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Hi everybody,
I've started this topic because I have improved my facial Acne considerably but no longer know how to get rid of the remaining cystic Acne forming around the jawline and upper neck. I have been researching endlessly and have pretty much tried everything. Any thoughts and advice would be greatly appreciated.
Diet and inflammation reducing tips in point form at the end*
My Acne Story (I'll try to keep it short and precise):
I've had acne as a teenager in high school as well as college but it was mild at best until I my final year in college. My diet was bad throughout all these years, I hate eating salads though I would still eat cooked vegetables. Junk food was the majority of my diet. Loved it and still do. I literally ate a week of nothing but pizza and mcdonalds at one point and I never got fat. As I said, in my final year around wintertime, I started developing some cystic acne so I went to the doctor to prescribe some mild Antibiotic creams and it cleared me up quickly in a month or two. I stopped the cream after my skin was clear.
A year later also around wintertime, I started developing cystic acne again and it became more severe. I have no idea what was the trigger. I tried all sorts of acne non-prescribed acne face washes as well as Proactiv but none worked. So I had the doctor prescribe me an Antibiotic (Tetralysal) as well as Benzoyl Peroxide and Differin. It cleared me up in two to three months into perfect looking skin. Again, I stopped the medication once my skin was clear.
The next year during wintertime again (this would be the winter in 2012), I started developing acne (again) and so I went to the dermatologist (again) to get a prescription but it didn't work. I doubled the dosage and it still didn't work. It seems I've built up an immunity to it. I tried another Antibiotic and it didnt work as well and my skin was becoming worse and worse.
In these few months I've tried to look for alternative methods. I went to get an acne facial treatment every three days for a month and a half (which cost me quite a bit) as well as a whole set of acne products and it didn't work as well. Not knowing what to do and realising that this had to be an internal issue and no amount of external products could help me, I started getting desperate and decided to do some research.
I came across this website Acnedied.com and found what it said to make sense (please read it if you have time). I realised the Antibiotics I've taken has weakened my immune system and killed off all the good bacteria causing a candida overgrowth which is why my acne has worsened each year. Knowing this made me want to burn down the dermatologists house but I realised doctors didnt know any better and are trained to manage symptoms such as acne with Antibiotics thinking they cured it but don't. I did the program on acnedied.org and hit a bump as you can see from my last post when I reached the pineapple fast and I was in immense pain. I did some more research and focused more on killing the candida and parasites as well as cleansing my colon followed by Dr. Hulda Clark 's Liver Flush.
The first three weeks of the candida diet was hard, not the diet itself but the candida die off symptoms. I had rashes, flu/fever like symptoms, a huge amount of canker sores etc causing me to lose a lot of weight 10+ pounds as well as breaking out a bit more on the first week but having these symptoms only meant that it was working. I have been on a strict diet for a month and a half now and there is no doubt my skin has improved a lot though still enough to be mild to severe acne. I still have a few pimples and around 5 - 7 cystic acne most under jawline and upper neck but my cheeks, chin and forehead had cleared up immensely.
A week ago I finally did the Dr. Hulda Clark 's Liver Flush and I really did flush out a lot of gallstones. Although happy with the results and feeling more energetic, I actually broke out slightly more which is why I am confused right now and not sure what to do. I actually expected the Liver Flush to improve my jawline acne but it has not. I will be attempting the flush again in a weeks time as I've read some people need to flush at least 3 or 4 times to see improvement. Other than this I do not know what else to do.
By the way, this has been what I've been eating daily for the last month and a half.
- First thing in the morning and right before sleep - drink pure lemon juice (3 or 4 lemons) morning with cayenne pepper (colon cleanse)
- I eat the same meal for breakfast lunch and dinner which consists a mix of:
- steamed vegetables (spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, asparagus) with extra virgin olive oil (to kill candida)
- fish (baked salmon, baked basa fish, canned sardines and canned salmon) (to kill candida)
- A few tablespoons of coconut milk (to kill parasites and candida)
- a few spoons of natural greek yogurt ( replenishing good bacteria)
- 4 - 6 raw cloves of garlic a day, half to one full onion a day split into two meals. (to kill parasites)
- one blended drink with green pepper, cucumber, celery, green apple and bitter melon. (drink this between meals)
- one blended Liver Flush drink (water, tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil, ginger and one clove of garlic)
- absolutely no carbohydrates, sugars and fruits (only lemon for the cleanse and the green apples for the blended drink)
I forgot to mention I am an active person for the last two to three years. Regularly going to the gym and running outdoors 3 - 4 times a week until a two months ago. Have started to be active again two weeks ago.
