Comments on: Acne Diet http://www.everydiet.org Reviews, meal plans, and programs from over 250 diets. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:18:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jonathan http://www.everydiet.org/diet/acne-diet/comment-page-3#comment-42968 Jonathan Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:16:06 +0000 http://www.everydiet.org/diet/acne-diet#comment-42968 My acne has been a constant mid-tolow-level thing for 20 years, since I was a teen, recently I saw a dermatologist here in the UK who told me to avoid nuts, cheese, chocolate, and high-sugar soda. For good measure I also chucked out oily foods, donuts, cookies, anything with significant amounts of wheat. And lo and behold, on my follow-up appointments, their department is furious with me because my face is clear! They think I'm a complete timewaster! Of course that upsets me but I should look at it as a bit of a joy too - the change that this diet shift has wrought. I read the above comments, and would take issue with Diane who wrote that "low fat cheese, ... nuts" should be UPPED - I would avoid those. My acne has been a constant mid-tolow-level thing for 20 years, since I was a teen, recently I saw a dermatologist here in the UK who told me to avoid nuts, cheese, chocolate, and high-sugar soda. For good measure I also chucked out oily foods, donuts, cookies, anything with significant amounts of wheat. And lo and behold, on my follow-up appointments, their department is furious with me because my face is clear! They think I’m a complete timewaster! Of course that upsets me but I should look at it as a bit of a joy too – the change that this diet shift has wrought.

I read the above comments, and would take issue with Diane who wrote that “low fat cheese, … nuts” should be UPPED – I would avoid those.

]]> By: REX http://www.everydiet.org/diet/acne-diet/comment-page-3#comment-42846 REX Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:46:12 +0000 http://www.everydiet.org/diet/acne-diet#comment-42846 At the onset of puberty the body changes the way it handles secretions and excretions. Nutrients are extracted from the diet to produce semen for males and nutrients are extracted from the diets of females to produce eggs. With certain people when this shift occurs certain toxins that would normally be excreted begin to be secreted through the skin, usually on the face and back. Because of the time in which it occurs this is commonly mistaken as acne. It is not. It is an allergic reaction to your diet. If you have oily skin you most likely are a sufferer, if you love fast food you most likely are a sufferer, if you love dairy products, and if you love spicy foods you most likely are a sufferer. For more than ten years I have had no less than four breakouts a week and countless scars on my face. It wasn't until last year staring at the mirror wanting them to just go away that I remembered something my dermatologist had said. "Getting rid of one pimple is like mopping up the floor with the water still on". With that I began to catalog my meals and breakouts within 2 weeks a pattern emerged. Anything: Oily, Cheesey, Spicy, or containing high amounts wheat (for some reason noodles are okay). would break me out in no less than 8 hrs! After a week or so of maintaining a diet without any of those things i noticed that when ever i relapsed on it (midnight drive-thru snack)I would break out in 4hrs! As soon as my body digested it, it was trying to get rid of it! Ive maintained this diet thoroughly for over 4 months now and I havent had skin this clear since my 13th birthday! I can go a day or two without even washing my face (although i seldom do, paranoid)and not have so much as a white head. So if youve tried all the pills the latest proactive been to the dermatologist and haven't gotten any relief, try making a change in your diet for just a WEEK. Youve got nothing to lose but your acne. At the onset of puberty the body changes the way it handles secretions and excretions. Nutrients are extracted from the diet to produce semen for males and nutrients are extracted from the diets of females to produce eggs. With certain people when this shift occurs certain toxins that would normally be excreted begin to be secreted through the skin, usually on the face and back. Because of the time in which it occurs this is commonly mistaken as acne. It is not.

It is an allergic reaction to your diet.
If you have oily skin you most likely are a sufferer, if you love fast food you most likely are a sufferer, if you love dairy products, and if you love spicy foods you most likely are a sufferer.

For more than ten years I have had no less than four breakouts a week and countless scars on my face. It wasn’t until last year staring at the mirror wanting them to just go away that I remembered something my dermatologist had said. “Getting rid of one pimple is like mopping up the floor with the water still on”. With that I began to catalog my meals and breakouts within 2 weeks a pattern emerged.

