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My Daughter Has Severe Acne at Age 35. It Just Seems to Be the Worst I've Ever Seen. What Kind of Diet Can She Go on to Help?
What food would help clean out the body to cleanse and stop acne? It is so painful for me to look at her and I know she is trapped inside suffering. She has already had laser and it did nothing but cause her pain and suffering. What kind of diet is there to cleanse her system...?
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Diet for Severe Acne
Thank you for your question. Unfortunately there is no hard scientific data or magic diet that is supported. Adult acne is often hormonally related. In general eating healthy, keeping your insulin levels stable (by eating well) will contribute to clear skin. In addition, stress, picking at lesions, and using the wrong products can worsen acne and cause scarring. It is essential to seek out a board certified dermatologist who can prescribe a regimen including topical antibiotics, retinoids,...
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Re: Acne Treatment Through Diet
Theoretically, low carb diets can help improve acne. Adult acne is primarily caused by high levels of androgen hormones in the blood stream. And this will cause the oil producing sebaceous glands to get bigger and more active. Diets that are low on the glycemic index may help to facilitate a hormonal balance that would minimize her acne.
While this is a general approach, she could work more closely with a physician to see which specific foods are closely linked to her acne...
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Severe Acne How to Treat with Diet / Procedures
You can do a food diary. she could go on a allergen free or low allergen diet. This could be directed by an allergist. Then you can add foods to find out what is causing her breakouts one by one. this will identify what is promoting acne and then you can undergo an elimination diet to avoid those foods. It might not be an allergy but this could help. I would then max out her topical treatments: retin a, chemical peels lightly, clindagel spot treatments and oral antibiotics. If this doesn't...
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Diet and acne
Numerous studies have shown that dairy and high glycemic index carbohydrates can contribute to worsening acne.
Dairy products contain hormone precursors. Hair follicles contain all the necessary machinery to take these precursors and transform them into active hormones. Androgen (male-like) hormones play a significant role in acne.
High glycemic index carbohydrates, those that are easily converted into sugar in the blood stream, release insulin. We know that insulin...
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