Myth #3: People with darker skin don't need sunscreen.
04:24 - Myth #4: You can shrink your pores.
04:57 - Myth #5: Chocolate causes acne.