As well, to reduce the acne inflammation, I do the following
- apply pure lemon juice to face (not only to reduce inflammation but to remove scars as well)
- leave benzoyl peroxide on face for 30min to and hour twice a week
- apply proactiv face mask three times a week
- apply toothpaste to inflamed acne at night to dry it out by morning (weird but it works, only white toothpaste not gel)
- on emergencies, take ibuprofen and/or crush ibuprofen pill and mix with lemon juice and apply on acne
As you can tell, I have tried a LOT of things. Most people I've read from have cured their acne for a lot less than this. The only thing I haven't tried is Accutane which I will refuse to. I hope this helps someone and to anyone who's read this who has any thoughts, advice or recommendations regarding what I have done or should do, please feel free to comment. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Cheers.
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Hey there, I also have had Acne for most of my life, yes you are right that taking the anti-biotics will make things worse in the long run and is probably the worst thing doctors can prescribe for Acne next to accutane. I actually took accutane a long, long time ago and had no idea how harmful it could be who knows what consequences from that I may still be suffering and it didn't even work, cleared up the Acne for about a year then it came back. You are definitely going in the right direction, diet and herbs is the way to go for clearing up acne. Yes candida can be one of the main causes but there are plenty of people who have candida that don't have acne. To me, it seems that a hormone imbalance is one of the main issues with acne. Previously, I have had temporary relief with doing juice fasts and raw food fasts (eating only raw food for extended periods of time). Doing these cleared up the acne for me but always came back when I added in other foods, also using these excessively led to weight loss, muscle loss, and fatigue. Now I am using the principles of ayurveda (ancient Indian medicine) to bring my body back in balance, I feel way better on this than on any other regimen. It takes the guess-work out of what foods and herbs are best for you because it is specifically tailored to your body. Ayurveda helps to balance all the energy in your body, repairs the immune system (which will also cure candida) and balances the hormones. If you are interested, do a little research online and send me an message, I can get you going in the right direction on this.
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- Re: Acne - Tried Candida Diet, Hulda... #170149
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This is a reply to # 2,050,194Hi there, thanks for the reply,
I looked up Ayurveda and i am quite interested in trying it. After learning how harmful western medicine can be to ones body, I definitely am more interested towards trying more natural methods for the body to heal.
However, there are many indian terms I don't quite understand like ama, doshas etc. What I found are guidelines to Ayurveda which can help Acne such as not eating incompatible foods together like fish and milk and other guidelines which are similar to the anti-candida diet. I'm not sure I'm able to find what foods and herbs are tailored for my body unless to do so I must find an Ayurveda specialist? By the way I do believe it is a hormone imbalance though probably not testosterone since I am not a teenager and my blood test indicate normal levels. I believe its related to stress hormones which Ayurveda can seem to heal.- Re: Acne - Tried Candida Diet, Hulda... saywhatagain
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The body's endocrine system is extremely complex and there are so many different hormones that interact in different ways. Ayurveda doesn't focus on this too much, they correct the underlying energy imbalances and the entire endocrine system is repaired. If you want to try this approach, see a specialist and ask them tons of questions. Before you go, do a little research about the three main body types, air, water, fire just so you can understand what they are saying. I don't know if every ayurvedic practitioner you go to will really be properly trained, just like visiting a naturopathic doctor, some can be great and others don't have a clue. If they are certified by NAMA (national ayurvedic medical association) they should be okay. In my opinion, ayurveda is the only form of natural medicine that is worth much of anything. The idea of naturopathic medicine is great but it seems like they still have no clue how to correct underlying balances and repair the body's digestion and other organ systems at their root. Everyone is treating the things on the surface like candida, parasites, lyme, etc., and sometimes you can clear these up with proper herbs but most people will need to repair from the bottom up, repair the nervous system, the immune system, etc., then all other infections will also be repaired. This is the only way that makes sense to me and this is what ayurveda does.
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- Re: Acne - Tried Candida Diet, Hulda... c.b.
