The Saturday Scalpel: Issue 20

From the desk of Dr. Kevin, MD

"Every donut is a wrinkle deposit."

Wow, another Saturday rolled around, huh?

This is The Saturday Scalpel… it’s your boy Kev, back with a gut-skin-brain axis special.

So buckle the f*** up… (if you’re new here, you’ll get used to my swears, trust me!)

Now, fast food marketing has officially lost its damn mind.

Every week there’s a “limited edition” Frankenstein cookie collab with enough sugar to fuel two local pastries, and people are lining up like it’s a Taylor Swift concert. 😑

Half a cookie, two weeks’ worth of sugar, and you still look like sh*t after eating it. Yay.

Here’s the plot twist: it’s not just your arteries that are crying.

That garbage diet wrecks your skin too.

Yeah, social media keeps shoving “eat more ultra-processed crap” down your throat, but your face is paying the rent for it too.

Today we’re going skin-deep. We’re talking about the gut–skin–brain axis.

That’s the Bermuda triangle of health where your food, your microbes, and your stress signals team up to either make you glow or break you out like a greasy teenager before prom. (Maybe I’ll hit that in another topic- who knows.)

What the hell is the gut–skin–brain axis?

Inside your gut live trillions of microbes. Bacteria, fungi, viruses, basically a microscopic rave going on 24/7.

This party isn’t harmless. It runs your immune system, your metabolism, and oh yeaaah, your skin health…🤌

When the balance gets wrecked, you get inflammation.

And… that leaky gut fire spreads everywhere and lands on your skin.

Think: Acne, eczema, psoriasis, vitiligo, premature wrinkles. 

Pick your poison. And if you’re stressed?

Cortisol and your fight-or-flight hormones crank up, shred your gut barrier, and pour gasoline on the fire. 🔥 

That’s why stress gives you pimples and a rash in the middle of your job interview.

Science, baby…🧪

What wrecks your gut?