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Low Methylation As A Cause For Acne?

ALta vista i always love your posts and understand your point about not connecting methylation due to the way your body manages weight. but with biochemistry I am learning we can have different things...

In forum Diet & holistic health

8 years ago
A Zinc-Less Zinc Regimen For Adults: Draft 5

Appreciate your good research. I am on a gut healing protocol and part of my tx involves erradicating systemic fungal candida. Anyone that has taken even one antibiotic pill has converted normal yeast...

In forum Adult acne

11 years ago
Acne Prone Skin/sebum Deficient In Linoleic Acid, Possible Topical Solution

ALtavista I can TOTALLY RELATE! My puppy came home from the breeder almost immediately with giardia and subsequent gastritis from all of the powerful de-worming and antibiotic medication they threw at...

In forum Diet & holistic health

12 years ago
Acne Prone Skin/sebum Deficient In Linoleic Acid, Possible Topical Solution

Would you recommend I use the "Clear Skin Diet" book (Logan and Trelaor) as a way to manage blood sugar? I can follow that, minus the wheat and soy and a few other things I have to avoid right now to ...

In forum Diet & holistic health

12 years ago
Acne Prone Skin/sebum Deficient In Linoleic Acid, Possible Topical Solution

Thanks! (Sorry, long below) I am working with a holistic Dr. that knows how to treat Interstitial Cystitis naturally by healing the gut. It usually takes 1-2 years. I am 9 months into treatment and p...

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12 years ago
Acne Prone Skin/sebum Deficient In Linoleic Acid, Possible Topical Solution

Alternavista! When you first finally cleared with your blood-sugar stabilizing diet, were you using topical linoleic acid?? My immune system is not tolerating it right now. Not even two frigging drop...

In forum Diet & holistic health

12 years ago
Acne Prone Skin/sebum Deficient In Linoleic Acid, Possible Topical Solution

Thanks Alternavista!! LOL, for paleo coffee you brew as usual, then cut a nice chunk of unsalted grass-fed butter (KERRYGOLD is easiest to find, although unsalted often has to be requested) local far...

In forum Diet & holistic health

12 years ago
Acne Prone Skin/sebum Deficient In Linoleic Acid, Possible Topical Solution

    So perhaps this is a bit of a debunk of the experts who don't feel that the linoleic acid in our sebum is systemic or dietary. At least the dietary part. But the vast majority o...

In forum Diet & holistic health

12 years ago
Acne Prone Skin/sebum Deficient In Linoleic Acid, Possible Topical Solution

Hi Alternavista! See bottom of thread for a study I wanted to send to you regarding Bifidobacterium and Linoleic acid!!! I think you may have already posted this study. But I wanted to re-iterate that...

In forum Diet & holistic health

12 years ago
Linoleic Acid--Success?

Also I think grapeseed is comodogenic while hemp and safflower are amazing

In forum Diet & holistic health

12 years ago
Linoleic Acid--Success?

Wow! I wish I had known everything you do about health when I was your age! I am impressed. Keep it up, even if it doesn't impact your acne that much, at least you will be staving off nasty diseases w...

In forum Diet & holistic health

12 years ago
Linoleic Acid--Success?

Altavista, do you eat any dairy or gluten now? I plan to keep out for 4 months and then test a few things. What do you think of raw dairy in moderation? Do you think nightshades affet acne? I am allo...

In forum Diet & holistic health

12 years ago
Linoleic Acid--Success?

LOL on that tea tree oil in the hair!! That stuff is powerful. I can't really use it yet either

In forum Diet & holistic health

12 years ago
Linoleic Acid--Success?

Thanks! I have an unusual condition. Things with high anti-oxidant, anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory have a negative effect on my health condition. The more healed my gut lining is, the more I will be a...

In forum Diet & holistic health

12 years ago
Linoleic Acid--Success?

Thank you! I was using the BP to help the inflammed, red acne. Will the safflower help with the inflammation? Can't use essential oils for another year or so, as I have an immune condition. Will try t...

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12 years ago
Linoleic Acid--Success?

Which high linoleic acid oil would you recommend over the hemp oil? Safflower or sunflower? Also, do you think using BP temporarily under the high linoleic oil will negate the effects? Thanks for your...

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12 years ago
Linoleic Acid--Success?

This woman has had great success with hemp seed oil (1-3 drops, very little) AFTER a SA toner. Here is her protocol. Important to note that it took her 4 months to clear. I am sometimes confused here ...

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12 years ago
Acne Prone Skin/sebum Deficient In Linoleic Acid, Possible Topical Solution

Hi All Altavista, I have not read the entire thread. Quick question and a bit of backstory. Thank you for all of this interesting info. Sorry for the somewhat longish post.... I have just starte...

In forum Diet & holistic health

12 years ago