My raw diet and acne (was: SF Bay Area (was New energy...)

[Guest guest]

I've only been raw since April. My cravings (when I get them) are mostly

meat and fish, but I'm able to take care of that with adding more greens and

certain types of fat. I know this goes against being raw vegan, but when I

hit almost rock bottom with depression a couple of months ago, I took fish

oil. I figure I had to do what I had to do to survive and it made a huge

difference. NOW I make sure I take spriluna every other day, eat sea veggies

at least 2x a week and a few other adjustments including other " superfoods "

every now and then. I learned I cant eat the same way all of the time in

other words.

 

My acne is hormonal and I'm trying to correct years of having a hormonal

imbalance - sometimes more severe than other times.

 

Before I went raw I stopped eating gluten, then all forms of processed

grains, refined sugar, dairy, soy etc for about a year before I went raw so

I crave that less.

 

I also cannot eat an 80/10/10 diet for the reason mentioned in the first

paragraph. I am more of a greens and (whole) fat type of person. Though

you wont see me eating a ton of nuts.

 

Carla

 

On 10/24/07, illuminedpixie <katyaifyoucan wrote:

>

> I have also suffered with acne since I was about 13/14, and am now 37.

> The main reason I want to go all raw right now is mainly to deal with

> my rock bottom energy and blues but clear skin would be a great plus.

> I figure I'll just trust the process. I believe strongly that once I

> taper off how much I eat and feed my body only pure, living foods,

> there's no way my skin can't heal. I've never seen a wild animal with

> acne. I figure it's also to do with stress, but meditation practice

> has never made a jot of difference to my skin or mood swings, so let's

> all see if going raw works.

>

> Incidentally, how long have you women that suffer from acne been raw?

> And have you been 100% in that time? What are your major cravings, if

> you have them? Mine are always wheat and sugar and sometimes dairy.

> I'm just about narcoleptic when I eat a piece of bread and my skin

> breaks out almost immediately when I eat any sugar/dates/honey. I

> almost blacked out the other day after eating a load of canteloupe

> melon. Not sure if the 80/10/10 diet would work for me if it's based

> on fruit. I believe you have to internally cleanse on predominantly

> green foods before you can handle too much fruit, if you are sugar

> sensitive.

>

> Katya.

>

>

>

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

On Thursday 25 October 2007, Carla Rose wrote:

> My acne is hormonal and I'm trying to correct years of

> having a hormonal imbalance - sometimes more severe than

> other times.

 

Hi Carla,

 

Have you considered Peruvian Maca? It is a food that

provides the body with what it needs to help it bring

hormomes back into balance and is known to be especially

effective for menopausal problems (not that I'm suggesting

that).

 

http://www.macamanna.com/

 

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