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June is Acne Awareness Month
For millions of people all over the world, acne can be devastating. It can scar and disfigure, and the knock-on effect of living with it - often through the most unstable, sensitive years of adoles...
The Harmful Effects Of Stress
By Dr Anna Porter As we all know, some stress is unavoidable in life.Short, manageable bursts of stress (and stress hormones) are part of our evolutionary makeup – our crucial ‘fight or flight’ res...
Can Eating Too Much Sugar Affect My Skin?
By Dr Anna Porter GP and Skin SpecialistWe all know that eating too much sugar can lead to weight gain, cause diabetes and heart disease and is absolutely terrible for our teeth- but can it really ...
The Benefits of Collagen Supplementation for Healthier Skin
The beauty industry has exploded with collagen products. Drinks, powders, capsules and creams - you name it it’s out there. While collagen might be the latest beauty ‘must have’, after all it make...
The perils of High Energy Visible Light: An Interview with ZENii Founder, Dr Johanna Ward
1- Are you seeing an increase in skin-ageing and skin damage caused from HEV specifically. HEV light is part of modern life and is also becoming part of modern pathology. We are surrounded by it an...
Winter Immune Health Tips
Understanding Your Immune System The immune system is a complex system involving hundred of thousands of cells and relying on millions of interactions and orchestrated cell communications. You don’...
Blog: Vitamin D - The Sunshine Vitamin Immune Booster
We have a global epidemic of sub optimal vitamin D levels with approximately1 billion people in the world with low vitamin D levels. The importance of this cannot be over emphasised, especially giv...
Blog: Acne Explained
Acne affects about 80% of people at some point in their lives. It is a chronic, inflammatory disorder of the sebaceous (oil) gland in the skin. It can have a huge psychosocial impact on sufferers, ...
Blog: How UV Sunlight Damages the Skin
The sun is 4.5 billion years old and is the main source of ultraviolet radiation in our environment. The sun emits two different types of ultraviolet rays UVA & UVB that are harmful and damagin...
Blog: How The Skin Ages
What are the key factors in skin ageing?
The Skin begins to age from the mid 20’s onwards. It is a slow and gradual process that sees the three key components of the skin decline: collagen, elastin...
Blog: A Happy Healthy Gut
Probiotics are best known as the ‘good bacteria’ useful for helping to improve and maintain good gut health. However, the benefits of probiotics reach far beyond our digestive system and can h...
Blog: Eat Your Way To Great Skin
At ZENii we believe in nourishing your skin from within. Every cell in your body and in your skin needs vital micronutrients in order to function properly and thrive. What you take in your diet is ...