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what's funny is my acne has all the signs of the typical female hormonal type acne (yet I do have most of my acne on my forehead and cheeks/chin rather jaw).

but whenever I drink alcohol my acne is actually at it's best and I don't think about my acne at all so it's not a case of "you just forget about the acne and less stressed" because really if I'm drinking alcohol at all something seriously stressful has happened like an event and thus turn to alcohol so really I have everything against me, the stress the alcohol the no sleep yet my acne gets better. vodka seems to keep my acne calm. And it's not like I break out the day after or week after my acne just returns to it's normal state. Nothing more nothing less just the usual.

I rarely drink but if I go to have a 'huge' night for someones birthday then I'm actually so confident because I know whatever I drink, even if it's with sugar or anything that my acne will only get better and I won't break out. Even weeks to follow. The only acne that comes back is the usual that's always there. It totally sucks that my skin looks it's best after drinking -_-

 

It's really weird because it contradicts absolutely everything. My god I wish I knew what was causing my acne haha it's literally doing the opposite to everything that's known to help. Even if I had a celebratory day for something and there's junk food my acne gets better not worse. Healthy eating doesn't even help my acne nothing 'helps' it...all I know is ridiculous things like junk food and alcohol calm it. But of course I'd never turn to those things so it's so annoying. I wish it was healthy food that calmed my acne >.<

 

ramble there. Just pointing out that although alcohol is clearly bad for everyone in every which way.. it helps my acne and there is no "wait for the breakout" there is none. It's one of very very few things that have a direct effect on my acne, positive or negative nothing seems to 'change it' so to have it get better with something so bad is beyond me and everything I've ever learned.

I had someone tell me today that I should use salicylic acid to help clear my clogged pores mainly around my mouth/chin and forehead. of course I said no because it's a chemical and I want to avoid chemicals on my face as I'm already stuck wearing makeup just to go outside. Then I realized I don't really know much about salicylic acid and had me wondering what people on this board think in general about such topicals advocated around this site...is it terribly bad for the skin? if you use it..do you literally have to keep on using it..forever? does it age skin? what exactly does it do to the skin? what are the opinons on salicylic acid from the people of this board? or even BP.

I wanted to post here as I'm also very curious if other people here use it, have used it or what people more inclined to this section of the site use to clean their skin topical wise every day?

I know you're all sick of me I am sorry for all my posts but I honestly just can't live any longer with this face and really trying again to figure something out.

I've already been on liver supporting herbs and supplements off and on a few months ago but nothing really affected my acne as you all possibly know, nothing has and I wont go on and on about that >.<

I'm wanting to focus back on my liver but I'm a bit 'eh'. because I've tried liver supporting supplements/herbs before and I have honestly spent 2 years, more so the past 12 months following all I need to. I dont want to ramble and list everything ive tried, or done and doing. At the moment, for a few months I've really just been focusing on my diet and lifestyle no supplements etc (until recent zinc but not sure its doing good).

Anyway what is honestly the BEST thing anyone can do to help the liver? Honestly I dont believe it is my liver as the problem as I have never taken strong meds, the only meds I've even had in the past many years is just pain meds but only like 5 times a year (i am on the bc pill and was on 25mg of spiro but i take lots of probiotics etc). the only liver damange I could have done was my 1-2 years of drinking. but again im 20 years old, it was nothing WOAH. only like once a week or every few weeks and on the odd occasion maybe a few times a week but it was not excessive. sometimes if it was a once off occassion i would consume a lot, and usually just straight vodka as I never get drunk easy and i would possibly be considered a lightweight visually.

I already asked about liver cleanses and the majority said dont bother.

Can I please ask for advice on any highy valuable suggestions please?

I do have a question just regarding my 'ex'-alcohol intake. Is it weird to not really get drunk at all when I did drink maybe 1/4-1/2 a bottle of vodka ? When I mixed drinks i got drunk but never when it was straight. I dont drink like that anymore hell no but its worth the question.

