Eating for Acne

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Honestly? Go talk to your doctor.
I had very, very severe acne.

I was on roaccutane for 18months (this is the harshest tab you can get, takes out ALL the oil in your skin)..
Now I am off it is sooo much better but still need to take a form of birth control to keep it under control.

Garlic capsules. Two caplets 3 times a day should provide you a lot of relief. Garlic is a natural antibiotic and antivirul that seriously works wonders. If you are worried about the smell, I'd go for the oderless kind or eat some parsely to neutralize the odor. It is always best to avoid medications whenever possible. all meds have to be processed through the liver. go natural if possible.

I know this seems basic, but also ensure you are washing your pillowcases/sheets every couple of days to avoid grinding the dirt into your skin. Wash your face gently with a mild face soap. Scrubbing hard and long actually makes the problem worse because you strip all the oil off your face, stimulating the oil glands to produce even more oil than before. It becomes a vicious cycle and you will be miserable. Then apply a good oil (I suggest avoiding all chemicals), like avocado, olive, or sesame (not the dark toasted sesame. you would need to get cold-pressed sesame oil from a natural foods store or at mountainroseherbs.com). My son had pretty bad problems and his cleared up within a month using these techniques I learned in a great book called Prescription for Natural Healing I got at my local health food store.

I know your post was specifically about foods, but studies are inconclusive about what foods may cause acne. Most suggestions are just wives tales. Nothing definitive out of the research -- except that garlic seems to work. Garlic will even cure athlete's foot (I've done it). It's such a good food that it will help your heart, lower cholesterol, etc. Should be a part of every person's diet every day. If you don't like garlic, no worries because you can't taste the capsules.

Start with those tips and grab that book. It's got remedies for just about everything and so far everything I've tried has worked like a charm. Good luck.

Lots of veggies and fruits, lots of water, and lots of sweating (with gentle cleansing after the sweating).

Personally I found the biggest things to be drinking more water and adding more healthy fats to my diet. The fats I actually discovered when I started using MFP and found I was only consuming about half of the recommended amount and when I looked up the effects one of them was healthy skin, turns out it made a huge difference for me. I had tried the dermatologist plenty of times and followed their advice, taken pills, and followed skincare regimes and was never very pleased with the results. Along with that I use a natural skincare line and a facial cleansing brush for light exfoliation. Easy and worked wonders for me.

ha ha, Veganbaum. you're right. there must be something to what we are saying, then!

I have always struggled from severe acne. I use tea tree oil on my skin. You can get it at any health food store. I just drop some on a cotton ball and rub it all over. It works better then any cream I have tried.

I agree on cutting out the dairy/sugar and eating more of the healthy fats. I've had issues with my skin but I've been eating a lot of salmon, omega-3 eggs, and yogurt (natural and no sugar added) yogurt also has probiotics in it that really help for skin and I'd reccomend taking a probiotic supplement as well...and if you need to supplement for healthy fats fish oil is great!