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This is a reply to # 2,050,151I am certain you are doing much better since your current diet is probably much better than the way you ate before. However, your diet could use some adjustments as well. The dairy, I would say, has got to go as well as the olive oil. The oil is not in its natural state. It has been removed from the fruit and is pure fat, which can contribute to acne. Candida is present in everyone's body. You can't kill it. You can, however, return it to normal levels. The only thing that has helped me is a low fat 100% raw vegan diet. Lots of raw sweet fruits packed full of vitamins and minerals and lettuces like iceberg, green and red leaf, and romaine. Dairy was never meant for human consumption. It is calf food just like breast milk is food for babies. The proteins in dairy are also linked to cancer. It is also known that meat immediately increases acidity in one's body. It causes your body to buffer the acidity with minerals. Often these minerals are taken from bone. Hence the reason why calcium intake is quite high in the U.S. when compared to other countries, yet osteoporosis is still prominent and even higher than countries with less dairy consumption. As far as the Liver Flushes are concerned, I believe they have been debunked on curezone. As a matter of fact, one person even claims to have eliminated gall stones, but admits to have had his gall bladder removed and yet still highly recommends the flushes.
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Here is an article that may assist you. http://www.nutritionmd.org/consumers/integumentary/acne_nutrition.html
- Re: Acne - Tried Candida Diet, Hulda... mygutleaks
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This is a reply to # 2,050,348you might be reacting to the proteins from the coconut milk. switch to coconut oil, it has no proteins. the reaction is from the leaky gut that the candida has caused because it grew roots in your GI tract and now food particles are passing in to your blood stream. you've gotta heal those holes. an allergy skin prick test told me what I was allergic to, and staying away from those foods, my skin is totally clear. however, some milk or wheat or chicken, or, as I just found out, certain fermented foods, and i'm all broken out again. it's cuz I haven't healed the holes yet, I believe. taking betaine hcl is helping my food digest much better, and now I am able to eat many foods I couldn't before the betaine, like veggies, and I no longer react to those. it doesn't help with the protein foods like the coconut milk, eggs. for some reason no matter how much I take, they still break me out. so I just eat lamb, fish, and veggies. I take 6 or 7 650mg betaine tabs per meal. been doing it for 6 mo.
- Re: Acne - Tried Candida Diet, Hulda... #170149
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This is a reply to # 2,050,376Hi there and thanks for the reply,
I've considered doing the allergy skin prick test and have come across this theory as well that I have subtle food allergies all along and but didn't know it which may have been causing my Acne all this time as the body tries to desperately remove these toxins. However, I researched further on this topic and from what I read, skin problems related to food consumption is usually food intolerances rather than food allergies and apparently there is a difference. To test for food intolerance is not as simple as the skin prick test. Most tests are unreliable and the only reliable method of testing is to stop consuming a suspected food for a few weeks to months to notice any chance which takes a long time. However, if the skin prick test worked for you, I might consider giving it another shot.
As for the Betaine HCL, I've long suspected I have low stomach acid but have never thought it as a possible cause for my acne. My blood type is AB and AB blood types supposedly have low stomach acid. However, I'm not entirely sure and I would like to test this somehow without buying a whole bottle. Also from what I've just read on Betaine HCL, isnt its purpose to help your body get used to producing more stomach acid? is taking it six months a normal amount of time?Advertisement
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- Re: Acne - Tried Candida Diet, Hulda... mimij67
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This is a reply to # 2,050,376Please if you have a leaky gut, coconut products are too cleansing for some guts. It can just rip holes in gut lining. Use coconut with caution. My Dr. does not allow any coconut on my gut healing protocol. Only grass-butter and animal fats. I realize this does not go over well with the raw/vegan camp. But paleo has a good track record for clearing acne. (minus the coconut for some)
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- Re: Acne - Tried Candida Diet, Hulda... #170149
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This is a reply to # 2,050,348Hi there and thanks for the reply,
I agree with you in that dairy is not suitable for people despite what is believed by the general population. After what I've read up on dairy I've learnt to stay away from it and have actually stopped drinking milk for much longer than I have started the candida diet, although cheese as well as protein shakes was big on my favourite foods list which may have contributed to my acne.
For the longest time I've wanted to eat fruit but I'm constantly afraid that the Sugar in fruits may feed the candida, even if it may not be a lot, I'd rather rid of the candida overgrowth faster.
As for the olive oil, I'm actually using extra virgin olive oil if it makes a difference in how natural it is. If its still not, would substituting extra virgin olive oil for coconut oil be more acceptable?