Anything: Oily, Cheesey, Spicy, or containing high amounts wheat (for some reason noodles are okay). would break me out in no less than 8 hrs!

After a week or so of maintaining a diet without any of those things i noticed that when ever i relapsed on it (midnight drive-thru snack)I would break out in 4hrs! As soon as my body digested it, it was trying to get rid of it!

Ive maintained this diet thoroughly for over 4 months now and I havent had skin this clear since my 13th birthday! I can go a day or two without even washing my face (although i seldom do, paranoid)and not have so much as a white head.

So if youve tried all the pills the latest proactive been to the dermatologist and haven’t gotten any relief, try making a change in your diet for just a WEEK. Youve got nothing to lose but your acne.

]]> By: slimjim http://www.everydiet.org/diet/acne-diet/comment-page-3#comment-42065 slimjim Sun, 14 Feb 2010 02:55:04 +0000 http://www.everydiet.org/diet/acne-diet#comment-42065 has anyone had experience with trying to cut out caffeine in their diet to prevent acne. I did a quick google search on it and there seems to be some discussion of it going on. has anyone had experience with trying to cut out caffeine in their diet to prevent acne. I did a quick google search on it and there seems to be some discussion of it going on.

]]> By: Marcus http://www.everydiet.org/diet/acne-diet/comment-page-3#comment-41673 Marcus Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:23:39 +0000 http://www.everydiet.org/diet/acne-diet#comment-41673 hay as apposed to just altering your diet, another really good way to get rid of acne is COLOIDIAL SILVER. iv been rubbing coloidial silver cream on my acne and its clearing up. i think it comes in pill form also hay as apposed to just altering your diet, another really good way to get rid of acne is COLOIDIAL SILVER. iv been rubbing coloidial silver cream on my acne and its clearing up. i think it comes in pill form also

]]> By: ted http://www.everydiet.org/diet/acne-diet/comment-page-3#comment-41469 ted Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:07:17 +0000 http://www.everydiet.org/diet/acne-diet#comment-41469 Jon, all comments are moderated and we don't work on the weekends, sorry your comments weren't deleted but held until; we look over them. Thanks for commenting! Jon, all comments are moderated and we don’t work on the weekends, sorry your comments weren’t deleted but held until; we look over them. Thanks for commenting!

]]> By: Wow, no kidding! http://www.everydiet.org/diet/acne-diet/comment-page-3#comment-41062 Wow, no kidding! Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:44:11 +0000 http://www.everydiet.org/diet/acne-diet#comment-41062 I have been battling with zits, acne, pimples - whatever you want to call them since I was 12! I am now 28. They are gone! I had a baby a year and a half ago and hadn't been able to lose the last 15 lbs so I went on the Atkins diet (simply low carb - NO SUGARS or STARCHES). And after only 2 weeks, it's gone! My face has cleared up, my back, my chest. They are all healing, and not coming back - in fact, it almost seems as though I can't make them come back. I have tried Accutane, prescription antibiotics, every ASA treatments by every brand, peroxide and alcohol cleansers, spot remedies, ProActiv. Changing my pillow cases daily, stopping using fabric softer, taking extra vitamins, grapeseed extract.... I've tried everything!!!! NOTHING has EVER worked (except for the Accutane, but that's practically deadly and only effective while you take it). I always thought I've had a relatively healthy diet, I'm 5'6" and always maintained 125lbs. But I guess not healthy enough! I don't eat breads, cereals, pastas or rices anymore. And I DO NOT ingest ANY TYPE OF SUGAR including corn syrups and fruit syrups. I substitute with Splenda if need be. And it's ALLLLLLLLL good when your skin looks great, you've lost excess pounds, and have an abundance energy. I have been battling with zits, acne, pimples – whatever you want to call them since I was 12! I am now 28. They are gone! I had a baby a year and a half ago and hadn’t been able to lose the last 15 lbs so I went on the Atkins diet (simply low carb – NO SUGARS or STARCHES). And after only 2 weeks, it’s gone! My face has cleared up, my back, my chest. They are all healing, and not coming back – in fact, it almost seems as though I can’t make them come back.
I have tried Accutane, prescription antibiotics, every ASA treatments by every brand, peroxide and alcohol cleansers, spot remedies, ProActiv. Changing my pillow cases daily, stopping using fabric softer, taking extra vitamins, grapeseed extract…. I’ve tried everything!!!! NOTHING has EVER worked (except for the Accutane, but that’s practically deadly and only effective while you take it).
I always thought I’ve had a relatively healthy diet, I’m 5′6″ and always maintained 125lbs.
But I guess not healthy enough! I don’t eat breads, cereals, pastas or rices anymore. And I DO NOT ingest ANY TYPE OF SUGAR including corn syrups and fruit syrups. I substitute with Splenda if need be.
And it’s ALLLLLLLLL good when your skin looks great, you’ve lost excess pounds, and have an abundance energy.

