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Re: 16 yr old daughter
From: Ivy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 6 May 2000 10:02:43 -0500 (CDT)
Before I realized that I had PCOS, my boyfriend had found a site on the
web that talked about treating acne with Vit.s, so I tried it. Extra C,
zinc, E, and they called for extra A, but since that can build up to
toxic levels, I only take that when I'm breaking out Really bad. It
certainly hasn't "cured" the acne, but it helps quite a bit. They also
said try to avoid iodine. Wish I could remember the name of the Doc.,
or site, but I can't. I also like that salicylic acid produsts, like
neutragena. They seem to work better than benzyl peroxide products for
me, too.
Ivy
At Fri, 5 May 2000, Mary wrote:
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>Those ways of clearing the liver are interesting. I have struggled with
>cycstic acne since PCO hit me about 8 yrs ago (i am now 30). I never
>knew I had PCO tho or that I could consume something to help the acne go
>away.
>
>SO MY WAY of dealing with it is simply using Nuetrogena Acne Oil-Free
>Acne wash. It has salycylic acid in it which is also known as
>betahydroxy. It works a lot like alphahydroxy in that it sloughs the
>dead cells off your face quicker, but I have found this works much more
>effectively for me. What it does is basically prevents my skin from
>getting as clogged as it would otherwise. I use in in am and p.m. And
>it takes about a week so start showing a difference--and also a week of
>negligence (not using it) before my acne starts boiling up again.
>
>I have tried millions of cleansers trying to fight this acne and the
>only one that's ever worked for me was the Nuetrogena. There is
>actually another brand out now, with similar ingredients. Called
>ClearLogix. But I've found that dries out me face so much it makes it
>peel, so I'm going back to the Nuetrogena.
>
>This is a totally different treatment idea than your liver cleansing,
>but hey, whatever helps!! <:)
>
>Best of luck to your daughter!! :)
>
>At Wed, 12 Apr 2000, Kelley wrote:
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>>At Wed, 12 Apr 2000, Sallie wrote:
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>>>At Wed, 12 Apr 2000, Kelley wrote:
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>>>>Sallie, Are your daughters under a dr's care? Or have you been able to find all this out through your own research? It sounds absolutely overwhelming to me! I didn't understand what you meant by the acne sometimes being called sugar diabetes??? Can you explain? And what do you mean by a "whole food diet"?
>>>>
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>>>Kelley,
>>>Have you read my posts on inositol? My last one is under inositol on an
>>>empty stomach posted yesterday. Having three teenage daughters with
>>>PCOS I have struggled with all the things that go along with that. For
>>>one I have to constanstly fight the diet issue without telling them they
>>>need to lose weight. The low carb diet or more what we do as a whole
>>>food diet is the best way to clear the skin. We are about to do a liver
>>>cleansing diet at the beginning of the summer. The acne is actually
>>>called sugar diabetes by some. My oldest is the one that has suffered
>>>from acne the most. When she is following a low carb/high whole food
>>>diet her face looks much better. Also a Bcomplex vitamin with extra B6
>>>and patothentic acid is also a good idea.(I get the activated forms of
>>>these vitamins) She also uses a acne treatment system by PROACTIVE that
>>>helps tremendously. I order it off of QVC off the internet. But still
>>>if she is eating pizza,bread, pasta, frech fries and just sugar her face
>>>still gets more broken out but the PROACTIVE has kept the cystic acne
>>>away. Liver cleansing vitamins and herbs are good for acne. We just
>>>started milk thistle and alpha lipoic acid that are both liver
>>>cleansing. Lipoic acid is also extremely excellent for insulin
>>>resistance and weight loss. Also the inositol that I tell about in my
>>>other post is a powerful liver cleaner. It clears the liver of fats and
>>>excess cholesterol. The first two or three months of using inositol my
>>>oldest's face got a little worse but she would not drink the 8 or more
>>>glasses of water that I wanted her too to help clear all of it out. She
>>>is doing low carb again and drinking a ton of water and her face is
>>>doing great. She also has lost about 15 lbs in a month. I hope this
>>>helps.
>>>>
>>>--
>>>Sallie
>>>
>>--
>>Kelley
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