Causes of Acne
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- This video explores acne from a nutritional and microbiological perspective through animations the review of over 30 studies on the subject.
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Nutritionfacts.org Insulin Resistance Video: nutritionfacts....
Acne Prevalence Claims:
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Other Cultures Without Acne Claims:
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Source of Candy Bar Study Joke:
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Paper that denies dietary acne connection 2006:
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"The association between diet and acne can no longer be dismissed." www.ncbi.nlm.n...
P acnes predominant microorganism in pore:
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Immune system can respond to P Acnes:
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P Acnes Strains of Acne vs Non-Acne Subjects:
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Acne Patients have elevated sebum:
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Diet influences hormones and growth factors which boost sebum:
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Milk Manipulates Testosterone and Estrogen Blood Levels:
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IGF-1 Absorbed from or boosted by dairy:
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Animal Protein Boosts IGF-1, vegans have lower levels:
www.ncbi.nlm.n...
Population Studies and Cohort Studies on Milk and Acne:
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Acne Patients Exude more Triglycerides in Sebum:
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Refined Fructose boosts Triglycerides:
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Starch does NOT raise triglycerides. ajcn.nutrition....
Sugar spikes insulin spikes sebum:
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Lower glycemic load lower acne study:
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Paper on Intramyocellular lipids and insulin resistance:
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High glycemic load diet, dairy food intake, high fat diet = acne: www.ncbi.nlm.n...
"Epidemic acne mTORC1-driven disease of civilization...": www.researchga...
Main mTORc1 Boosting are sugar, meat, and dairy:
www.ncbi.nlm.n...
Dairy and mTORc1:
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Green Tea Lotion Acne Study:
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acne patients were low in ALA: www.ncbi.nlm.n...
Low Levels ALA reduce barrier function:
www.ncbi.nlm.n...
ALA and Light manages P Acnes via porphyrins:
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Ancestors ate more omega 3s:
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Vitamin A, E, and Zinc:
www.ncbi.nlm.n...
Chlorine Skin Barrier Claim: www.ncbi.nlm.n...
Sun free radical acne: www.ncbi.nlm.n...
I first stopped eating meat, diary and eggs because I thought it would clear my moderate-severe acne. It didn't but that doesn't matter, I'm vegan for the animals now:)
Update as this has been gaining some replies in 2020: I have been vegan for 5 years now and my skin has improved significantly!
Jan J Great! 🙂 There are many other health benefits, too. 🌱
Jan J have you tried avoiding vegetable oils too?
Luctronic - yes, it did nothing for me:(
some guy named DavorBa said something about deodorant, I don't know if this would apply to you but here it goes: ''Let me share my experience with acne. I had them for 10 years and in that time I tried every tip I could find online. Didn't try veganism, but nevermind. The cause of my acne is one thing every member of modern civilization can't leave house without: deodorant.
I noticed that when I got sick/ill and I wouldn't leave house for days, my skin would clear up, i.e. stop creating new acne and the old ones would dry away. Because I didn't use deodorant when I wasn't going anywhere, in time I figured it out and tried deodorant alternatives.
I replaced mainstream deodorant spray with an alternative (DIY deo-paste made from coconut oil, baking soda and starch) and results were clear as night. My pimple outbreaks stopped completely.
In meantime, a local health food shop started selling "natural" deodorants, i.e. no aluminum salts and most of the other ingredients found in mainstream ones and I started buying those, as they had the same price as the mainstream ones I used before.
One thing to note: my DIY deodorant-paste (you can google it, there are many sites explaining how to make it) was THE BEST when it came to keeping away any smells and most of the moisture.
The health shop deodorants I currently use are not very long lasting and strong like the DIY paste, but when warmer days come, I intend to jump back onto coconut oil goodness :)
One more thing: SOME perfumes also cause my skin to break out slightly. It's clear as day and night: I don't use them every day, but when I do, like clockwork, a pimple breaks out the next morning.''
Hope it helps, I think I might try it myslef (especially if the DIY works better than the storebought)
Ivett Gby I actually really like green tea. I've been drinking it for years but it hasn't made any noticeable improvements to my skin
I know so many people that eat so much junk food, don't drink water that much, and still have perfect skin. makes me so angry lololol
I knoowww, my best friend is like that. She never ever drinks water and eats no fruits and very very little vegetables, and yet her skin is clear and smooth af.
RooFooChoo lol! my ex ate fast food every single meal and skin looked poreless, like it was airbrushed...
That makes me depressed. Ive had acne since I hit puberty at 11, I was never bothered by it until people started telling me how bad and distracting it is. Ive been vegan for a year and still suffer from acne. I also try to drink a lot of water. Im pretty sure mine is mostly caused by genetics and hormones.