I was also thinking though, if I have acne due to liver issues that must mean my liver is very messed up...but my liver test came back healthy. Do you think liver tests are accurate?

also I will be working on sleep and stress. I used to go to bed at a very decent time but I do tend to go to bed around 12am-1am and I'm aware thats when the liver works its hardest? So I will aim for 10pm, no later than 11pm. Also I usually get up around 8-9am so I'll aim for maybe 6-7am.

thanks guys

seriously acne has to be THE most mysterious thing ever.
I can relate to everyone here. bam it appears. then its gone for a week then its back 5x worse then things look better then its back ..its here to stay its just a matter of which degree at and i fear gravely at what extent it can get to . already lost my friends, job, schooling, family etc. eats away at life big time and it sucks that no one does understand that doesnt have it. and its annoying how we're the people that live the healthiest etc etc etc.
sigh. you know sometimes i dont even wish for a magic cure all.. i just wish i could understand WHY my acne has appeared and why cant it be changed ? there was a poll a while ago that determined humans were most terrified of things we cant control than anything else in the world. its not fun living a life where you cant control your acne. it controls you it really does. and the people that say 'oh but dont let it control you' havnt had it bad enough in my opinion to feel the full affects of what acne can do to people.
we're definitely not alone thank god for this board but it sucks we all cant just go hang out together >.<

I'm definitely trying to alter my stress.

i was reading up on stress management and what it seems to completely revolve around is your thoughts. I knew a bit about stress already but heres something i like pointing out to people that makes a lot of sense: "
The body doesn’t distinguish between physical and psychological threats. When you’re stressed over a busy schedule, an argument with a friend, a traffic jam, or a mountain of bills, your body reacts just as strongly as if you were facing a life-or-death situation. If you have a lot of responsibilities and worries, your emergency stress response may be “on” most of the time. The more your body’s stress system is activated, the easier it is to trip and the harder it is to shut off.
Long-term exposure to stress can lead to serious health problems. Chronic stress disrupts nearly every system in your body. It can raise blood pressure, suppress the immune system, increase the risk of heart attack and stroke, contribute to infertility, and speed up the aging process. Long-term stress can even rewire the brain, leaving you more vulnerable to anxiety and depression.
and I guess then acne if hormones change. but it's so true though, like a lot of people dont realize that our thoughts are what make us us. Like to cross a road i have THINK to cross that road...then my body does it. If I think something negative of course it HAS to have a physical reaction. it just has to. Why would thoughts like list a hand be physical and something negative...or positive not be.
so I guess the goal is to try and just totally focus on the now..to stop worrying about the future that hasnt even happened.
I think also like my acne personally came about SO fast in a matter of weeks and has been impossible to alter since..a lot of people know ive tried just about everything natural possible (and a diet change of 2 years not one change) but now i constantly worry about not having a future or friends or a job and how are we to know what might happen with our acne. maybe if we do our best to not revolve our lives around it life will actually be easier. I'm scared of life and living because of my face but I dunno.. i think im just done with it all. and lost all i can anyway so i guess now would be a good time for me to just focus on stress relief and make sure my thoughts never get too in depth with negativity.. im good at that >.<

Also another tip would be to look up comedy videos on youtube, comedians that know will make you laugh. Laughter is one of the best physical de-stressors

also I will check out that yoga video/yoga for acne

I know it's been a topic many times before but looking for a bit of an up to date general opinion if there are some..

i read this article (somewhat more of a person expressing their views on fluroide) and they ended with:

"I guess that my point here is that I do not believe that it is the iodine which is "causing" these ill effects. Is it possible that the iodine is displacing huge amounts of fluoride, and is it possible that these eliminative organs are damaged due to fluoride... ?
I think that it's wonderful that we have this iodine therapy to displace insidious fluoride. I also think that it's very sad that there are many of us whose bodily functions are so compromised by that which they're trying to excrete...
Organs of elimination need to be open and clear. And a lot of people should start slowly, build up. And we also need to look into ways of rebuilding these damaged systems...
"
I've been concerned with fluoirde for a while, I havent used toothpaste containing it for many years and also our water is filtered (it's  tank rain water then filtered for the shower and taps and refiltered for drinking via the fridge) and I have read about the iodine therapy..very concerned involving myself with that though due to uncertantiy and not being too knowledagble on it. I'm curious of recent opinions. should fluroide be a major factor to worry about when the picture of health is concerned? Or if you're avoiding it toothpaste wise/water wise perhaps it's not a huge worry?  Also with the detoxing using the idoine therapy is it a huge hazzard to our organs detoxing this fluoide more so than anything else? Perhaps that's what worried me most was the tax on the organs to detox it.
Anyone have any opinions to share ?

