There are studies stating that poor nutrition is not proven
to cause acne. This is true. However, it's also true that our bodies do not all
respond to abuse in the same way. Some people spend years eating junk food and
become depressed. Others suffer from high blood pressure as the result of their
poor eating habits. Still others may have headaches, joint pains, or diabetes.
But it's very possible that instead of these problems, you got acne. Everyone
suffers difference consequences, but no one can abuse their body and get away
with it.
Since it's likely that your diet has something to do with
your acne, here are 4 diet tricks you can use to tip the biological scales in
your favor - and against acne production.
Many people believe they can make up for the junk in their
diet by eating healthy stuff too. This is incorrect. When it comes to
nutrition, what you don't eat is actually more important than what you do.
"Clear For Life" author Seppo Pausa sums this up with an excellent
analogy: "this is like thinking you can make a rotten tomato taste good by
adding more spices to it." The maximum acne-fighting effect will be achieved
by consuming more fibrous and healthy foods while also eating less junk. At
least for now, get out of your body's way and let it do its job!
2. Drink water throughout the day
Water acts as a natural cleansing agent, sweeping through
the body and helping to clear out toxins and waste. For this reason, you might
want to consider carrying a water bottle, drinking, and re-filling it
throughout the day. In conjunction with the 3 steps discussed above, a steady
supply of water will aid your body's
natural healing mechanisms and make it
easier to break up the chemical reactions causing your acne.
Another common cause if acne is a fiber deficiency. Fiber is
what helps your digestive system filter toxins out of your body, including
those which cause acne. A diet low in fiber and high in junk food is especially
worse. In this scenario, you are adding more junk and toxins to your body
without having the resources (fiber) to filter any of it out. This is not good
from an acne standpoint. A partial solution is to start consuming more fiber.
Apples, bananas, celery, and whole grains are excellent sources of fiber. You
can also get fiber in pill form as a supplement, but it's generally better to
get nutrients from the food they naturally occur in.
4. Take a fish oil supplement
What is acne? At a biological level, acne is chronic,
low-grade inflammation. Inflammation is one of the body's natural responses to
injury. However, it is meant to be an acute response; that is, one that occurs
for a small period of time, in response to a specific problem, then stops
happening. Acne, conversely, is chronic inflammation that continues happening
over and over again. It is your face's way of over-reacting to every little
problem and impurity in your skin. Well, one
natural way to fight inflammation
is fish oil. The Omega-3 fatty acids in fish oil acts as a natural deterrent to
inflammation and, in conjuction with the other tips, should help to reduce
acne.