Same lol
THIS, so much. I don't have bad acne but sometimes a little one comes, and it seems they come out right before an important date😂
Cutting out dairy eliminated my acne. My skin is completely clear now.
So jealous! I got acne AFTER going vegetarian. Wtf honestly.
@Fiona. B Well, you're vegetarian. You still consume dairy. Try going whole food vegan.
same
when i went vegetarian my acne reduced for about 40% and then when i went vegan it came back and i have it more since i have cut off dairy
@@belzebub6663 hang in there! Hopefully it will balance out!
When you've been vegan for 6 years, ate no oil, sugar, processed foods, only ate whole plant unrefined food in moderation, have the perfect weight and body composition - but your face is full of cysts and angry looking acne.. it makes you kind off lose hope. I've tried it all and nothing helps sadly.
Veronika Lah Don't forget, stress, sleep, food allergies, sensitive genetics, sun damage, makeup, hormonal birthcontrol can all play a role in your skin appearance.
I don't have much stress in my life.. anyway I've had acne since I was 10 years old and it never went away no matter if I slept too much or too little or just right, I almost never wear make up (2 times per month maybe), sun damage? Not possible as I live in a northern country and I never tan or sunbathe for too long. I usually go for 30min-1.5h of sun per day, so I keep it minimal, I never let my skin burn. Also I've stopped taking birth control 2 years ago and I had acne even before that so that doesn't even play a part.
Allergies? Maybe.. but I've payed for so many food intolerance and allergy tests and usually the results made me even more confused because the foods I noticed break me out the most, were fine on tests but foods that give me the worst breakouts came back perfect etc.
Look, I've checked into anything there is about acne, trust me. When you have acne you can't stop yourself from searching for anything under the sun that could help.
Veronika Lah I personally do not have an acne problem so I don't know if you have tried this but since you watch foods very closely and do not believe it is hormonal have you tried a clairisonic? I am lazy cleaning my skin but noticed this helps with a good cleanser. possibility just cleaning out all pores very often can clear it up?
I know its hormonal but I'm not sure what is causing my hormones to be so out of whack
Maybe you could look into demodex mites. 1% Ivermectin cream (or some sulfur compounds) applied topically is quite effective if you have demodex overgrowth (many acne sufferers have up to 10x the amount of demodex mites than non-acne folks have on their faces). These little mites contribute to rosacea as well...
shout out to health food vegans with chronic acne that wont budge however much water you drink and kale you eat
Yeah I had pretty bad acne, I went vegan and cut out all processed cane sugar, I mean I still eat maple syrup and fruits but I think I cut out a significant amount of sugar in my diet. My acne defiantly decreased but it is still fairly prevalent. Maybe I'll double check the vitamins and try the green tea but I totally feel your pain
Have you tried adding probiotics to your diet? I know a girl who tried it and saw an improvement. Generally speaking, the stronger they are (the more live cultures they have) the more they could help. It could take anything between 3-4 months to notice a difference but it's maybe worth a try.
Stop washing your face and it’ll heal itself
Potato Dreams thank you
Yep that's me😂
sebum is what mermaids have, instead of regular asses.
I'm sorry for that.
Took me a good 5 minutes to catch that pun 🤣
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Oh you shouldn't be!!! 🤣🤣🤣
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stress and hormones also cause acne. I stopped using so many products on my face and only wash with warm water and a wash cloth. I didn't think it would work but my skin keeps looking better everyday! great video
Plain warm water ? Did you apply anything afterwards ? I want to try this any advice ?
My acne was actually cured when I went vegan. Obviously I still have the occasional zit, sometimes when I get my period, but other than that, it definitely helped for me. :)
it's a a combination of genetic predisposition, diet, comedogenic skin (hair, etc.) products, inflammation, and hormonal imbalances. a vegan diet is not a cure-all, but it can definitely help
and i just got to the end of the video, where you mention these xD. thanks for that
I have hormonal acne and people here are telling me "oh well I bet you eat junk food"..........
It's not junk food. Don't fall for the vegan meme either. Its bread. Kill the entire food group, no grains, no bread, no wheat, ect. It causes inflammation in people like us who can't handle it. Its worked for me (got scars galore from acne from my acne AGES 12-23) but thats it. If you wan't to take it to the next step, let certain meats rot so there bactera can inhabit you gut as a form of probiotic to help digest meat lol.
If it's just hormonal is good. You just take the drugs.
The problem is that is probably not (there are many many many many causes. Like gut biome, skin flora + all in the video etc...)
Acne can also be hormonal. I am 1+ year vegan and my acne did not change at all. Sometimes diet has nothing to do with acne. I'll try to reduce sugar intake anyway
Do you still eat oil? It's a great way to F your omega ratio.