also just quickly..does fluoride expell regulary itself?..somewhat like how our liver will do its job with other toxins etc..is fluroide apart of that mix of expelled toxins? or do you literally need to do the iodine therepy to get the fluroide anywhere near the detoxing organs?  kinda like moss on a rock.. you need to scrape it off as its not just floaring around type thing. to explain a bit better - if someone regularly used fluroide type toothpaste and drank/used fluroide toxic water...if they stopped all that, over time would their body heal itself from the damage of the fluroide? or will they forever be affected until they initiate the detox?

I have TMJ which is Temporomandibular joint disorder (basically pain, uneven jaw, grinds/cracks etc) I also tense my jaw a lot unwillingly and grind my teeth at night apparently. This has given me lots of problems this year (the reason why i used to use a lot of strong painkillers) but either way the muscles surrounding my jaw are basically inflamed, they have to be, or I wouldn't have this issues the dentist said ..etc
anyways im wondering, as im always in a constant state of inflammation , could that make my acne worse? meaning my body is inflamed and therefore making my acne worse as it's related to inflammation too?

I'm taking Acetyl cysteine, B-5, pantethine, and acetyl-l-carnitine. I am not too sure why exactly we have low glutathione, but I will try to look it up when I have time this weekend. I don't know if there is much research on it though.

nice, have you noticed a change in your skin so far or would it be too early to tell?

moonbase, would you consider 1-2 eggs a day and salmon every couple of days too much fat? I often eat 1-2 eggs a day because i get hungry a lot and they seem to help, i also use coconut oil. I also used to eat a lot of nuts because they also filled me up and i never had a problem with nuts. Im thinking about cutting them out for good though and sticking to eggs and salmon. what are your thoughts on b5 also im curious

psyllium husk :>

cute smiley
i definitely heard of that for sure but i also read that there are better varieties? can psyllium husk come in a powder form? Im really concerned with reading 100% wheat lol, i was like "aw damn and i was so excited to try this". is wheat wheat? like this wheat in this powder form, that will have the exact same
affect as wheat in things like bread?

Um...yeah.

Psyllium husk comes in powdered form, I prefer whole though. I guess because it absorbs more toxins in addition to being a good fiber source.

okay cool, i guess i'll look into it. I actually think i have some Psyllium husk in the pantry. It is in the form of really little round balls that are really light-weight ? sorry thats a horrible description, im not sure what Psyllium husk might look like but my sister used to eat, what i assume was psyllium husk as she mentioned it one day and i can only assume what im looking at..is just that haha. i just remember it not tasting too great :0

this is interesting, myself i breakout 1-2 weeks before my period and basically clear the week of my period and after. im not sure what that means :/ considering i never get any symptoms on my period and it barely lasts 2-3 days i kinda wish my body would stay in that state constantly!

thankyou for that info I'll definitely look into it. I suppose it's frustrating to read a lot of contradicting ways out there. Especially  when things like green smoothies are so praised and even for clearing people. Vegetables are full of nutrients :/ do people stay on the wai diet forever? or is it a say 2week - 2 month thing?
Wouldn't fruit be very similar to veggies?  I'm not sure I can eat fish and eggs raw haha >.<
upon some research I've noted the words grains and plants keep getting repeated, would the word plant really just mean like things like spinach and the likes of that or are things like carrots and say tomatoes a no no? I also read elsewhere that berries werent meant for human consumption because "they were meant for birds" or something like that. There are some really overwhelming things out there especially when everywhere you read it says to eat veggies, berries and to limit fruit to only a few pieces a day :/