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- Re: Acne - Tried Candida Diet, Hulda... ZenJenn
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Hi There,
I feel your pain and commend you on taking responsibility for your own health and not relying on dermatologists and doctors. I took Accutane 3x many years ago when I was in my 20's and didn't know better and it never worked.
What I have found to work the most for clearing up my skin from the inside out is doing a colon/bowel, liver, kidney detox/cleanse. It's about 1 month but it completely clears everything out. During this time you do have a limited diet of mostly fruits, vegetables and juicing. But yes, when you start adding the foods back in after a couple of months I do start breaking out again.
Much like you I suffer from much worse Acne in the winter time and I believe that is from lower levels of sun exposure meaning less Vitamin D intake. I live in sunny southern California so spend a lot more time in the sun in spring/summer which clears up my skin. I do now supplement with 5000 mg Vit. D supplements in the winter, Solgar is a good natural product. This has helped a bit. I also started using the new Proactiv and it actually works.
Regarding being very active and running, I too used to be more active and found the more I sweat, the more I break out, so I've switched to more low impact activities like yoga and if I am very active I shower right away as soon as I'm done.
I thought I had a hormone imbalance and so went to a holistic internist who's an MD and he ran a blood, urine and fecal panel to see what is going on and found my testosterone levels were normal but that my thyroid and Vit. D levels were low, another reason why I've added Vit. D to diet.
I hope these few insights are helpful. Please do share with me if you do find something that works for the long haul... this condition takes a lot of discipline to clear up :(.
To your health and wellness,
ZenJenn- Re: Acne - Tried Candida Diet, Hulda... #170149
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This is a reply to # 2,050,379Hi ZenJenn, Thanks for the reply,
I do believe the cleanses help as well and that is something I'm currently doing and I pray that when I'm finished, it will have a long term effect rather than clear me out until the next winter haha and yes most of what I eat are all vegetables as well although I am not eating fruits because I don't want to fuel the candida in my body as I'm trying to get rid of it.
Like you, I always thought my Acne was hormonal but once I checked it up, my testosterone levels were actually under average so that couldnt be it. I do think my Acne is stress related which is also hormonal. I also think it has something to do with the winter blues since it constantly comes back during the winter time and most people actually break out during the summer. The worse thing about it is once Acne develops from stress, I stress even more which causes even more acne and it becomes an impossibly vicious cycle. Yoga is probably a good idea to relieve this stress.
I have quite a few ideas many of which are inter-related in one way or another which I'll be trying out. Posting on this forum as well as others have helped and has led me to new theories on how to get rid of acne. From all I've read, I am starting to believe a person's psychological and emotional state plays a much larger role than most believe as I see a pattern in the type of people who develop acne as well as what time they develop acne. My recent breakout has been my worse yet and I have also had a slight nervous breakdown and I can't believe its a coincidence. During summertime, I'm much more active and happy going on trips and outings with friends and my skin is better as well.
Anyways, I have a rather large list of things including to buy including Vitamin D the next time I go to the health store and I'll let you know how it works out :).- Re: Acne - Tried Candida Diet, Hulda... mygutleaks
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I too took accutane and it worked, until I went off. finally i figured out what to avoid. the betaine hcl allows me to eat a candida diet, which I couldn't do before without breaking out from the veggies. it's quite inexpensive compared to many supplements. the skin prick test worked for me for food intolerances . another allergist explained I only have two actual allergies, as defined by science. so the skin prick test revealed my intolerances and allergies. the blood tests did not. if money is a concern I don't think you need to do the skin prick test. just research what people commonly react to, and eat a limited diet of foods you know are ok, and add to them. my suggestion, copy what I am doing. get some betaine hcl, and go to the candida Diet Forum - email/PM the moderator, Able900, for his diet plan/candida protocol. Read up on that board, they know how to get rid of candida. Then eat veggies and meat only, following his diet, and taking antifungals. do your best to avoid inflammation in the gut, so if you figure out a food is irritating you, stop eating it. My skin right now is 100% clear from avoiding inflammation. I am eating salads and bone broth soup - learn how to make bone broth soup. This will help heal the holes in your gut. The betaine should eventually make your stomach acid kick in, but i'm not at that point yet so I don't know. All I know is I still have some candida - one has to kill that first. I believe I have killed almost all of it. When your stomach isn't inflamed, it stops secreting mucus where the candida/ parasites can hide. only then I've read, can you get rid of the holes that are causing your breakouts. and the only way to get rid of the candida, is to follow a zero carb diet for quite a while, and take antifungals. I am eating zero fruit. fruit definitely didn't work for me with candida. I tried the McCombs plan with fruit/veggies and I'm certain fruit kept my candida around (note, I was also taking Nystatin at the time so it wasn't the actual McCombs plan as written, so perhaps his does work). I've done the research and most everyone who has ever had bad candida, says do not eat fruit. there are a few who say it is ok, but the vast majority say no fruit. the sooner I realized this, the better. Again, I still react to foods - ie., I am not healed, so I can't guarantee the above works - but after tons of research, and experimentation, and success with the betaine, etc., I believe I'll soon be healed and eating more normal. and hopefully can eventually go off the betaine. I've read it can take 2 years for the hcl to kick in on its own. also, take a mineral supplement like Concentrace Trace mineral drops. no need for a vitamin in pill form if you are eating Able's diet plan, although they may disagree.
