Acne Cure Website

[Andrew Michaels]

Hey guys. I run a raw food website, and I just added a page about a natural acne cure. I was wondering if you'd take a look at it and let me know what you think. If you were/are suffering from acne, what would you think of the page? Would you consider it? General Thoughts?

Check it out here.

Thanks for your time.

[lasti]

Hey Andrew, I liked your article very much! What you say sounds logical. I also think that the big majority of diseases is caused by poeple harming themselves.

[Rockchick26]

i'm skeptical of other acne products,ever since i started using Proactiv which was a MIRACLE cure for me. I tried this other stuff that as all natural/organic and it was HORRIBLE,i completely broke out so bad within a few days of using it. Nothing but Proactiv for me,ever again!

[lasti]

Originally Posted by Rockchick26

i'm skeptical of other acne products,ever since i started using Proactiv which was a MIRACLE cure for me. I tried this other stuff that as all natural/organic and it was HORRIBLE,i completely broke out so bad within a few days of using it. Nothing but Proactiv for me,ever again!

It's good that you've found something that works for you. But I think Andrew is talking about ways to avoid the cause of acne and not to avoid the symptoms. And that's actually a better approach because the symptoms just show you that there is something wrong you (for example with your diet). If you just cure the symptoms but not the cause there is still something wrong with you.

[ThoughtAddict]

Insightful article. I think you're quick to dismiss the role genes can have. A good example: I have a friend who has absolutely perfect skin. She's had a total of 3 pimples that I've ever noticed. Her diet consists of fast food, large amounts of highly processed sugars, huge amounts of red meat and cheese, and the occasional vegetable thrown in for flavor or bits of fruit to flavor ice cream. Yet somehow she has perfect skin and a tiny waist...

Another friend in that group is a raw foods vegan who still has issues with acne and can't lose a pound to save her life.

Diet and environment are important, but they can't be the whole picture.

[uberinquisitive]

It sounds like you personally had a lot of luck with food choices - but a sizeable segment of the population has had success with creams and pills and dermatologist visits.

Another section of the population (like me) eats take-out Chinese everyday and tons of ice cream and chocolate - and has flawless skin. Everyone knows someone who eats whatever and still has gorgeous skin. Putting all your eggs into the raw food basket therefore undermines the sites' credibility.

Acne.org is one of the most popular and reliable sites I know of for those who suffer from acne. The messageboards encourage discussion of lots of different types of treatment. It also has a wide range of people who have tried different methods with varying degrees of success.

Instead of promising that raw foods is THE cure for acne (which it is not), it would be better if you offered it as a possible solution for those who have unsuccessfully tried traditional methods.

[dulaney0330]

Originally Posted by Andrew Michaels

Hey guys. I run a raw food website, and I just added a page about a natural acne cure. I was wondering if you'd take a look at it and let me know what you think. If you were/are suffering from acne, what would you think of the page? Would you consider it? General Thoughts?

Check it out here.

Thanks for your time.

When I suffered from severe acne, I tried many products and went the the site you provided. I noticed a difference when I stopped eating junk foods but it was not significant. After years of products that failed, I went to my dermatologist who prescribed a sulfur wash and trention cream. I am so glad I went because my acne has disappeared by 99%!

[Andrew Michaels]

Originally Posted by uberinquisitive

It sounds like you personally had a lot of luck with food choices - but a sizeable segment of the population has had success with creams and pills and dermatologist visits.

Another section of the population (like me) eats take-out Chinese everyday and tons of ice cream and chocolate - and has flawless skin. Everyone knows someone who eats whatever and still has gorgeous skin. Putting all your eggs into the raw food basket therefore undermines the sites' credibility.

Acne.org is one of the most popular and reliable sites I know of for those who suffer from acne. The messageboards encourage discussion of lots of different types of treatment. It also has a wide range of people who have tried different methods with varying degrees of success.

