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Acne in the mainstream news:

Bloomberg: Medicis in $160 million boron-related acne treatment deal

New York Times: The Claim: Sugar in the Diet Can Lead to Acne

Washington Post: Acne, Accutane, and Suicide Risk

Teens, Adults Take Dim View of Kids with Acne

Washington Post: Acne deserves serious scrutiny, for it is a frequently trivialized source of human misery

Associated Press: Increased pressure leads to more adult acne

New York Times: Proactiv Tries to Shed the Hard-Sell Approach

Forbes: Guthy Recker collects roughly $800 million in revenue from Proactiv sales in 2010

LA Times: Let others sell acne treatments via star power. Acne.org founder Dan Kern takes another approach

How acne and depression feed each other

New York Times: For Top Medical Students, Dermatology an Attractive Field

Acne, the cause of her daughter’s angst was surprisingly hard to fight. Not all doctors were helpful

Acne Diets:

Washington Post: Paleolithic diet is so easy, cavemen actually did it

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How to clear your skin:



Vitamins / Supplements

With a meal, 3-4 times per day: 3 mgs of boron, Vitamin B Complex 50, 25-50 mgs of Zinc. Once per day, with a meal: Multi vitamin, Fish Oil (Not Cod Liver Oil), 2000 IUs of Vitamin D. This alone may end acne.

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Get outside during the day!

You need daylight to suppress melatonin so you can really crank it out at night. Stay in the shade, but you must see sky. 12+ hours is optimal, an hour in the am and at noon may work. No sunburns, sunglasses or hats!

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Fix your sleep cycle

Go to sleep at the same time every night. Ten o'clock is optimal. Sleep in complete darkness, and wake up without an alarm. 8.5+ hours is best. Try to keep your evening activities calm and in relative darkness. It is nearly impossible to improve acne without sleeping properly.

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Get your exercise

Workout for 30-60 minutes, 4-5 hours before bedtime, every day. Eat meat beforehand (within an hour). You are moving Tryptophan into the brain. Additional exercise is great, but never close to bedtime. Outdoor exercise is best. Make sure you work up a good sweat.

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Eat the right things

Eliminate gluten, dairy and processed foods altogether. Cut back on soy and sugars including fruit. Use unlimited extra virgin olive oil, but no soy / vegetable / other oils. Eat tomatoes cooked in olive oil (or tomato juice), carrots, and broccoli every day. Eat sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds before bedtime.

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Other Stuff

Wash only twice/day. Shave daily (men). Don't use topical products. Use jojoba oil or moisturizer only as necessary to avoid dry skin. Avoid drugs and alcohol. Relax. Life is good!

Don’t Do This!

Avoid kelp, too much iodine (iodized salt, sea salt is ok), alcohol, drugs, harsh topical medicines like benzoyl peroxide, over-washing, antibiotics, stimulants (ritalin,caffeine) within 10 hours of bedtime, sleep deprivation, sleeping with the light on, going to the bathroom in the middle of the night (drink less water at night!).

Do Your Best

If you have acne, chances are you are violating a lot of these rules. No one expects you to fix everything at once. Make changes as you can, experiment, and see what happens. Once your skin is great, you can add back in certain foods and lifestyles that are important to you. If something turns out to be a trigger, you'll figure it out pretty quick.