Acne Diet Development: Creating the Diet that is Right for Your Skin and Your Stomach
An acne diet is a very interesting idea. Who hasn’t heard that eating chocolate may make you break out. Just about everyone has. So instead of causing a break out, you could prevent it by watching what you eat.
However, an acne diet can be hard to create for a large number of people. This type of diet is highly personal since is is based on each individual’s response to foods. Progress, for the most part, will be trial and error. Observe and make note of any changes in your skin. Write a journal. You might even try taking pictures with your cameral a few times a week. When your skin clears, continue on the diet you were on at the time.
Here are some simple rules to get you started on an acne diet:
* Take in a lot more protein - Some dermatologists believe that protein is associated with clearer skin. They believe this because protein has an enzyme in it that limits oil production. Oily skin seems to be extremely prone to breakouts.
* Don’t eat carbs - Don’t cut yourself off completely. But you should keep them limited to about 40 percent of your diet. Carbohydrates contain compounds that stimulate oil production. For this reason common knowledge indicates that junk food causes acne. In reality junk food just has a high carb content.
* Green tea is a must - If at all possible try to drink the real stuff. The kind of green tea that you brew is the best kind. But, if you really don’t like it, the natural green tea drinks will work. Green tea will limit the creation of androgen. Breakouts have been known to be caused by a hormone called androgen.
* 4. Limit your salt intake - Iodine is usually found in salt. This is the reason we usually call table salt “iodized salt.” Of course for some people with acne, iodine can cause big breakouts.
It is very important to watch what you eat and put on your face. If you have acne you are probably already more aware than most people of the ingredients in your beauty products. Use oil free moisturizers and organic skin care products. These being the least likely to aggravate your skin. You might want to start buying mineral makeup, that is if you wear makeup. Dermatologists are under the belief that mineral makeup can fully help alleviate your acne problems while enhancing the results of your acne diet.