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Dec 15, 2020
5 min

How to Cook Dried Black Beans in the Instant Pot Pressure Cooker

Pressure Cooking Dried Beans The Instant Pot is one of those kitchen appliances that really delivers on its promises. (That's a statement...

Rajani Katta MD

May 12, 2020
2 min

Roasted Broccoli: A Skin Saving Side

Roasting broccoli adds delicious flavor to this amazingly nutrient vegetable. Here is an easy recipe to ensure your skin health!

Rajani Katta MD

May 5, 2020
1 min

Basil Pesto Recipe

Basil is delicious and filled with phytonutrients for your skin and body. This is an easy recipe to to give you a great meal and great skin.

Rajani Katta MD

Apr 28, 2020
2 min

Chickpea Curry

This chickpea curry recipe is a great skin saving recipe, packed with nutrients and flavor from chickpeas, onions, tomatoes, and spices.

Rajani Katta MD

Apr 21, 2020
2 min

Skin-Saving Suppers: Salmon Fritters

Salmon Fritters are a power food that fuels the body and charges the skin! It is delicious and full of nutrients to ensure skin health.

Skin-Saving Snacks: Roasted Brussels Sprouts

Rajani Katta MD

Apr 14, 2020
1 min

Skin-Saving Snacks: Roasted Brussels Sprouts

Roasted Brussels sprouts make for a quick and delicious skin saving snack.

Rajani Katta MD

Apr 7, 2020
2 min

White Bean Dip: A Skin Saving Snack

White bean dip with cannellini beans is a great skin saving snack, with fiber, protein, and iron to help protect collagen and hair growth.

Roasted Cauliflower: A Skin Saving Snack

Rajani Katta MD

Mar 31, 2020
2 min

Roasted Cauliflower: A Skin Saving Snack

Roasted cauliflower is a great skin saving snack. It's simple to cook, delicious, and packed with antioxidants, fiber, and other nutrients.

Golden Yogurt with Roasted Indian Spices: A Probiotic and Prebiotic Skin Saving Food

Rajani Katta MD

Mar 24, 2020
2 min

Golden Yogurt with Roasted Indian Spices: A Probiotic and Prebiotic Skin Saving Food

Golden yogurt is a savory and delicious way to add flavor and nutrients, packed with probiotics, prebiotics, and antioxidants.

Five Layered Veggie Dip: A Skin Saving Snack

Rajani Katta MD

Mar 17, 2020
2 min

Five Layered Veggie Dip: A Skin Saving Snack

This five layer veggie dip packs powerful skin saving nutrients, from lycopene in tomatoes to carotenoids in sweet potatoes to black beans

Rajani Katta MD

Mar 10, 2020
1 min

Spaghetti Squash: A Skin Saving Side

Spaghetti squash is easy to make, delicious, and great for skin health. It contains valuable nutrients, including fiber and beta-carotene.

Cauliflower Mini Quiche: A Skin Saving Start

Rajani Katta MD

Mar 3, 2020
1 min

Cauliflower Mini Quiche: A Skin Saving Start

Cauliflower is a wonderful skin saving food, packed with nutrients to promote skin health. Add it to your quiche for an extra boost of power

Rajani Katta MD

Nov 25, 2019
1 min

Black Bean Quesadillas

Black beans are considered antioxidant superstars, and are a great source of skin saving nutrients in this recipe for a simple quesadilla.

Texas Veggie Chili: A Skin Saving Supper

Rajani Katta MD

Oct 30, 2019
3 min

Texas Veggie Chili: A Skin Saving Supper

Texas Veggie Chili is a great skin saving supper, with beans, bulgur, onions, tomatoes, and dried herbs all providing powerful nutrients.

6 Tips to Keep Your Blood Sugar Steady and Protect Your Collagen In the Process

Rajani Katta MD

Sep 4, 2019
5 min

6 Tips to Keep Your Blood Sugar Steady and Protect Your Collagen In the Process

These 6 tips can help you maintain steady blood sugar levels. This is a key factor in preserving your collagen and preventing skin aging.

Diet and Acne: Foods That Make Acne Worse

Rajani Katta MD

Sep 4, 2019
5 min

Diet and Acne: Foods That Make Acne Worse

Some foods can make acne worse, including those that cause sharp rises in blood sugar levels. Low glycemic load diets are recommended.

Rajani Katta MD

Sep 3, 2019
7 min

Diet for Acne: Foods that May Help

Certain foods may be helpful in acne. This includes foods that are naturally rich in fiber, antioxidants, omega-3 fatty acids, and zinc.

Rajani Katta MD

Aug 30, 2019
2 min

Savory Lentil Stew

Lentils are a great source of fiber, protein, and other nutrients, and this simple savory stew is an easy way to add more to your diet.

Skin-Saving Sauces: Romesco Sauce with Red Peppers and Almonds

Rajani Katta MD

Apr 30, 2019
2 min

Skin-Saving Sauces: Romesco Sauce with Red Peppers and Almonds

Romesco sauce make for a great skin-saving sauce I first ate Romesco sauce at a Spanish tapas restaurant here in Houston. It has a...

Rajani Katta MD

Dec 11, 2018
9 min

THE DERMATOLOGIST'S GUIDE TO HAIR LOSS

If you've experienced hair loss, or hair thinning, then you know exactly how upsetting it can be. I've discussed hair loss with many...

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Skin and Diet

by Katta MD

How to Cook Dried Black Beans in the Instant Pot Pressure Cooker

Roasted Broccoli: A Skin Saving Side

Basil Pesto Recipe

Chickpea Curry

Skin-Saving Suppers: Salmon Fritters

Skin-Saving Snacks: Roasted Brussels Sprouts

White Bean Dip: A Skin Saving Snack

Roasted Cauliflower: A Skin Saving Snack

Golden Yogurt with Roasted Indian Spices: A Probiotic and Prebiotic Skin Saving Food

Five Layered Veggie Dip: A Skin Saving Snack

Spaghetti Squash: A Skin Saving Side

Cauliflower Mini Quiche: A Skin Saving Start

Black Bean Quesadillas

Texas Veggie Chili: A Skin Saving Supper

6 Tips to Keep Your Blood Sugar Steady and Protect Your Collagen In the Process

Diet and Acne: Foods That Make Acne Worse

Diet for Acne: Foods that May Help

Savory Lentil Stew

Skin-Saving Sauces: Romesco Sauce with Red Peppers and Almonds

THE DERMATOLOGIST'S GUIDE TO HAIR LOSS

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