I suffered from acne from my middle teens right up until my late twenties.
Nothing I used during all that time cured my acne, and I must have tried just about every over the counter treatment that was available.
Eventually, I stumbled upon food combining and followed these dietary principles.
What was so remarkable about this diet? I was eating foods that combined with each other.
That was important, because it meant my body could digest my food more efficiently, resulting in less waste and toxins in my body and less unused energy being stored as fat.
Secondly, my diet was naturally low in fat, even though some full fat foods such as butter were recommended in place of processed foods like margarine.
In fact all highly processed foods were strictly forbidden.
There were not many dairy products in the diet.
There was plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables, so it was high in dietary fibre and I also got all the vitamins and minerals my body needed.
Thirdly, I drank plenty of cold water each day as well as a glass of fresh fruit juice.
Out went refined carbohydrates including biscuits, cakes, chocolate, candy bars, colas and sodas and all breakfast cereals other than muesli.
Sugar was replaced with honey.
In came fresh food eaten in the correct combinations.
I was surprised at the results Within a week to ten days of starting to follow these dietary principles, I noticed three surprising things:
That is why it kept coming back.
I thought acne could be cured by lotions and creams applied to my skin.
That is what the pharmaceutical companies were saying, and I knew no different.
I did not know that my acne was primarily caused by an excess of hormones that my body was trying to eliminate through my skin, nor did I know that my body naturally eliminates waste through the skin.
I had no idea that acne was a condition which can respond very well to simple treatments such as having a healthy diet.
I know better now.
By changing my diet, I stumbled upon what, for me, was the cure for my acne.
Nothing I used during all that time cured my acne, and I must have tried just about every over the counter treatment that was available.
Eventually, I stumbled upon food combining and followed these dietary principles.
What was so remarkable about this diet? I was eating foods that combined with each other.
That was important, because it meant my body could digest my food more efficiently, resulting in less waste and toxins in my body and less unused energy being stored as fat.
Secondly, my diet was naturally low in fat, even though some full fat foods such as butter were recommended in place of processed foods like margarine.
In fact all highly processed foods were strictly forbidden.
There were not many dairy products in the diet.
There was plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables, so it was high in dietary fibre and I also got all the vitamins and minerals my body needed.
Thirdly, I drank plenty of cold water each day as well as a glass of fresh fruit juice.
Out went refined carbohydrates including biscuits, cakes, chocolate, candy bars, colas and sodas and all breakfast cereals other than muesli.
Sugar was replaced with honey.
In came fresh food eaten in the correct combinations.
I was surprised at the results Within a week to ten days of starting to follow these dietary principles, I noticed three surprising things:
- My acne went away, and has not come back;
- I had more energy; and
- My weight started to go down, even though I was consuming as many calories as I did on my "regular" diet.
That is why it kept coming back.
I thought acne could be cured by lotions and creams applied to my skin.
That is what the pharmaceutical companies were saying, and I knew no different.
I did not know that my acne was primarily caused by an excess of hormones that my body was trying to eliminate through my skin, nor did I know that my body naturally eliminates waste through the skin.
I had no idea that acne was a condition which can respond very well to simple treatments such as having a healthy diet.
I know better now.
By changing my diet, I stumbled upon what, for me, was the cure for my acne.