Instead of promising that raw foods is THE cure for acne (which it is not), it would be better if you offered it as a possible solution for those who have unsuccessfully tried traditional methods.

I certainly don't dispute the fact that some people can eat anything and not have acne. But that is despite, not because of their diet and lifestyle. Some will not die of heart attacks despite eating horribly as well. It doesn't change the fact that over 1/3rd of the population will die of heart disease, strokes, and other problems that brought on my clogged arteries- which is caused my high levels of dietary fat.

And I certainly don't dispute that some have success with pills and creams, but those things are addressing a symptom of ill health, not routing out the underlying cause of the disease.

And I offer raw foods as a cure for acne because I know it will work. I'm love to talk to anyone who has acne after a few months on the diet I prescribe. I'm so confident in it because living and eating healthfully are not a "cure" that will kill of a symptom, but the cure that will end its cause.

[Andrew Michaels]

Originally Posted by dulaney0330

When I suffered from severe acne, I tried many products and went the the site you provided. I noticed a difference when I stopped eating junk foods but it was not significant. After years of products that failed, I went to my dermatologist who prescribed a sulfur wash and trention cream. I am so glad I went because my acne has disappeared by 99%!

I just posted that site last night. You couldn't have gone to it and tried it out? Or do you mean you just went to it last night and are talking about cutting out junk food previously?

Junk food is by no means enough. You need to totally change your diet to one that includes only raw fruits and vegetables. If you're eating cooked food, and especially meat, dairy and eggs, you're unlikely to see too much of a change. The changes can take months even on a good diet.

[Andrew Michaels]

Originally Posted by lasti

Hey Andrew, I liked your article very much! What you say sounds logical. I also think that the big majority of diseases is caused by poeple harming themselves.

I agree. Thanks for the feedback.

[dulaney0330]

Originally Posted by Andrew Michaels

I just posted that site last night. You couldn't have gone to it and tried it out? Or do you mean you just went to it last night and are talking about cutting out junk food previously?

Junk food is by no means enough. You need to totally change your diet to one that includes only raw fruits and vegetables. If you're eating cooked food, and especially meat, dairy and eggs, you're unlikely to see too much of a change. The changes can take months even on a good diet.

I meant that I saw a site similar to that months ago. No, it is impossible for me to eradicate all meat and diary from my diet since I am lift weights and I exercise. All I am saying is that my vitamin A cream (also good for aging) and sulfur wash worked for me.

[Andrew Michaels]

Originally Posted by dulaney0330

I meant that I saw a site similar to that months ago. No, it is impossible for me to eradicate all meat and diary from my diet since I am lift weights and I exercise. All I am saying is that my vitamin A cream (also good for aging) and sulfur wash worked for me.

I'm glad that you found something that works, but I want to point out that I exercise like crazy. I run 6 miles a day, do yoga, and I know many raw foodists who are body builders. Check out Charlie Able

Meat and dairy are far from necessary when maintaining muscle.

Best to you,
-Andrew

[dulaney0330]

Originally Posted by Andrew Michaels

I'm glad that you found something that works, but I want to point out that I exercise like crazy. I run 6 miles a day, do yoga, and I know many raw foodists who are body builders. Check out Charlie Able

Meat and dairy are far from necessary when maintaining muscle.

Best to you,
-Andrew

Works for you, great. Just not my cure. We're all different.

[ilovetoday]

Originally Posted by Rockchick26

i'm skeptical of other acne products,ever since i started using Proactiv which was a MIRACLE cure for me. I tried this other stuff that as all natural/organic and it was HORRIBLE,i completely broke out so bad within a few days of using it. Nothing but Proactiv for me,ever again!

I know of friends that got the same results with proactive so I tried it out and I reacted really badly to it, my face and neck are really sensitive to certain face washes-probably a single ingredient inside them all. I had a bright red neck and in patches on my face it was really obvious then it dried up and got all scabby then flaked for three days- and I had to go to work... then for a week afterwards the skin was all rough. I had fingers crossed that it would be my miracle cure also. Guess not...

