There are Many conflicting theories about an anti-acne diet.
Many doctors ignore this matter
completely, while a lot of magazines
offer "perfect" and
"100% sure" acne diets.
Where's the truth? Is there any
diet that can really cure acne?
Theoretically, it is possible
that a diet can affect this disease.
Since the underlying cause of
acne is hormonal instability,
we can try to repair it by constructing
a diet that will stimulate the
production of certain hormones
and reducing the quantity of others.
However for practical reasons
it is very difficult to create
a working anti-acne diet. Some
food has to be eaten in such quantity
to have an effect that it is simply
impossible to do that. Some kinds
of food should be avoided because
of acne, but have to be eaten
because of the nutritional value.
And, let's face it, sometimes
acne is so severe that no diet
could help.
Tips and guidelines
While it's not practical to create
a complete anti-acne diet, there
are a few tips and guidelines
you can follow.
1. Avoid any androgenic hormones
in your food. Androgenic hormones
tell your skin's oil glands just
how much sebum or skin oil to
excrete. DHEA, testosterone, androstenedione
should be avoided at all cost
- all of them are known to increase
the symptoms of acne. Your diet
should be completely hormone-free,
or as close to it as possible.
2. Don't drink an excessive amount
of milk when you have acne. There
are lots of hormones in milk of
pregnant cows, and that is the
majority of marketed milk and
dairy products. If you reduce
the quantity of milk in your diet,
you will probably minimize the
amount of hormones you intake.
Progesterone, 5-alpha reduced
steroids, and other steroid hormones
when digested can break down into
DHT, the final molecule that turns
on the oil cells in the skin.
3. If you suffer from acne, think
about increasing the quantity
of fish in your diet. Most fish
has very important omega-3 oils
that improve health of your skin.
4. It is said that Vitamin E may
sometimes worsen acne symptoms,
so avoiding it in your diet may
help you get rid of the disease.
However, there are no hard facts
to support for that idea.
5. Avoid sugar. It is known to
increase the symptoms of acne.
6. Don't expect miracles. No anti-acne
diet can cure the disease by itself.
You are unlikely to eat yourself
free of acne, but good eating
habits and a healthy lifestyle
will certainly help
Mark Walters presents advice on
acne treatments and remedies from
Web site http://www.AcneRescue.com
