Vitamins / Supplements

Supplements
Much of this can be achieved with a correct diet. But a correct diet is hard to achieve. The following supplements are far more likely to help than they are to hurt. If you take a multivitamin, make sure it doesn’t contain kelp or iodine.

  • Zinc (25-50 mgs, 3-4 times per day with each meal). Once you are clear, try scaling this back 50 mgs/day. Too much Zinc can cause copper deficiency and kidney problems. If you are able to get all day sunlight and you eat meat, you might not need any Zinc, or any supplements at all, for that matter.
  • Boron (3mgs, 2-3 times per day with meals)
  • Vitamin B complex 50 (2-3 times/day with each meal)
  • Vitamin D (if you aren’t in the sun for at least 20 minutes/day or you live in a Northern area and it’s winter. We recommend a blood test to make sure you are not Vitamin D deficient. With all of the new research about the problems associated with Vitamin D deficiency, we recommend making sure you are never below 50 nmol/L) . (6000IUs/day of Vitamin D3 (not D2) should do the trick.)
  • Less important:
  • Fish Oil (1000 mgs/day. This is questionable with regards to acne, but it does seem likely to help with heart disease)
  • A multivitamin (once/day, with a meal).  In lieu of multivitamin, take:
  • Sellenium (200mcg/day — do not exceed this)
  • Chromium Picolinate (200 mcg/day)
  • Calcium (500 mgs/day) & Magnesium (250mgs/day)
  • Alpha Lipoic Acid (100 mgs)
  • ECGC (Green Tea Extract)

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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.