http://www.thecandidadiet.com/forum/
- Re: Acne - Tried Candida Diet, Hulda... #170149
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This is a reply to # 2,050,554Thanks for the reply,
Is there a method you use to determine if stomach acid is indeed low? and also to use in the future when you believe the stomach acid has kicked in on its own?
- Re: Acne - Tried Candida Diet, Hulda... mygutleaks
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This is a reply to # 2,050,591yes, there are betaine hcl protocols on the web - (google that phrase) that explain how to dose. I have h pylori as well so that is likely why I need a large dose. I don't know how to come off of it other than taper down. I still need it, so i'll cross that bridge later.
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This is a reply to # 2,050,512You seem to know a lot already! It's true that emotional problems can sometimes be the cause of physical problems or vice versa and then they keep going around and around lol! I've never had a huge problem with acne.. i didn't used to have one at all! But i remember when my emotional problems got worse my body started having a lot more trouble with detoxing.. i used to be fine with alcohol and then eventually i started getting these massive zits whenever i drank it! Then as my emotional problems got worse I started developing food sensitivities because my body could not cope with things too well anymore.. i kept getting these giant cysts that only went away after i eliminated gluten and then i started getting more problems from more foods which just kept making me more and more upset and frustrated lol! I did do a test for food sensitivities with this machine thing that is really accurate.. possibly more accurate that a normal IgG intolerance test and it helped a lot because sometimes food sensitivities are not obvious.. i think when you have food sensitivities it's kind of like putting constant toxins in the body so i guess you should watch out for them and cut out any if you can figure them out.. you may be sensitive to chemicals as well so be careful with the face products if they happen to aggravate anything.. also i heard some people have to do some kind of Bowel Cleanse before and after Liver Flushes so as to not reabsorb toxins by the way, but i've never done either before so im no expert!
Anyway sometimes i think it can be best to work with someone who actually knows what they're doing.. I have had terrible digestion problems and i did all these different things to try fix it like eating for digestive fire, taking HCL, digestive bitters, food combining and it did absolutely nothing for me.. i was reading all i could on the internet to figure out what the heck to do and little did i know it was making me worse! All that worrying and obsessing made my digestive system non functional and being told to go on a candida diet from my naturopath just made me more upset and now i have a borderline eating disorder because im so scared of food and feel extremely trapped and confused by this diet. i think the problem with naturopaths and anyone who claims to be an expert on candida is they just kind of lump everyone together instead of looking at the root cause of the problem.. i've been getting headaches, bad PMS (that probably sounds weird when you look at my fisherman picture LOL), insomnia, eyesight problems, random Acne for years due to depression, stress, anger problems and toxins and i ignored it thinking all those things are just normal.. i only realised there was a problem when my digestive system malfunctioned (which coincidentally was during one of the most stressful and depressing times in my life) and when i tried to fix it it just didnt work because of all those deep seated emotions being my actual root cause.. im fixing that now with acupuncture and herbs and im not as upset as i was, but still freaking scared of food.. if you are able to it could really benefit you to get into chinese medicine or ayurveda for help! They're really good at figuring out what the main problem is rather than the symptoms of it and i think they'll rarely if ever refer to everything as "candida" and force you on a diet full of fat and vegetables ==
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- Re: Acne - Tried Candida Diet, Hulda... Kadima
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This is a reply to # 2,050,779It is true that we concentrate on all the negative aspects of what we do, eat and feel wrong.
It is better to think about the positives of good foods and better behaviors - to look forward to changes.
