SkinDeeply

6 hours ago, Coce99 said: On 9/9/2016 at 1:31 PM, SkinDeeply said: I'm so glad to see this thread resurrected. I wish all of Listener's posts were. For me, it's trans fats...

I'm so glad to see this thread resurrected. I wish all of Listener's posts were. For me, it's trans fats/vegetable oils and wheat/gluten.

400mg is really the bare bones minimum. The best way to find the right dose of magnesium for you is to titrate up until you experience a loose stool. Then drop it 50-100mg below whatever that dosage w...

Hmm...Not sure why you posted this in the diet & holistic health forum. There is a separate board in the forums dedicated to discussions about Accutane. You'll likely have more luck with your ques...

Die-off symptoms are different for everyone. The first time I had one I had flu-like symptoms for a day and then my skin cleared nicely.

In a way. It will restore your amino acid levels to a place where altering your diet and lifestyle choices (in order to heal your skin) won't trigger a relapse, because that's the most important thing...

Much praise on your commitment to recovery and all the hard work you did to get this far.  I am currently taking adjunct courses in Nutritional Psychology and have a particular interest in...

Agreed with Coce--pea protein is safe. Though it can make some people gassy. My favorite is Bob's Red Mill Chai Protein shakes. It's a vegan formula made with chia seeds and sweetened with monk frui...

I did not. I would also recommend starting off on some S. boulardii + MOS. Start off slow--5 billion a day for a week, and then moving up to 15-20 billion a day for a month. Two more supplements I w...

Ashok, your mind works in mysterious ways.

Aw, you're so welcome, sweetie. It's for sure scary, I know . I actually never went on BC pills with the intent of clearing my skin. I was just on them for, well, birth control--mostly because my jer...

Antibiotics are quickly becoming useless for H. Pylori and proton pump inhibitors (also most commonly prescribed by mainstream doctors) are completely backwards logic as they decrease stomach acid eve...

Since it seems unlikely to me that most people who suffer from chronic skin conditions like acne are not also dealing with some other systemic or localized illnesses or unexplained symptoms, I wondere...

Not too sure. I've been drinking 2-3 cups a day for a few years just because I like the taste and it chills me out. I'm pretty much 100% clear these days, but it's hard to say what part the tea played...

And for what it's worth, your instincts are spot on about birth control. Temporarily shutting off certain hormones is not "fixing" a hormonal imbalance--it's the equivalent of covering up the blinking...

So yes, testing is absolutely necessary--not only to determine where you stand right now, but also for the purpose of determining which bio-identical hormones would be appropriate and monitoring your ...

5 hours ago, il90 said: I still don't agree. Acne is not an autoimmune disease. It' just acne. Once I started eating plenty of meat (red but organic) and relaxed my dairy intake (plenty of fet...

I struggle with histamine intolerance as well, though less and less as I fix my body more and more. Yes, to answer your question, it is absolutely something that can just come about all of a sudden, ...

Just want to add, I don't know if this was a slip-up on Chris' part or if he just knows something I don't on the matter, but it was actually my understanding that while there are sometimes false negat...

It really depends on the kind of stool analysis you run. Culture-based methods are the most accurate and comprehensive, imo. While I don't agree with Chris Kresser on everything, he has one of the kee...

I completely agree. But to be honest, from what I've read online, a lot the results that American Gut have returned have been fishy--sort of like when it comes to testing for food sensitivity, where r...

18 hours ago, FvckAcne said: This isn't a species that is talked about much on the forums. S. Boulardii is a transient yeast that is not a normal constituent of the microbiota. ...

S. Boulardii is especially a gem if you've a Histamine intolerance like me and can't take any fermented foods and/or most probiotics.

il90, I think you would love Stefani Ruper's blog. She is a wonderful inspiration.

il90, while I agree with you 100% about treading lightly here, I do feel I should point out that your understanding of delayed non-IgE mediated allergies (i.e. intolerance) is not quite correct. The ...