Chocolate has a long history in the acne diet debate. It was subject of the first study that created the ‘diet doesn’t affect acne’ myth. Before that dermatologists frequently prescribed chocolate restriction to acne patients. Now, a small study claiming drastic increase in acne after eating chocolate fuels the controversy. So could it be? Could chocolate really … Read more
Tea drinkers are big losers. With that I of course mean that 80% or more of the antioxidants in tea are wasted. That’s nothing short of a disaster, if you drink green tea for acne or other health reasons. Because antioxidants are where all the health action is. We have two problems at our hands. … Read more
It’s true. That creamy deliciousness that we all love with our cereal, our baked goods, or even by itself. There is now substantial evidence that milk causes acne, especially in those who drink more milk than usual. Studies have become so prominent that Nestle even published a critical report implying they need to produce milk … Read more
Something different and shorter today. I want to share with you this little personal story that happened to me over the past week. It’s as anecdotal as it gets, so don’t take this as proof of anything, just an interesting tidbit. So last weekend we went for a short trip with my wife. Just a … Read more
Sugar and spice and all things nice may be what little girls are made of. But we can equally say, milk and sugar and all things sweet, that’s what little pimples are made of. Leaving poetics behind, we come to the point of this post. Does sugar cause acne? The short answer is yes, and … Read more
Diet doesn’t cause acne. How often you’ve heard that? For several decades now dermatologists have scoffed at suggestions that diet causes acne and insisted that it’s just a myth. While they believed to be riding the high horse of science, in reality they’ve been cruising with lowly donkey of dogmatism. And now the real myth … Read more
Bodybuilders know that big muscles are built with whey protein. But there’s a catch. For some people, whey protein also causes acne. All the hours and hard work you put in at the gym to make yourself look good – and you are left with a face full of pimples. Fortunately, there are protein supplements … Read more
Much has been said about the benefits of omega-3 fatty acids. Not enough has been said about where to get them. This post fixes that. Little by little industrial food production methods have stripped omega-3 fats from our foods. With their role in health becoming more evident people are demanding them and the food industry … Read more
The human body is amazingly complex, and every day it shows just how little we know about it. Case in point, a recent study that looked at the role of excitotoxins in gut problems. Cheers to Dr. Briffa for reporting about it. The researchers took a group of fibromyalgia who also had irritable bowel syndrome … Read more
There’s a good reason to believe gut health is linked to skin health. Gut problems are more common in acne patients, and treating those reduces acne. With the why out of the way we should turn to how. What are the gut problems that aggravate acne and how we can treat them? I spent the … Read more