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Originally Posted by Jonathan Browne  I think the metabolic typing diet only works for people because they are encouraged to stay away from processed foods. Processed foods are the real culprit in acne and many other health disorders. Your ratio of carbs, fat, and protein has little to do with acne. Your ratio of these is determined by your level of activity. If your trying to build muscle, your going to really need to eat at the minimum 100 grams of protein a day. If your like most people though as long as you stay away from proccessed foods and are eating enough calories and the proper amount of nutrients, your gonna be fine.
For optimal health though, not just clear skin, I really think the raw food diet is the best diet you could have. Eat primarily raw vegetables and fruits for a significant amount of time and you will notice a dramatic health increase. The best thing to do is just stay away from possibly toxic foods like gluten, lactose, and soy, as well as anything heavily processed.
Of course, healthy clear skin also involves a lot more than this guy is talking about. It involves hygeine, as well as the complex emotional issues that lead people to pick at their face.
As for antibiotics. Sure, they might clear up your skin. They will also be disasterous for your overall health. |
I tried going on a lot of different diets before the metabolic typing diet and all of them worked to some extent, but none of them got me completely clear like metabolic typing did.
I am a very strong protein type...basically I have carnivore genes. Eating lots of meat, raw dairy products and very low carbs cleared my skin up like no other diet did before. And not only that...now I never get sick, which is great. I literally haven't had a single cold or flu in over 2 years.
Other people though are carbo types which do very well on vegetarian-ish diets, high in cabs, low in animal products. When I eat like this I unfortunately get sick and start breaking out...not good.
Other people are somewhere inbetween, mixed types.
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Originally Posted by beautyscientist Thanks for replying. I am being very curious because I am really interested in just how diet and acne are related. When you say the wrong foods - what would you say is the easiest way to provoke an attack of acne? |
For me, gluten is by far the worst trigger. I think gluten is pretty bad for most people (it's in wheat, rye, barley and most oats).
Carbs in general are also a problem for me, but that's because I'm a protein type.
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Originally Posted by mplatts jesse great series of articles. so good i linked to them from my site |
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