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[Nae Nae]

Hi there!

I am 36, female and although Ive suffered on an off from a few zits here and there since after adolescence, nothing really that serious until in the last year. I have been developing huge painful zits mostly on my chin, but I do get them sometimes on my forehead, and recently on the back of my neck and even my scalp. It really makes me say WTF?! I say this because I bathe daily, I use mild soap on my body, then I cleanse my face with an earth science cleanser, use an oil free lotion, have some alpha hydoxy cream I use, and it always gave me beautiful skin. Friends have suggested sulpur masks, tea tree oil and facials, I never had any luck with the benzoil peroxide products, they just irritate my skin. I just started dating a new guy and this is sooo embarrassing. Im sure my stressful life doesnt help but I eat a gluten free, mostly organic diet, am healthy, exercise pretty regularly, rarely drink alcohol and dont smoke. I feel like I might be moving into a hormonal time of my life? Thats the only thing I can think of, when I went through puberty I had huge zits all over my neck, back, face. I guess I thought it was a little early for this to start. HELP!!!

Nae Nae

[Omnivium]

Your diet seems pretty good already. Do you eat dairy? Do you eat a lot of sugar and carbs?

I can direct you to the expert, who knows much more than I. http://www.acne.org/...__fromsearch__1

[mrjarjarbinks77]

Omnivium, on 05 February 2012 - 10:31 PM, said:

Your diet seems pretty good already. Do you eat dairy? Do you eat a lot of sugar and carbs?

I can direct you to the expert, who knows much more than I. http://www.acne.org/...__fromsearch__1

I agree with this stuff. Create a diet log, check for acne triggers, look into the food you eat, the ingredients in them, and if you are unfamiliar with what a ingredient is, DONT EAT IT!

[Nae Nae]

Since I have celiac disease (gluten allergy) I have to read labels very closely. I defintiely eat plenty of dairy because I suppose its a guilty pleasure of mine with not being able to have most of the wheat products most people enjoy daily. I usually take probiotics and food enzymes with the dairy though, so I really had no idea this could trigger acne. With my diet as limited as it is, I dont want to feel that I am in prison with only a few foods I can eat, know what I mean? I am defintely doing my best to avoid food with "stuff" in it that I dont know what it is.
I will confess that I like to drink Pepsi Max from time to time. Im sure that is a huge no-no!

[Omnivium]

Nae Nae, on 05 February 2012 - 11:51 PM, said:

Since I have celiac disease (gluten allergy) I have to read labels very closely. I defintiely eat plenty of dairy because I suppose its a guilty pleasure of mine with not being able to have most of the wheat products most people enjoy daily. I usually take probiotics and food enzymes with the dairy though, so I really had no idea this could trigger acne. With my diet as limited as it is, I dont want to feel that I am in prison with only a few foods I can eat, know what I mean? I am defintely doing my best to avoid food with "stuff" in it that I dont know what it is.
I will confess that I like to drink Pepsi Max from time to time. Im sure that is a huge no-no!

I don't know how effective enzymes are because I have not tried them yet, but you may want to try eating less dairy. I know it sucks giving up food, but it's your choice to be in the "food prison" or the "acne prison". There have been people on these boards with very perfect diets that still did not get clear, which is unfortunate, but I believe most people can improve their skin with diet changes.

Yeah... Never drink soda. It is sooooo bad for you. It's like half water and half refined sugar. Stop drinking it, and after a while you won't even want to drink it anymore. Fruit juices can contain huge amounts of sugar as well. It might sound boring, but it's best to only drink water.

[AutonomousOne1980]

unless you have celiac disease, eating wheat would be a healthy choice. compared to all other grains it is higher in magnesium, potassium, fiber and is considered part of the mediteranean diet, where exceptionally long healthy lives have been observed. a gluten free diet has been shown to reduce benificial bacteria in the gut, and may be slightly bifidogenic, encouraging healthy bifidobacteria to easily grow. i know this grain is controversial, but it is misunderstood, the negative only applies to certain people, not everyone.

caretinoids are mainly fat soluble, when eating carrots, make sure you get enough fat to absorb the beta carotene. accutane is retinoic acid which is a natural substance to human body, but highly regulated therefore the drug is unnatural and toxic, but the body makes it from vitamin a/beta carotene, since we already know of vitamin a's powerful role in the human skin, this the best place to start.


alcohol in small doses is a healthy habit, just recently it has been shown to extend the lifespan of small worms by 50% but in higher doses, this effect wasnt realized.Also, it is a strong gaba a agonist, these receptors are targets for antianxiety plls and sleeping pills, so alcohol has similar effects.