Mic. the Vegan I use olive oil, but not much, like once every 2-3 days. Should I cut it out completely? Thanks for relpying by the way, didn't expect that :)
Lacceh I use a very small amount, really. And olive oil is not that bad
Lacceh yeah ok, but I really don't think that small amount of oil is causing my acne
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sorry but i bet that you are a junkfood vegan, get no sun and/or dont do cardio
VITAMIN A - apricots, asparagus, bean sprouts, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cantaloupe, carrots, cayenne, celery, chili powder, grapefruit, green leafy vegetables, mangos, mint, okra, papaya, paprika, parsley, passion fruit, peas, pistachios, plums, prunes, pumpkins, squash, sweet potato, sweet red peppers, tomatoes, tofu, watercress, watermelon, yams, zucchini
VITAMIN E - asparagus, avocados, broccoli, cacao/chocolate, carrots, chlorella, corn, dandelion greens, dulse, flax (oil/seeds), fruits, grains, green leafy vegetables, hemp (everything), kelp, leeks, nuts, parsley, parsnips, seeds, spinach, spirulina, sprouts, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, vegetable oils, wheat germ, wheatgrass.
ZINC - açaí, alfalfa sprouts, aloe vera, beans (all), cacao/chocolate, cayenne pepper, chlorella, coconuts, corn, dandelion greens, garlic, grains (all), green leafy vegetables, hemp (milk/oil/powder/seeds), mushrooms, nutritional yeast, nuts (all) onions, parsley, peas, raisins, seaweed (all), seeds (all), soy, spinach, spirulina, wheat germ, wheatgrass
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Kye !! I appreatiate how you carefully structurized the vitamines alphabetically! This is candy to my eyes :^)
can you do a nutritionally complete day of eating. I don't know exactly what to eat. thanks
dan tan such a good idea
dan tan Great idea! +1
people think way to hard of Veganism, Just EAT. (but find out a little bit where you get your nutrients from) and than you can go on man..
+dan tan How about you make your own decisions in life and don't let someone else dictate such a small detail such as what you eat. Do what YOU want for yourself and be happy.
J. Israel veganism is hard for a lot of people
keep in mind that just because it was easy for you to become vegan it doesn't mean that's the case for every single person
there are people who eat meat and animal products every single meal and need a lot of help to transition
I didn't notice change in acne from going vegan, but stopping refined sugar made a huge difference. Also I think that higher stress increases my acne too.
95% of my acne went away when a I stop eating gluten, it worked perfectly.
I follow a clean vegan diet and have acne, its hormonal. I feel like it will never go away, I'm already in my 20s
Purple Puppy same haha
Get more sunlight then cave dweller
Protein is important for helping acne, some peoples acne can be irritated by a lot of carbs as well.
Some people have different definitions on what is clean. I had acne and going on a vegan diet it went. Get rid of oils in your diet. High carb low fat diet. Also look at what you put on your skin, no harsh chemicals, less is better for your skin.
If it was just horomonal you would have already fixed it with drugs to control the hormones.
The truth is that IT MAY BE also hormonal but is a combination of things.
People just get emotional and think there is no cause.
There is always a cause. That's how we cured all the "uncurable" diseases of the past and recent years.
That's how Elon musk and neural link will create brain chips in the next 5 years to cure BLIND AND DEAF people.
That's how we will cure cancer (we either will or die before we figure it out. By seeing our progress in everything I would bet we would)
The thing is that IT'S HARD. You have to apply the scientific method just like we used it to cure the pestes or cure the fiver.
You need to track all your variables (what you touch, hours of sleep, everything you eat, water drinked, sun, exercise + what foods testing or antibiotics or anything) , get all the data you can from outside researches and then be consistent with those variables for at least 30 days. Then you listen to feedback, you get more data and create a better hypothesis that will create better results etc... until you cure your acne.
That's how we figured out anything... how to cure all the millions of past "uncurable" diseases, how to create a computer and even how to turn up a fire. It's cause-effect but the hard thing is understanding and tracking all the causes and find the right combination for you.
This is basically the best acne/diet video I've ever watched, and I've watched A LOT of them! I hate acne with a burning passion! I've suffered from it since I was 13 years old. I went vegan for ethical reasons but unfortunately it did not greatly help my skin. I did remove all oil and extra sugars from my diet at one point but still didn't have a lot of improvement. I think I probably could have tried balancing my vitamin and ALA levels but I didn't know about that at the time. I ended up going back on Accutane (which worked like a charm w/o any side effects!). The only other thing that has helped me is, weirdly enough, going on testosterone shots. I started them because I'm transgender, not to help my skin obviously! You would think T would increase my sebum and acne but it seemed to reduce it and eliminated my monthly chin and jaw outbreaks due to PCOS. I still get zits but I will take this videos advice to heart and try to eliminate processed vegan food and maybe try green tea. :) Thank you for making this!
Wow we are all so different. The fact that increased testosterone would be an acne nightmare for many people yet was your solution goes to show the variability of solutions for different bodies. I think sun and ALA is a great place to start. Best of luck.
