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    Home / Articles / Gluten Free Advice + Experts

    Acne: How Food Can Cause It (part 1)

    Posted On Sep 15, 2011 · Updated On Sep 15, 2011

    Acne: How Food Can Cause It (part 1)
    Gluten Free Advice + Experts

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    Acne may be one of the most common conditions known to humans. It can be embarrassing, frustrating, and downright unfair.

    Fortunately, most of the time, it is also avoidable.

    The Traditional View of Acne and Its Treatment

    Most people assume that getting acne is a normal part of life. But why do some people get acne when others do not? And why do certain people have such bad cases of acne?

    Commercial treatments for acne focus on keeping the skin clean and clearing clogged pores. This sounds reasonable, but again, why do some people have to obsessively clean their skin when others do not? And why do some people cleanse, exfoliate, deep clean and still get acne?

    What's Wrong with this Approach to Acne?

    The real problem with this approach to acne is that acne develops from inside the body, not outside. The skin is an organ, and it is an organ of elimination. We eliminate waste products through our skin, just as we loose minerals when we sweat. 
Too many toxins inside the body can lead to inflammation in the skin resulting in clogged pores and acne. In order to treat the cause of the acne we must first remove the toxins.

    Why Do Antibiotics Help, but Only Temporarily?

    The inflamed and clogged pores of acne become infected. This is what causes puss. Antibiotics may help treat this infection. Unfortunately, acne comes back when the antibiotics are discontinued because the underlying cause that leads to inflammation and clogged pores, toxins in the body, still exists.

    What Really Causes Acne?

    A majority of acne cases, as well as many other skin blemishes, are caused by food allergies. Hormone imbalances may also play a role, but are largely over-rated. Fortunately both are treatable.

    How Do Food Allergies Cause Acne?

    Food allergies are the number one cause of acne, and the worse the acne the more likely food allergies are involved. Eating a food to which the body is allergic leads to a continuous toxic reaction. In such a case the immune system fights the food as if it were an invading organism.

    This can cause inflammation in the skin (and many other conditions), as well as the need to eliminate the toxin.

    Article Courtesy:  Dr. Stephen Wangen

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