which fruits did you consume? Do all of them break you out?

which fruits did you consume? Do all of them break you out?

Plantains, blueberries, strawberries, apples, watermelon, mango & papaya. Yes they all made me breakout on my cheeks.. I was instantly bloated and my stomach hurt too the pain was pretty intense. I think I ate too much fruit. A very little would probably be acceptable though. I drink noni juice daily and have no problems with it. but I prefer to eat vegetables since I'm senstitive to sugar.

I take CVS's vitamin C, it's cheap and hasn't broken me out at all. I compared the ingredients to more expensive brands and it's fine (apart from magnesium sterate, but it's hard to find a supplement that doesn't have it), but maybe vitamin C powder would be even better. I used to drink orange juice but couldn't digest it very well so I had to take vitamin C supplements instead.

If you have digestion issues, you could try digestive enzymes with each meal. They are helping me a lot right now and I can ease up on the diet a little bit while taking them.

Probiotics might also be a good addition to help restore your gut flora. The ones you mention are more expensive and I was considering buying them, but I ended up getting PB-8 (vegetarian capsule) because it was cheaper and had multiple strands of probiotics. It's actually better than solgar's probiotics, and much cheaper.

Anyone have any sugestions on what I can do next or other things I can do to improve?

Also, what is your guy's opinoin on Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)? I've been reading that it's actually made from gmo corn, is a synthetic vitamin and kills the good bacteria in the gut. I have a feeling it may be contributing to my breakouts when I was taking it last week but I'm not sure. If anyone has any suggestions on a good multivitmin or vitamin C please inform me! I'll be researching this.

Lemon or lime in your water. Ripe bell peppers, other raw veggies. Green smoothies. And I'd try to improve your fructose malabsorption so you can add some fruit back to your diet.

Sounds great so far! A strict anti-inflammatory, antioxidant rich, paleo-based diet (with no grains or dairy) and a holistic approach, including exercise and a myriad of vitamins and natural herbs are what finally allowed me to be acne-free. I can tell you're well-educated on supplements and herbs.

I take NOW Foods Vitamin C. They're against GMO's. You can also get natural vit C from camu camu, rosehips, and acerola cherries.

You might enjoy looking into extra vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin K, alpha lipoic acid, krill oil (omega 3's), evening primrose oil (omega 6's), astaxanthin, chromium, selenium, MSM (organic sulfur), and/or niacin/niacinamide.

For supplementing natural herbs and spices, in addition to what you already mentioned, I'd suggest neem leaf, sea buckthorn fruit powder, burdock root, propolis, milk thistle, licorice root, cayenne, green tea extract, rosemary, thyme, ginger, gotu kola, alfalfa, cacao, goji berries, and chlorella.

All of the above things have natural antibacterial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties that help heal and prevent acne and improve your skin's health and your overall health.

Sounds great so far! A strict anti-inflammatory, antioxidant rich, paleo-based diet (with no grains or dairy) and a holistic approach, including exercise and a myriad of vitamins and natural herbs are what finally allowed me to be acne-free. I can tell you're well-educated on supplements and herbs.

I take NOW Foods Vitamin C. They're against GMO's. You can also get natural vit C from camu camu, rosehips, and acerola cherries.

You might enjoy looking into extra vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin K, alpha lipoic acid, krill oil (omega 3's), evening primrose oil (omega 6's), astaxanthin, chromium, selenium, MSM (organic sulfur), and/or niacin/niacinamide.

For supplementing natural herbs and spices, in addition to what you already mentioned, I'd suggest neem leaf, sea buckthorn fruit powder, burdock root, propolis, milk thistle, licorice root, cayenne, green tea extract, rosemary, thyme, ginger, gotu kola, alfalfa, cacao, goji berries, and chlorella.

All of the above things have natural antibacterial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties that help heal and prevent acne and improve your skin's health and your overall health.

Thank you very much for your suggestions!

I recently purchased the following herbs in bulk:

(Not only for acne, but also to stock up on things I can use for alternative medicine)

1) Cayenne pepper/powder

2) Paprika powder

3) Burdock root

4) Cat's Claw

5) Dandelion root

The first thing I tried was Cat's Claw.. (I was talking to another member about this) and let me tell you... This stuff is amazing! I was developing a large, swollen, the kind of painful pimple that is deep under your skin on my eyebrow and this stuff totally stopped and prevented it from getting worst! I woke up the next day and it was almost completely gone overnight from taking it the first time. I'm on day three now and I can no longer feel it at all. No redness, no pain, no swelling. It's like it wasn't even there! I am just amazed because normally it would take a week for something like that to clear up.

I'm kinda excited to see what the other herbs can do xD But I will definitely research what you have listed. I was going to go for chlorella & krill oil, but I want to try things out one at a time.

Congrats on being acne-free! I'm surprised more people don't try out herbs.

Hiibiscus tea aka Jamaica tea is supposed to be high in vitamin C. I've never seen actual stats. But it's a delicious cold drink. And a great juice substitute. It tastes like some nonspecific tart berry. Don't buy tea bags or from Whole Foods or any tea place like that. Look for Latin, Caribbean or other ethnic markets. I buy whole dried flowers for $4 -6 per pound. And I brew it cold for several hours rather than pouring boiling water on the vitamin C.

It's great for skin health and a major component in the very expensive Republic of Tea's Get Gorgeous tea.

Another great drink is 'Sassy Water' which is part of the flat belly diet. It's lemons/limes, mint/mint tea, ginger and cucumber in water. Feel free to change up or leave anything out if you don't have it. It's still delicious. And will boost your vitamin C throughout the day. Which is how you want to get your vitamin C.

Ribonnettes, do you consume avocados on a daily basis??

What about olive oil?

My diet is similar to yours except I eat a lot of varieties of vegetables, raw cheese, butter and lots of olive oil

DIM (also known as Estroblock), vitamin D3. DIM blocks phytoestrogens that we get from the environment: pollution, chemicals in our water, plastics etc.