Eat This for Gorgeous Skin

I completely disagree with the potato comment. I eat potatoes several times a week and it has never caused an adverse reaction to my skin. I am often complimented on my complexion. I do eat fish but not in the quantity the writer suggests due to concerns of mercury. Moderation people. Potatoes get a bad rap. They are a staple in my diet. (and I am not obese)

oh yes....eat lots of bluefin tuna even though it'sslated for extinction by 2012 cuz gawd forbid should have a zit.

I suffered from acne since I was a kid. It became worse in my twenties and i suffered from cystic acne. I had heard eating dairy may increase breakouts so I cut out all dairy and replaced it with soy. I also started using Proactive. My acne got a little better at first but then persisted with painful, large welts. After doing some research about foods that stimulate the hormones that trigger oil production, mainly androgens, I discovered it was the soy that was causing my severe acne. Soy stimulates the production of androgens which increases oil production, which in turn increases pores getting clogged. I also took copious amounts of Lysine when I had a break out and noticed my healing time increased. Lysine blocks the effects of an amino acid called arginine, which is needed for the production of androgens. I stopped eating all soy products. Just about everything that is prepackaged is made with soy so it was difficult to stop eating it. But it really paid off. I have not had any breakouts in a year.

For anyone interested here is some of the evidence for what foods to limit if you have severe acne:

http://joe.endocrinology-journals.org/cgi/content/abstract/183/2/343

This study revealed that the amino acid arginine is necessary for production of androgens. Androgens like the hormone testosterone increase oil production which will clog pores. People with bad acne have a deficiency in clearing oil out of their pores. So when more oil is produced it creates more swelling. If you can stop more oil from being produced the swelling will decrease.

http://nutritiondata.self.com/foods-000089000000000000000.html

This is a list of foods highest in arginine, hence foods to avoid. You'll notice that most seafood, salmon included, is very high in arginine. I do not eat much salmon for this reason.

Other things I do are take a daily vitamin, use proactive, and I put ice on any part of my face that I feel may be swelling. I never use acne on-the-spot creams or ointments anymore. those things aggravate it.

I eat all i want and still maintain my weight by using a 'health purge'' technique i learned from a model.
First eat what you want...second go into the bathroom ...third, do a purge!...forth, go back eat all you want and then repeat.

Mahmed Saber, hi

Your glandular system - metabolism needs healthy fats to function properly - thats why hormones are thought to affect acne. Give the body what it needs and it will repair itself.

Eating lots of beta carotenes will help your skin glow like it's got a healthy tan. Researchers did a study on this, taking pictures of three groups, one that ate lots of beta carotene, a group that didn't eat them but suntanned and a third group that did neither. The group eating all the carrots and corn were preferred even over the suntanned group. I saw the pictures myself, and the carrot eaters did seem to have a healthy glow. So eat lots of carrots and your corn. :D

I love olive oil, extra virgin even better. It's great for many things. My daughter would get very dry, itchy scalp during the winter tried many different shampoos & didn't help until my mom told me to rub olive oil on her scalp and leave it on overnight, I do it once a week during the winter time and problem solved. Plus her hair looks great.

Water, water, and more water. Keeping yourself hydrated will also help your skin.
I was told by an expert that "women" never get enough water, ever.
One should drink half the weight in ounces in a 24 hr. period. Example 130 lb women
should be drinking 65 ounces of water in a 24 hr. period. The exception to this rule is,
you are more than 100 lbs. for what is considered normal for your age/size by
your physican.

It's an okay article. But I do not think there is anything wrong with the potato. I eat them more than a few times a week. Yeah, drop the white bread, pasta... It is an anomaly. It's something that developed out of people having money before they knew what it was for. Then through industrialization it was made available to the masses inexpensively. Sweats? Sugar in it's refined form is probably the worst drug on the planet. It's the foundational "gateway" drug. Avoid it. There's enough of it in any other food products unless you have a medical condition. As far as the spices. There great unless you have an allergy (Thai without the curry would not be Thai).

Good God, people.....eat what you like, eat when you're hungry, but eat in moderation and get normal exercise (and I don't mean joining a stinking gym...go for walks, clean your house, climb ladders to wash windows, etc.).
Everyone's so into thin that they look half dead!
It's sick to be able to count a person's ribs from 25 feet away...not attractive, sick!!
Get real, people, and quit trying to be somebody you're not.

is this NEWS?

isnt it great we can have a veriety of food. to think god created every single food ingredient. how boring would life be if everything tasted the same and it all looked the same. but thanks to god we have so many different kinds of looking food and all the different tastes are amazing.

run a search on extra virgin coconut oil....it is incredible

theres an old paperback book i read titled" the sugar blues" . it talks about what refined sugar really does to your body. although, i admit, a little sugar once in awhile is not bad, but people are'nt aware of the amounts hidden in their diets today. stick to whole natural food, proteins, veggies, and berries, some fruits you even have to be careful with. more than half the foods in a supermarket today are worthless. if they got rid of all the junk, the supermarkets would be small grocery store size, like they were many years ago.

Correction: White bread, pasta, potatoes, rice are complex carbohyrdrates not simple carbohydrates.

What if your allergic to all seafood? What do I do then?

now thanks to the chemtrails...we cant eat anything grown in the ground, so ax the fruits and veggies!

I grew up on this so called healthy food and still had terrible acne that required a doctor's intervention. As I grew older, I stuck to alot of these foods cuz I love salmon and tuna. I also eat more vegetarian type dishes when given a choice since I'm not a big meat and potato fan. Even though I'm older now, my skin changed as I grew up! I don't contribute any of this food to that cuz when I turned 40, the acne came back and I had to use special products to keep it under control. I think acne is in the genes as well as other health challenges some folks have. If we all eat in moderation and get some excercise, you will feel and look healthy and that's more important than flawless skin and getting into skinny jeans.

Good article- mangoes and yogurt are also great for your skin!