I was stressed out in the past a lot. By changing my attitude, I have learnt to deal with problems, instead of not getting upset as much.
I had problems with Candida since I was 1 week old, but was diagnosed only a few years ago. In my search for getting better I tried many different therapies: homeopathy, no-sweets for weeks, different cleanses, herbal extracts, etc. They were all good, but not enough to help me quickly every time I "slipped".
What worked best for me was the cure I was looking for my son - high quality therapeutic grade essential oils.
It made my life my easier and happier.
Mental attitude is the most important factor. Surely, what we eat and do affects our health. However, we get much more impacted by our subconscious and conscious thoughts.
- Re: Acne - Tried Candida Diet, Hulda... ericbakker
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This is a reply to # 2,050,831Finally a candida post that mentions the mind/body aspect of recovery! This is one thing I have stressed over and again in my candida book entitled Candida Crusher, that stress and your emotional state has a most profound effect on your immune system, and ultimately will govern the recovery time from candida. It's not just about a "perfect diet", baloney. It's not just about "the best kill pills", baloney too. It's about lifestyle (including diet) as an 80% factor in healing, and supplements and specialized foods account for 20%. At least that's my take on it.
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For topical help with your acne. Consider stopping your topicals and adding a few drops of an oil as a moisturizer:Specifically a HIGH LINOLEIC acid oil, to improve the linoleic content of your sebum (this makes sebum flowy and not sticky). People with Acne are often deficient in linoleic acid. Don't take my word for it, go search at acne.org and google linoleic acid deficiency and Acne (cystic and otherwise). Stop stripping your skin with pro-active and BP. Use warm water and a scrubby cloth and a gentle natural toner. Then moisturize with a few drops of HIGH LINOLEIC oil such as cold-pressed hemp seed, sunflower or safflower oil. This will help you fake it till you make it, internally, that is! Check out linoleic acid on acne.org. Be sure any oil you use has a high linoleic content or it wont work to clear acne. You need to use it for several months before you will notice a big difference. Protect your acid mantle. BP is harming your gut too. I can't use BP topically at ALL anymore as it totally inflames my gut/immune condition.
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- Re: Acne - Tried Candida Diet, Hulda... mimij67
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This is a reply to # 2,086,447No I don't know the woman that started the blog. She has lots of free ideas and suggestions. You do not have to buy her products to clear your skin!
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This is a reply to # 2,050,151I wrote the following few lines some times ago and those lines are the most important information that you were suppose to get from your doctor the very same day you were diagnosed!
People get Acne symptoms on their skin because they are hypersensitive to something.
Hypersensitivity does not always means an allergy.
There are 5 different hypersensitivity reactions, allergy being just one of those.
An allergy is IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reaction.
There are hypersensitivity reactions that are not IgE-mediated and can not be discovered by an IgE patch test or blood test.
People get those symptoms on their skin and those diagnoses because they are hypersensitive to something.
Hypersensitivity is a signature factor of almost all autoimmune disorders. What you are hypersensitive to is your symptom trigger! 2 people can have identical symptoms triggered by totally different triggers. Some triggers are under our control while other triggers may not be 100% controllable.
Diet, cosmetics, soaps, toothpaste, supplements and medications seem to be the potential triggers easiest to control.
How can you identify your triggers?
1. Watch when Acne appears !
2. Make a detail list of everything you ate and everything you touched (cosmetics, soaps, chemicals, foods etc) during the last 24-36-48 hours before the Acne started.
Some people, actually very few, may even react as late as 72 hours after exposure to a very specific food trigger.
Complete list you compose should contain all of your triggers, as long as you are able to compose a 100% complete list. Writing detail diary (everything you put into your mouth) every single day helps !
3. Make a new list every time there is a flare, if ever.
4. Cross-reference lists from the last several flares looking for possible common triggers.
5. Take a special note on the TOP 8, as up to 90% of people with skin symptoms react to the TOP 8.
Yes, you read it right! 90% of people react to at least one of the TOP 8!
That is hundreds of millions of people around the globe using corticosteroids for something triggered by the Top 8.
You are buying your disease at the grocery store, and you are not even aware of it !
