Is it possible to know if my acne is caused by certain foods, without having to buy anything?
Of course it is possible. The only thing you need to do is to eliminate all types of food that can cause acne for a period of one to two weeks. During this period you should see a significant improvement in your skin condition and you should stick to this strict acne diet until your skin is completely clear, and then you have your proof.
Obviously you can continue maintaining this diet forever, but that can be very hard and also unnecessary. When your skin is completely clean, you can choose to make your own experiments or you can start adding ‘munch-foods’ that are the least ‘acne-causing’ to your diet, to the extend that you want your skin to be clean.
It makes a big difference that then you are in control about how clear you want your skin to be, and the acne does not rule your life any more.
Is there any acne free diet?
There is. You should try eating only the foods listed below for a period of at least two weeks ( don’t eat anything else):
• Eat a lot of well-ripened fresh fruits
• Have tomato-cucumber-avocado-chives salad covered with lots of additional virgin olive oil
• Consume some sashimi (that is sushi without rice) from fish that has not been in the freezer
These foods contain all nutrients you need. If you believe that your diet is low in a certain nutrient, then you are free to improve your diet by eating foods that contain very much of that specific nutrients.
A healthy diet for acne treatment should also involve appropriate intake of vitamins and elements that are beneficial in the process of acne treatment.
To achieve healthy skin choose foods that are rich in vitamin A. Natural vitamin A (or retinol) can be found in dairy products, liver, fish oils. You can also find it in plants, which is called beta carotene, for example orange and yellow vegetables or fruits. Vitamin A is essential for maintaining key tissues of your body. Maintain a diet rich in vitamin A consisting of abundant dark orange vegetables such as sweet potatoes and carrots, and dark green vegetables, for example kale and broccoli.
Consume foods that are rich in B vitamins, such as B-2 and B-3. These foods facilitate the conversion of calories into energy to improve metabolism. Moreover, these B vitamins in foods are important components of enzymes which assure and maintain basic skin function. Some best sources for obtaining B vitamins are eggs, fish, lean meats, avocados, green vegetables, lean meats, whole grains and peanuts.
You should take Vitamin E in order to protect your cells in the combat against free radicals. Vitamin E is a magnificent antioxidant that assists in the promotion of healthy skin and slows down the aging of your skin cells. Vitamin E rich foods are for example wheat, germ, vegetable oils, broccoli, peanuts, almonds, sunflower seeds, and hazelnuts.
Remember to include zinc in your everyday diet. Zinc is perfect for enhancing your immune system as well as for achieving general health. You can find zinc in such foods as turkey, seafood, eggs, mushrooms, whole grains, and nuts. Zinc mineral assists you in keeping elastin fibers and collagen which promote firmness in skin, and helps to decrease or even prevent wrinkles form occurring.
The final important mineral is selenium which is an antioxidant. Selenium is reported to reduce damages of ultraviolet lights. Researchers claim that selenium may be even able to prevent skin cancer. Selenium can be found in nuts, sesame seeds, wheat germ, mushroom, whole grains, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and tuna.
