Change your diet if you have an Acne Problem

It seems like one time or another everybody has an acne problem. Some are more severe then others is the only difference. If you have a large zit, even if it's only one right on the tip of your nose, it's a major acne problem indeed for you. Even if it is only one pimple this changes the way you look and especially feel. 

When I was thirteen years old, I had what could be described as “ my acne problem.” This is an understatement of the year! I was a “pizza face” and I looked like the surface of the moon. I felt insecure all the time about my appearance and I was practically afraid to leave the house.

Of course, feelings of insecurity are a common part of adolescence but it's a difficult period of one's life. The body is changing and different hormones are racing through the blood stream. Suddenly, the adult world which is the real world, doesn't seem so far away. And for the first time I was starting to notice the ladies.

It was exactly that which made the acne problems so embarrassing. My friends, most of whom were also guys, didn't really care if I had acne or not. To them, all that mattered was that I still hung out to ride bikes and play video games and pickup football. But with the girls, it was another matter. It's just hard to feel confident at that age as it is, and even harder when you're not confident about your appearance.

At first, I used cleansers and exfoliation, but these only seemed to make the problem worse. I'd put on the cleanser and the skin would turn red and dry, and begin to peel. Now even the parts of my skin without acne looked puffy and irritated!

I begged my mom to take me to the doctor, but she insisted I was fine just the way I was. I sure didn't feel fine. Finally, she took me into the dermatologist. She barely looked at me, and handed me a prescription for my acne problem – a cream which I was supposed to put on my face. I took this to mean that it was a miracle cure-all, so effective in treating acne that it was obviously the right choice for everybody. And it did start working, almost immediately, but after a couple days, my skin problems were back, as bad as ever. I began to despair of ever finding a cure for my acne problem.

The strange thing is that, in all this time, no one had ever told me about the roll of nutrition in both causing and preventing acne. Fortunately, I had a friend who's mother was a nutritionist. Almost overnight when she was thirteen, she developed terrible acne – even worse than mine. Then, a week later, as if by magic, it was almost completely gone. I asked her what was her secret, and she told me – it was as simple as avoiding greasy foods, and eating lots of fresh fruits and vegetables. I was skeptical at first, but I figured it was worth trying.

I started eliminating all unhealthy foods from my diet. It took a lot longer than I thought, but I hung in there and stuck with it. Within a month, my acne problem was merely an acne inconvenience.

And a few short weeks after, they were gone. I really do not know if this solution will work for everyone but probably for some people even with a healthy daily diet the cleansers and medications are still very necessary. 

Word of wisdom on acne is that if it's making your life miserable, eating a well balanced and nutritious meals certainly does seem to work for many people.

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