The most common food allergens (and symptom triggers) (the Big 8) are
1. dairy, (all cow milk products belong to this category)
2. egg, ( eggs are also a common ingredient in vaccines )
3. wheat, ( includes wheat oil and wheat gluten added to many foods and also to vaccines)
4. soy, (includes soy oil and soy proteins added to many foods and also to vaccines)
5. peanuts, (includes peanuts oil added to many foods and also to vaccines)
6. tree nuts ( hazelnuts, walnuts, brazil nuts, macadamia, chestnuts etc)
7. fish
8. shellfish, shrimps, crabs
Allergic reactions or intolerance reactions can be caused by virtually any food and any cosmetic, but these 8 food groups are the cause of 90% of all food intolerance reactions and food allergic reactions.
Cow's milk is the most common trigger in children. Most formulas contain Cow's milk, and majority of mothers who breastfeed, drink milk.
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Beside food, people with skin disorders also often react to toothpaste, soaps, shampoos, cosmetics, laundry detergent, rubber, plastics, nickel, implants, mobile phones, shoes, clothes, bedsheets, dust, cat dander, dog dander, pollen etc.
Take a special note to liquid products containing MIT = methylisothiazolinone
The preservative – known as MI or MIT (methylisothiazolinone)– is used in a wide range of liquid products like shampoos, moisturisers and shower gels as well as make-up and baby wipes.
Experts say the chemical is second only to nickel in causing contact allergies.
Well-known products that contain MI found on sale in shops included "Nivea body lotion", "Wet Ones" and "Boots men's face wash".
Experts say incidents of allergies are occurring faster than they did to methyldibromo glutaronitrile, another preservative that was banned from use in cosmetics in 2005 after it was linked to an increase in eczema cases.
MIT belongs to a group of similar compounds called “isothiazolinones,” which also include the following chemicals:
Chloromethylisothiazolinone (CMIT)
Benzisothiazolinone (BIT)
Octylisothiazolinone (OIT)
Dichlorooctylisothiazolinone (DCOIT)
You'll find MIT and chemicals like it at low concentrations in most liquid “rinse-off” products.
How to avoid it ? Avoid using liquid products!
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Are there any other factors that can affect hypersensitivity ?
Stress makes body more hypersensitive, so people are more likely to react to milder sensitivities when under extreme stress.
For example, you are mildly sensitive to wheat. When living with no stress, you consume wheat every day, and you get no symptoms on yoir skin. But, 24 hours after a major stress situation (an exam at your school), skin symptoms appear. If you would have known that wheat is your mild trigger, you could have avoided wheat days before the exam, and you would have no symptoms on your skin. And, if you do not know, you just blame the stress.
The same is true for people who get the symptoms seasonally. Or during pregnancy.
Season, temperature, weather, climate, pregnancy, sleep or lack of it etc. may affect hypersensitivity of some people, so people are far more likely to react to milder sensitivities when under special weather conditions.
Hormones associated with menstrual cycle in women can also affect hypersensitivity in some individuals.
Some women know they get more symptoms before or during their menstruation. That is a sign of your body being more hypersensitive during those days.
Artificial hormones from IUD may have effect on some individuals.
Alcohol and Sugar consumption may make some people more hypersensitive due to depletion of DAO (diaminoxidase) and increase in the levels of histamine.
Not sleeping enough may make you more hypersensitive due to depletion of DAO and increase in the levels of histamine.
Negative emotions (depression, anxiety, fear, anger, worry etc) can make you more hypersensitive.
Positive emotions (love, joy, happiness, calmness, serenity etc ) can make you significantly less hypersensitive and more likely to tolerate mild triggers.
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Can an allergy test help discover you personal Seborrheic Dermatitis triggers ?
Maybe, if the test is positive. Negative allergy test is of no value for people with skin symptoms.
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Hypersensitivity reactions and allergies, are they the same ?
You can be hypersensitive to things without being allergic to things.
Gluten sensitivity is not an allergy (it is non-IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reaction).
Gluten sensitivity is not the same as wheat allergy. Wheat allergy is IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reaction. It is a true allergy.
Nightshade Sensitivity can be both an allergy (IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reaction) and an intolerance (NON-IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reaction)
Lactose intolerance is not an allergy (it is non-IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reaction).
Lactose intolerance is not the same as a milk or dairy allergy.
food intolerance is not an allergy (it is non-IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reaction).
Sulfite sensitivity is not an allergy!
Histamine sensitivity is not an allergy!
Salicylate sensitivity is not an allergy (it is non-IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reaction).
You can be sensitive to gluten without having celiac disease (non-celiac gluten sensitivity).
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