[Erock]

Originally Posted by uberinquisitive

It sounds like you personally had a lot of luck with food choices - but a sizeable segment of the population has had success with creams and pills and dermatologist visits.

Another section of the population (like me) eats take-out Chinese everyday and tons of ice cream and chocolate - and has flawless skin. Everyone knows someone who eats whatever and still has gorgeous skin. Putting all your eggs into the raw food basket therefore undermines the sites' credibility.

Acne.org is one of the most popular and reliable sites I know of for those who suffer from acne. The messageboards encourage discussion of lots of different types of treatment. It also has a wide range of people who have tried different methods with varying degrees of success.

Instead of promising that raw foods is THE cure for acne (which it is not), it would be better if you offered it as a possible solution for those who have unsuccessfully tried traditional methods.

Agreed. I eat extremely healthy and still have acne. I've been on the acne.org regimen for awhile now and the results have been fantastic.

Erock

[Rockchick26]

Originally Posted by lasti

It's good that you've found something that works for you. But I think Andrew is talking about ways to avoid the cause of acne and not to avoid the symptoms. And that's actually a better approach because the symptoms just show you that there is something wrong you (for example with your diet). If you just cure the symptoms but not the cause there is still something wrong with you.

I see what youre saying,cuz that is definately true with a lot of things. but if that was the problem why didnt i have acne when i was 5 years old? My diet was basically the same then as when i started getting acne (around 12). And why hasnt it cleared up since (i am now 35) but my diet is completely different now.

And explain how everyone in my household ate the exact same things but then only i got acne,out of my whole family? I dont beleive its the diet at all. I've heard that myth debunked more times than i can remember.

[Rockchick26]

Originally Posted by ThoughtAddict

Insightful article. I think you're quick to dismiss the role genes can have. A good example: I have a friend who has absolutely perfect skin. She's had a total of 3 pimples that I've ever noticed. Her diet consists of fast food, large amounts of highly processed sugars, huge amounts of red meat and cheese, and the occasional vegetable thrown in for flavor or bits of fruit to flavor ice cream. Yet somehow she has perfect skin and a tiny waist...

Another friend in that group is a raw foods vegan who still has issues with acne and can't lose a pound to save her life.

Diet and environment are important, but they can't be the whole picture.

I totally agree. I also knew a friend with perfect skin,and get this; she never washed her face! I was told to wash mine AT LEAST twice a day by my dermatologist and here she gets to never wash her face yet her skin is perfect! grrr LOL

[Anna Conlan]

Hi Andrew,

I read your website about a week ago and decided to commit to a mostly raw diet for a month, just to see whether it would make any difference to the acne I've had on my face and upper body for the last nine months.

I've been eating raw fruit, veg, nuts, seeds and a bit of brown rice here and there.

It's been just over a week and the acne has cleared up and healed, really quickly. Its amazing how quick.

So obviously it was something I was eating that wasn't agreeing with me. Or possibly just that I was deficient in something. Or both. I feel amazing and I'm going to continue eating like this.

Anna

[Andrew Michaels]

I'm so happy that you've had success Anna.

My skins cleared up in a similar way when I made the switch. Great, isn't it? And without the need for medication or creams, it feels all the better.

Thanks for letting me know about your progress, and I hope you enjoy your diet.

Originally Posted by Anna Conlan

Hi Andrew,

I read your website about a week ago and decided to commit to a mostly raw diet for a month, just to see whether it would make any difference to the acne I've had on my face and upper body for the last nine months.

I've been eating raw fruit, veg, nuts, seeds and a bit of brown rice here and there.

It's been just over a week and the acne has cleared up and healed, really quickly. Its amazing how quick.

So obviously it was something I was eating that wasn't agreeing with me. Or possibly just that I was deficient in something. Or both. I feel amazing and I'm going to continue eating like this.

Anna