If you’ve suffered from acne for more than 5 years you’ve probably heard of FreeAcneBook.com site. It’s a site many people went for natural acne cure advice before acne blogs and YouTube channels became popular. Like the name implies, it contains a ‘book’ that tells you how to get over acne with diet. And it’s … Read more
Is the combined assault of processed food and thousands of chemicals in the environment too much for your liver to handle? Could over burdening your liver cause acne? And could you get clear by cleansing and supporting it? That’s what many alternative and natural health practitioners claim. In this post we are going to examine … Read more
Recent research in JAMA Dermatology stated that isotretinoin (Accutane) does not cause inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This finding contradicts the conclusions of earliest studies, which suggested that the drug could cause gut problems. Recent Study Shows No Connection Between Accutane and IBD The study, published in September, compared 1,078 patients who had been diagnosed with … Read more
Gluten, a substance found in wheat and many other food products, has been a health industry “bad guy” for the past several years. Scientists and nutritionists have claimed that non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) can cause everything from gut problems to brain problems to skin problems. And the health industry has responded by promoting gluten-free products, … Read more
If anyone still claims diet causing acne is a myth, a recently published study puts another nail to that coffin. This is going to be a rather short post since the paper is in Russian and I can only write based on the English abstract. Fortunately, the abstract covers the main findings, which I duly … Read more
In comments to one of the earlier posts someone asked what kind of diet I follow. This post is a reply to that comment. I don’t usually like to write about what I eat. Because what works for me may be a complete disaster for someone else, and I don’t want anyone to copy my … Read more
Let me just get right to it without mincing words. Those home remedies you use to treat acne. They may not be as harmless as you’ve been led to believe. Many acne home remedies use foods that make the skin excessively sensitive to sunlight. If you are not aware of this, you could end up … Read more
It’s here. The day we’ve all been dreading. Recently published double-blinded study shows chocolate causes acne. The researchers showed that a single binge of chocolate increased the number of pimples by whopping 169% in a matter of days. The role of chocolate in acne has been controversial, to say the least. In 1969 Fullerton and … Read more
Have you heard there’s a natural vaccine for acne? I hadn’t, until a reader emailed me asking about it. His mom had bought what she believed to be a natural vaccine for acne from a local drug store. My reader thought it sounded fishy and asked me about it. He was right to be skeptical. … Read more
Chemicals can be dangerous and it’s only prudent to be wary of them. But just like with chocolate, too much of a good thing can be bad for you. A recent email I got from a reader provides a nice example. Here’s the relevant part of the email: I’ve been looking through the five topical … Read more