Comments on: Diet and Acne: Wrapping it up

By: kirsti

kirsti — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 21:02:57 +0000

I have battled acne for years and I recently cut dairy out of my diet. After a month my acne is gone! Give it a try. I had cyctic acne that took weeks or months to heal. I tried laser therapy, antibiotics (oral and topical), and proactive. Someone told me to try before starting accutane and to my shock it has worked for me. Worth a shot…

By: Melissa

Melissa — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 21:34:35 +0000

There may not be a ton of hard research yet, but there is a definite link between diet and acne. All I know is when I changed my diet, my acne got better. When I cheat on my diet, I break out. That’s all the evidence I need. So I’ll keep doing what I’m doing.

By: Darren

Darren — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 01:01:44 +0000

Excellent tips! For many years I suffered from acne .I visited a few different dermatologists and was prescribed a number of different medications. However, when I was 25 I had some weight issues that forced a change in diet. I had to eliminate fried foods and added a whole bunch of green veggies. I was amazed at how quickly I was able to loose weight but also how much my skin was doing. It wasn't long until I was able to stop going to the dermatologist and my complexion improved. Diet is so much a part of many of our ills and acne is just one of them. Thanks,

By: Hanna

Hanna — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 23:27:40 +0000

Just my thoughts in iodine,

I come from a Korean heritage, and it is traditional in Korea for new mothers to eat lots and lots of seaweed soup after giving birth. And I’m not talking about tiny amounts of seaweed in seaweed salad, sushi, etc.
I’m talkin BIG BATCHES of seaweed soup with every meal for at least a couple of months. I have NEVER heard of this causing acne in any women in Korea, even though this tradition has been practiced for hundreds of years. I think it’s safe to say that by the amount that Americans are consuming (which is far less compared to Koreans/Japanese, etc), it should not cause any problems. I myself eat seaweed soup pretty frequently, and I don’t think it affects my skin condition at all.

By: Austin mom

Austin mom — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:05:31 +0000

Hello all,
I’ve recently been suffering from the acne on the chin and lower jawline which appears more like a rash. It was almost like my skin could not do it’s job and no matter what i did to treat it topically, it did not work (tea tree oil various gentle soaps, moisturizers…alkaline testing, increased water intake…you know the routine). So i’m excited to report that i have simply started taking high doses of raw vitamin c, drastically reduced refined flours and simple sugars (sugar feeds infection) and increased my intake of meats, eggs and protein. I had read an article last week that suggested we need to eat foods that will contain the building blocks of tissue for cell regeneration and healing (meats, eggs, fish). Makes perfect sense! I also take a raw multivitamin each day. My skin has changed drastically in just three days. I was desperate to find a holistic solution! I already knew that food can heal our bodies, but this was particularly exciting because i know this will help so many. If you suffer from acne, consider an internal solution and a holistic approach before you let some doctor put drugs into you body or put chemicals on your skin. Chances are, if you show disease externally, then that could mean there’s turmoil on in your insides too. In my experience acne is most definitely a sign of inflammation and an imbalance in the body. When i began eating less sugar and pure foods, my join pain and inflammation stopped. I feel as good as i did in my twenties. There is a great movie called ‘food matters’ that i watched on netflix a year ago, and it goes into great detail about food and disease prevention. Pure foods (organic meats, fruits, veggies, dairy) are more expensive, but what is the cost later when we suffer from disease because our food was contaminated? I am a homemaker (37) with two kids (17 & 10) and people tell me how healthy i look…i contribute this to my healthy eating (except recently when i was slightly low on protein intake) and vitamin c. Vitamin c one of the most important supplements we need, aside from vitamin d. I am living proof. Change you food = change your life (and have healthy skin!). I truly understand the misery of acne. For those of us who deal with acne, it’s always encouraging to hear success stories. I pray this info helps you! ;o>

By: BPlover

BPlover — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:49:00 +0000

p.s. …sorry, I do take fish oil, etc….but as far as diet, Dan really nailed it.

By: BPlover

BPlover — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:48:02 +0000

I say depend on BP to keep you clear. Period.

Life has enough stressors than to obsess over dairy, glycemic load, and all idiotic versions of the paleo diet out there.

BP reigns!

By: stephanie

stephanie — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:42:04 +0000

Thanks for sharing this acne tips. Having an acne is a tough one, it can cause depression and worse others cannot work or go out anymore. Good thing there are many treatment in acne.

By: Ray Crowe

Ray Crowe — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:52:58 +0000

Great artlcle! I can imagine the omega 3s in fish would help out with most people’s acne. There’s little direct evidence regarding the effect diet has on acne, possibly because there’s no money to be made by the medical community if it were proven that certain food can trigger acne in certain people, particularly foods that cause hormonal imbalances like sugary edibles. Not everyone who eats a lot of sugar will have acne – some people’s bodies dispose of the excess sugar and toxins through other means. But for those of who have suffered with severe acne that didn’t respond to topical or oral meds, I believe the best solution is to keep a close check of everything you put into your body and determine what foods are giving YOU the most trouble. I’ve written about my own experience with cystic acne and how I was finally able to control it through juice fasting, raw vegan diet and natural healing and detoxification techniques.

By: Now Stop Acne

Now Stop Acne — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 06:42:51 +0000

I know that there isn’t enough literature, but I’m a pretty firm believer that what you eat can affect your skin anyway. This is a good list, some I’ve not seen before. And I’d like to reiterate that we should all eat fruit and vegetables!!

By: Kelly

Kelly — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 08:47:04 +0000

Sushi to reduce acne? wow that is a first. thanks for the tip,

By: Melissa

Melissa — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:20:45 +0000

Dan you are the best! (and our photo looks delicious) Thank you for your analysis and advice.

By: Jesse

Jesse — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:11:33 +0000

Thanks, Dan for checking this whole issue out. It’s too bad there isn’t more verified research on it. All the drug companies have their “wonder drug” that will cure acne, and my guess is that therefore, they don’t have any incentive to fund acne and diet studies. And besides, it takes a lot of commitment to cut out food (good food ) out of one’s diet.

Awesome work! Keep it up!

BTW. I look forward to hearing about your research on acne scaring.