I eat a gluten free, extremely limited diet that consists only of avocados, apples and berries and pomegranates, spinach and lettuce or any other vegtables, only ORGANIC plain yogurt or keifer with stevia and flax seeds/chia seeds, walnuts, almonds, sunflower kernels, beans and lentils (always rinsed and drained, added with sea salt and a little olive oil), quinoa, oily omega-3 rich fish such as salmon and sardines, sometimes chicken breasts, lean pork and wild game meats (my uncle goes hunting a lot). That’s basically it! I eliminated red meat, milk/cheese, sugar-induced fruits like papaya, mango, pineapple, potatoes of all kinds, rice, gluten, bread, obviously sugar, honey, and basically anything that tastes good. I’ve avoided trans fats/ processed foods for over 3 years!! I swear to god i have not eaten one piece of pizza, cake, a cookie, a scoop of ice cream, a candy bar, a soft pretzel, or whatever in that long of time. I feel depleted and exhausted. I limit my diet so damn much, i dont get it!! I’m a 15 year old female, 101 lbs and 5’4.5”. I must admit I’m underweight, and I have to blame that on eating salads with no dressing for years, day after day, twice. Right now I’m trying to put on weight, my acne has been the same. I wash my face every morning/night with a moisturizing kheils cleanser and use a kheils acne/photo-aging/scar kit. And that comes down to over $100 in skin care products!! I know I’m getting only the best. I HAVE TO SAY that my skin is pretty good, just not great. I have one zit on my forehead that’s like deep down in my skin, a few red bumps on my jawline, one on my upercheek, and some little colorless bumps on my left nose/ mouth area (like 5 microscopic bumps). But the thing is I have scars and it makes it look sooooooo much worse! Yeah sure, I can over up the scars perfectly with makeup but it still doesnt give me confidence because I can never leave the house with out my oil-free, salaiyic acid concealer. Does anyone have any sugestions? My mom is getting worried because I’m losing so much weight but I just can’t fill up my body with horrible processed foods. I seriously need help with my skin! I really could use anyone’s support or tips- I would apprecaite it so much! Thank you for whoever took the time to read this and whoever actually cares
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Acne isn’t just about diet – genetics play a role, too. Speak with a dermatologist, you’re not the first with this problem.
Acne is not necessarily diet caused, of course, diet also has partly, still have even if your life habit, have on time sleeping ah, mood not stable and so on. Or you could try some skin to taste, see this, perhaps help to you.
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genetics. But wow i should do what your doing…. NOW THATS COMMITMENT!
but red meat and milk/dairy products really should be in your diet
i reccomend accutane, it cures acne! look up pics on google. And all u do is take one pill a day!
Having acne means there is a hormonal imbalance that is going on to your body.
Maybe you are really sensitive to some skin care products, if it does not work for you. Try truly organic skin care products meant for acne prone skin.
Protein & fat is essential to good health.
Salads without fats means that no vitamins or minerals were ingested. Fats are required to make vitamins & minerals bioavailable so they can be incorporated into the body. Even cod liver oil is absorbed better if added to saturated fats.
The body requires protein & fats to regenerate skin. Unless adequate fuel calories are ingested, what protein is eaten is converted to fuel leaving no protein for cellular need & forcing the body to catabolize it’s own lean tissues for nutrition. There is no nutrition in fat stores, only energy.
If you are losing weight, then obviously you aren’t providing your body with enough nutrition to survive – the body can’t regenerate when you don’t even provide enough nutrition to generate. You’ll be lucky if bad skin is the only problem you are creating.
Angelina Jolie discussed her bad experiences with a vegan diet.
“I joke that a big juicy steak is my beauty secret,” said Jolie. “But seriously, I love red meat. I was a vegan for a long time, and it nearly killed me. I found I was not getting enough nutrition.”
This is not an uncommon complaint among former vegans; the limitations of the diet require extra diligence to make sure you get proper nutrients.
For optimal health, I advocate a low carb way of eating. As long as you have <9grams carbs per hour, you will maintain insulin control & shouldn’t gain weight, no matter the calories, because insulin (the ONLY fat storage hormone) isn’t activated.
I personally believe in using fat as fuel instead of carbohydrates. Fat is totally benign in the absence of insulin. There aren’t enough calories in vegetables & fruits to fuel the body, if you get enough calories from carbs to fuel the body, then you maintain an almost constant high insulin level with roller coaster blood glucose levels. I recommend fats from butter, coconut, olives, avocados, nuts, fish & meats, chia seeds & flax seeds.
When you restrict higher carb, lower nutrition foods, it becomes much easier to greatly increase vegetables in your diet. Change your mindset just adapt it to low carb -
replace bread with lettuce
replace pasta with cabbage
replace rice with cauliflower
replace potatoes with brocolli
High carb levels trigger insulin which unbalance other hormones, promote inflammation, weight gain, hunger. Controlling insulin levels will balance out other hormones and allow sex hormones (testosterone in men) & human growth hormone (HGH) to be produced naturally so lean muscle will be gained even without exercise. Any exercise will greatly increase muscle mass with high HGH levels.
Carbohydrates (sugar, flour, bread, cereal, pasta, potatoes, rice) trigger insulin, the fat storage hormone. Protein triggers the fat burning hormone, glucagon.
Highly nutritious foods you should consider: avocados, sardines, sprouts, spirulina, paprika, turnip greens, mustard greens, kale, garlic, brewers yeast, raw almonds, ground flax seeds & chia seeds.