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This isn’t an ad or promotion for a lotion or a drug to reduce acne. I know there are many such companies that would love to keep their skin care products selling. But, here is one simple truth that your dermatologist would rather not share about how to reduce, and maybe eliminate acne.

Acne is an inside problem, not an outside one. This epiphany alone could remake your whole idea of health.

It is a reflection of an imbalance in

• Diet
• Hormones
• Cleanliness (not what you think)

Let’s start with some basics. The skin is your largest organ and as such, has an important role. It serves many purposes from protection to temperature regulation to even vitamin D production.

There is one unique feature that gets lost sometimes in the hoopla over diet. The skin needs fats to be healthy. It is the fat layer that makes it water repellant and helps regulate what comes in or stays out.

A large quantity of “partially hydrogenated oil” actually can make your cell membranes dumb.It creates chinks in the armor. It takes work and label reading to stay away from these toxic oils, but it is very much worth it. It you want to add vibrance and life to your skin, add some omega-3 fatty acids.

The skin also serves as a secondary detoxifying organ,

which means the more junk foods you put in, the harder it is on your body to get rid of. The crud will get pushed out your skin if you eat, breathe, or drink more toxins than your liver and kidneys can get rid of.

If you decrease the sugar intake alone from soda, most people can make tremendous strides. Sugar is the most common culprit in acne.

Keeping a clean diet will go a long way.

On that same note, drinking water will help flush the extra junk through your system. Think of it this way, you don’t wash your car with soda.

The hardest one to control for is a hormonal imbalance. This is often a contributing factor, and not necessarily the main factor. The hormonal imbalance is often accentuated by nutritional deficiencies, especially a low-fat diet.

Huh?

No fat, no hormones.

Hormones are made from fats, and the more good fats you have in your diet the easier it is for your body to make the hormones it needs.

Some simple steps:

1. Eat a more organic diet.
2. Stop sugar intake, especially soda.
3. Eat good clean fats / oils.
4. Less junk food overall

Some basic supplements we use:

1. Wheat Germ oil-from Standard Process
2. Zymex -from Standard Process
3. Catalyn -from Standard Process
4. Flax oil or cod liver oil, or Tuna oil

If you want more info about how or why I use these, just leave a comment.

You can also call our order line 612-BE-GREAT

or send me a quick email.

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