Looking to spice things up in the kitchen? Well, you may want to cool it down. This week, we’re joined by Dr. Joseph Alban as he discusses the Traditional Chinese Medicine approach to nutrition. Listen in as he discusses the different categories of food in TCM, various herbs and supplements, and offers some tips on who should be grabbing that extra hot sauce and who might want to put it back. Each Thursday, join Dr. Raja and Dr. Hadar, board certified dermatologists, as they share the latest evidence based research in integrative dermatology. For access to CE/CME courses, become a member at LearnSkin.com.

Joseph Alban, DAc MS LAc is a Doctor of Acupuncture and Board Certified Herbalist. He has run a private practice in New York City for seventeen years. Dr. Alban graduated from Touro College’s Graduate Program in Oriental Medicine, obtaining a Masters of Science in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and completed a Doctor of Acupuncture at Five Branches Univerisity. He completed a Chinese Medicine hospital residency in Hunan, China where he trained in acupuncture, Chinese medicine dermatology, and Tui Na medical massage. He has received the Traditional Chinese Medicine Dermatology Diploma from world-renowned expert Mazin Al-Khafaji. Dr. Alban sits on the board of the International Traditional Chinese Medicine Dermatology Association (ITCMDA). He is also the Traditional Chinese Medicine editor for Learn Skin and on the board for the Integrative Dermatology Symposium. He is the head editor and a contributing author of the ebook An Introduction to Chinese Medicine Dermatology which resulted from a collaboration of the ITCMDA and Learn Skin.

To learn more about Yin Yang Nutrition: Balancing Food and Your Skin, attend Dr. Alban's lecture at the 2023 Integrative Dermatology Symposium.