Today on the exam room.

There was a randomized crossover trial and they were either allocated to have fruits and vegetables that were high in carotenoids.

So we're talking about bell peppers, sweet potatoes, carrots, all of those bright orange vegetables and fruits,

or to have low carotenoid fruits and vegetables. So eggplants, mushrooms, things that are still really good for you, really healthy, but not high in carotenoids. When they had the high carotenoid fruits and vegetables, they actually measured the color of their skin and how yellow it was, and it increased over just four weeks. And so my mom always says it's called tanning from the inside out.

She's been saying that for years.

Welcome to the exam room podcast, brought to you by the Physicians Committee.

Hi, I'm Chuck Carroll, raising health IQs coast to coast and around the world.

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Wherever you are, we appreciate you helping to make the world a healthier place.

This is episode 91 of season 8, number 690 overall.

And today we're talking about something that everyone sees, your skin.

And did you know that your skin is your largest organ?

And what you eat and drink and do every day literally shows up on the outside.

You are what you eat. You are what you drink. And joining us

is the brilliant and always entertaining Dr. Roxy Becker, the South African sensation.

She's here to share how your daily habits from sleeping and getting enough sunlight to diet and stress, they can either accelerate aging

or they can keep you looking young and vibrant. Yeah, you want to find the fountain of youth

you want to be like Ponce de Leon? Well, Dr. Becker, Doc Rocks, is bringing the science

and the humor, of course, and the hope so that you can always put your best face forward.

Oh, that's a nice line.

All right, grab a plant-based snack, my friends.

Settle in.

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