We see acne almost as a right of passage that shows up during teen years. But we also all eat the same awful diet, with few exceptions.
We may look around and think someone has great genetics and it's so unfair. A comforting thought to say it's out of our control, but also a disempowering one.
So why not see acne as a result of a lifestyle, something within your control, and change that lifestyle? You can even do the "shopping cart" experiment. Patterns pop up pretty fast on what lifestyle leads to a healthy body.
But if you're ready to start without needing to be convinced, I'll start with long-term solutions, and then add a few emergency solutions for quick results.
We may look around and think someone has great genetics and it's so unfair. A comforting thought to say it's out of our control, but also a disempowering one.
So why not see acne as a result of a lifestyle, something within your control, and change that lifestyle? You can even do the "shopping cart" experiment. Patterns pop up pretty fast on what lifestyle leads to a healthy body.
But if you're ready to start without needing to be convinced, I'll start with long-term solutions, and then add a few emergency solutions for quick results.
Even if I had a magical cream that made acne disappear, I wouldn't use it.
It's too crucial a clue to things going on inside.
Anytime your skin is taxed, your liver is too. If your liver is taxed, so is your digestive system, that relies on your liver. Acne is a great reminder that it's time to buckle down and eat fresh foods from the garden or farmer's market. Even then, it's important to eat the plants whole whenever possible--peels, seeds, and roots are rich in nutrients. But most don't eat the peel on a carrot. Why? It's too bitter.
How many people do you know who eat not only keep the bitter peels but even add bitter greens to their meals? Know anyone who says, "I've been craving bitters, think I'll snack on dandelion leaves"?
Likely you're hard pressed to find anyone who eats dandelions, let alone black cumin or bitter melon.
Step one to clear skin is start eating bitters. If you're behind enough, you may even want to go on a juice fast. From time to time I'll drink dandelion greens only.
Step two is trading out the bad fats for good ones. Sorry but foods fried in cheap, ultra-refined GMO oils is going to be hard on your skin. So is heavily roasted/damaged nuts (or legumes like peanuts or cocao). Add processing, like letting cocao go moldy before roasting it, then adding a ton of sugar makes chocolate an instant zit factory. Same with peanut butter.
But if you just cut out the bad fats, you leave a gap in your diet--one that's essential to satiation. So make sure to START eating raw nuts, like pecans, walnuts, cashews, pistachios as well as seeds like chia, sunflower, pumpkin, and more.
And if you are going to fry something, choose 100% cold-pressed virgin olive oil, coconut oil, grape seed oil, and avocado oil. Make sure you choose a reputable brand. Some cheat, adding a little of the real oil to overprocessed, undernourished GMO's and then label it as if it was the real deal.
Step Three Phase out bad, concentrated, processed sugar. I full on consider it a drug. Upgrade from whatever level you've been on and you'll see changes in your skin. The bigger the change, the better the results.
How many people do you know who eat not only keep the bitter peels but even add bitter greens to their meals? Know anyone who says, "I've been craving bitters, think I'll snack on dandelion leaves"?
Likely you're hard pressed to find anyone who eats dandelions, let alone black cumin or bitter melon.
Step one to clear skin is start eating bitters. If you're behind enough, you may even want to go on a juice fast. From time to time I'll drink dandelion greens only.
Step two is trading out the bad fats for good ones. Sorry but foods fried in cheap, ultra-refined GMO oils is going to be hard on your skin. So is heavily roasted/damaged nuts (or legumes like peanuts or cocao). Add processing, like letting cocao go moldy before roasting it, then adding a ton of sugar makes chocolate an instant zit factory. Same with peanut butter.
But if you just cut out the bad fats, you leave a gap in your diet--one that's essential to satiation. So make sure to START eating raw nuts, like pecans, walnuts, cashews, pistachios as well as seeds like chia, sunflower, pumpkin, and more.
And if you are going to fry something, choose 100% cold-pressed virgin olive oil, coconut oil, grape seed oil, and avocado oil. Make sure you choose a reputable brand. Some cheat, adding a little of the real oil to overprocessed, undernourished GMO's and then label it as if it was the real deal.
Step Three Phase out bad, concentrated, processed sugar. I full on consider it a drug. Upgrade from whatever level you've been on and you'll see changes in your skin. The bigger the change, the better the results.
