Vanya Rhodes had always struggled with breakouts. Not just as a teen, but well into adulthood. She tried all the topicals, treatments, even antibiotics. But nothing stuck.
Then she met a holistic dermatologist who asked a question no one else had: “What does your diet look like?”
That conversation led Vanya down a path she never expected—healing her skin from the inside out. She started by removing processed sugar and refined oils. Then she focused on foods with anti-inflammatory benefits: fatty fish, leafy greens, turmeric, berries.
“It wasn’t a crash diet,” Vanya explains. “It was a gentle shift—eating more of what helps and less of what hurts.”
Within three weeks, her breakouts began to calm. Her skin tone looked more even, and the redness she’d fought for years slowly faded. “It wasn’t magic,” she says. “But it was powerful.”
She started blending anti-inflammatory smoothies with spinach, pineapple, and flaxseed. Dinner became salmon with quinoa and roasted broccoli. Even her snacks—like walnuts and blueberries—were chosen with her skin in mind.
Vanya still has the occasional blemish, but now she sees food as part of her skincare routine. “It’s not just what you put on your face—it’s what you feed your whole body,” she says.
Her advice to others? “Your skin might be telling you a story about your health. It’s worth listening.”