]]> By: theresa http://www.everydiet.org/diet/acne-diet/comment-page-3#comment-39938 theresa Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:15:39 +0000 http://www.everydiet.org/diet/acne-diet#comment-39938 I to was on a diet to lose lbs and had ate salad for lunch for about a month and my skin cleared up I to was on a diet to lose lbs and had ate salad for lunch for about a month and my skin cleared up

]]> By: Diane http://www.everydiet.org/diet/acne-diet/comment-page-3#comment-38747 Diane Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:51:15 +0000 http://www.everydiet.org/diet/acne-diet#comment-38747 I am reading now and see others have posted too about cutting out refined sugars and upping veggie and lean meat, fish, water... I wanted to also state that I have gone through *all* of the OTC acne products, and have seen a handull of derms throughout my years. I use Benzaclin during the day and Tazorac at night topically. But this is not enough. I will always have breakouts if I don't eat right. I would not be surprised if there is more evidence out there already that supports my " Gut instinct" theory here... but there would be alot of $$$ lost in the Acne business ( like the Diet business.. altho I fell prey to SBeach... ). Acne comes from within us. On the skin's surface, our inability to shed skin and excessive oil production comes from within. Topical stuff is just not the answer, it's a bandaid on top of a gaping wound. Cut out the bread, alcohol, potatoes, white rice, SUGAR.. etc. Don't falter, you may feel a kind of withdraw ( yes, I am serious, not being dramatic) for a day- maybe two. Your body is really used to this junk. After this hump, it's truly smooth sailing. Just make the commitment to yourself- to your health, your skin's health, and your emotional health. =D Good luck, I hope this advise helps at least one other person ***AND PLEASE, I AM NOT A HEALTHCARE PRO, THEY SAY YOU SHOULD CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE MAKING CHANGES... *** I am reading now and see others have posted too about cutting out refined sugars and upping veggie and lean meat, fish, water… I wanted to also state that I have gone through *all* of the OTC acne products, and have seen a handull of derms throughout my years. I use Benzaclin during the day and Tazorac at night topically. But this is not enough. I will always have breakouts if I don’t eat right. I would not be surprised if there is more evidence out there already that supports my ” Gut instinct” theory here… but there would be alot of $$$ lost in the Acne business ( like the Diet business.. altho I fell prey to SBeach… ). Acne comes from within us. On the skin’s surface, our inability to shed skin and excessive oil production comes from within. Topical stuff is just not the answer, it’s a bandaid on top of a gaping wound. Cut out the bread, alcohol, potatoes, white rice, SUGAR.. etc. Don’t falter, you may feel a kind of withdraw ( yes, I am serious, not being dramatic) for a day- maybe two. Your body is really used to this junk. After this hump, it’s truly smooth sailing. Just make the commitment to yourself- to your health, your skin’s health, and your emotional health. =D Good luck, I hope this advise helps at least one other person ***AND PLEASE, I AM NOT A HEALTHCARE PRO, THEY SAY YOU SHOULD CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE MAKING CHANGES… ***

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