A question about acne...

[Missy]

Hi everyone, I'm a newbie to this Protein Power woe, and I'm just thrilled at the food recipes allowable for this way of eating...but I'm finding that my face is breaking out more. I figure this is due to the quantity of cheese/dairy I seem to be eating. lol

I was wondering if anyone else noticed this too?

Lynn

[Gaelen]

Welcome in, Lynn...I haven't noticed any acne issues myself, but if you are eating a lot of eggs, acne can result from sensitivity to the aracnadoic (spelling?) acid in the eggs and in beef.

Meanwhile, glad to meet you.

[gator8me]

Hi Lynn ~ Actually I"ve found the opposite to be true. If I am faithful to eating on plan then I don't even have the once a month breakouts that I used to get. And I do eat alot of dairy. I would second Gaelen in saying maybe you should look at your egg consumption?

[Missy]

Thanks Gaelen and Gator!

I never gave that a thought. Eggs, huh? I've sure been eating those too!:eek: Not that I don't like them...but it's hard for me to get my protein in without those. I do have a protein powder drink in the morning many times just so I don't have to face those eggs each morning...lol. :cool:

Perhaps my system just has to get used to this new way of eating? So, I'll give it time. It's not horrible, but to me, it's noticable.

Thanks for your advise. I'm sure I'll have loads of questions in the future. I like this board, seems very informative and thoughtful. I like that it's focused on just this program.

Lynn

[gator8me]

Something else I just thought of as well.. Not sure how long you've been eating the PP way but... maybe the acne is a result of your body getting rid of all those impurities in your system. Especially if you are drinking alot of water. Just something else to think about! lol
Ally

[Missy]

Thanks Gator,

Your right, I thought of that too, that's why I'm going to give it some time. I also am going to take some really good fiber from Dr. Natura that will also help me detoxify.

I just was wondering if anyone else had this happening to them as well.

Lynn

[gator8me]

And don't forget that water! Drink drink drink drink!!! lol
Ally ;)

[bluefish]

wash your face whenever you acn and try avoiding the use of soap (or else try a neutal soap).
You must drink a lot of water about 4 litres a day to rinse your remove all excess toxins in your body.
You can also try to take some accutane (http://www.bbonlinepharmacy.com/product/175/accutane-isotretionin-roaccutane/) or some differin gel (http://www.differin.com). Any two should work. Yuu can also try multivitamins or omega3 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega-3_fatty_acid) (or some fish oil derivatives) which are excellent for the skin.
The ideal solution would be your going to the seaside :razz:

[Missy]

Thanks Bluefish! My acne problem has totally cleared up! It obviously was detoxing! Thanks for your suggestions! :D

Seaside sounds LOVELY!