Dude you are so right about the ALA! I had horrible cystic acne for ten years and could find no relief. I tried literally everything. Nothing topical worked. I could scrub my skin raw and it still wouldn't matter. PMS acne was a nightmare. I would break out like crazy and just wanted to hide my face. It was so painful. I was on a vegetarian diet for a little while and that didn't do anything for me. I might try it again though, now that I'm in a better spot with money. Acne wasn't the main reason I started. Anyway, I picked up a bag of flaxseed at the grocery store, because on that diet I wanted to have some source of omega 3s. I bought them whole and ground them up in my blender. You get a lot more for what you're paying for by volume that way than just buying them already ground. I swear, after a week my horrible skin started to clear up! In two weeks I was totally clear. I had no idea why, but I suspected it was the flaxseed. I got confirmation of this, after my freezer broke down in the middle of summer and I had to throw out the bag of the stuff I ground after it spoiled. Sure enough, my skin started breaking out again. After my freezer was fixed I bought some more and my face started to clear up again after a week. People please, put the scrub brush down and stop putting so much faith in topical stuff. Nine times out of ten it is an internal problem. Thank you.
I went whole food vegan for the animals and cleared my skin in one month! Something Ive struggled since I was 16! Seriously Im never turning back!
Grains (both gluten-containing and non-gluten) and sugar should be avoided if you struggle with acne. Gluten may make your gut more permeable, which allows proteins to get into
your bloodstream that would otherwise have been excluded, sensitizing your immune system and promoting inflammation, which can lead to acne.
When you eat starchy carbs, grains, and sugar/fructose, it causes a surge of
insulin and insulin-like growth factor called IGF-1 in your body. This surge can lead to an excess of male hormones, which cause your pores to secrete sebum, a greasy substance that attracts acne-promoting bacteria. Elevated IGF-1 also causes skin cells known as keratinocytes to multiply, a process that is also associated with acne.
Fred Horwath non gluten included ??
Um sorry but no, starchy vegetables do not cause a surge/spike of insulin. Simple sugars and simple carbs do. Complex carbohydrates such as starches are composed of many polysaccharides. Therefore, they take longer to break down which allows insulin to be released in a slow, steady rate.
going vegan stopped my acne, but my skin reached another level when I stopped consuming simple sugars and oils for sure!! I also use each side of the pillow case once and then change it, since the little oil left from my skin stays there giving me more acne
Vegan 3 years & Acne flare ups continued until I cut out Gluten. Same results with severe body pain and fatigue ("fibromyalgia") - Gluten has been the devil for me. External - I don't really wear make up and only spritz with rose water morning and night. Moisturiser is cbd oil, tea tree essential oil mixed in castor oil. 🌿 Wholefoods, high fruit diet and additional vit B12, D & evening primrose 🌿
My IQ increased a couple of points by watching this video. thank you for existing in the vegan TH-cam community. ❤
MonEco It cant. No need to feel bad about it though.
I went vegan and my acne didn’t get better until month 6 and I realized that it was I was eating mainly plant-based diet! Now I am acne free and my marks are lighter and I attribute it to my diet because haven’t had this skin since childhood😇😇 So glad it helped me!
The best acne video I've ever seen. Even better than nutritionfacts.org and that's my highest compliment!! I wish it had been around when I was a teen or when my son was a teen. Thanks so much! This was so comprehensive. Also, some may want to watch "Nina and Randa" videos on how they eliminated their acne (and it was pretty vulgar!) with low fat, whole food vegan.
acne is that one friend that's lowkey annoying but never leaves your side #realmvp
Your videos are so incredibly helpful in dispelling all the nonsense myths about veganism, and especially helpful to motivate me in switching from vegetarian to whole food plant based (WFPB) vegan. I have been watching the backlog while enjoying a WFPB lunch or midnight snack these past few weeks. I just pledged the remainder of what's necessary to meet your computer goal on Patreon and look forward to more videos. I haven't watched every video yet, but if there's not one yet I would love a video about beer: what non-vegan ingredients are in beers, do they fit into a WFPB diet, and especially are there any scientific studies that show whether or not I am counteracting the health benefits I get from this diet by drinking beer or a certain amount of alcohol? Thanks for all you do!
Thank you for this informative video, this was really helpful, I had no idea of the correlations between acne and fat / sun exposure!
I love your channel, it's really refreshing to have someone that takes the time to break down/reads through scientific researches and shares the actual mechanisms of why some stuff actually works, instead of just throwing around a couple of tips, without any factual basis. I've been vegan for a year now, and actually I used to be in medical school, where they would incessantly bring down vegans and vegetarians and so on, saying that since you need B12, being vegan is unnatural, that it will make you dumb because of the erosion of your myelin sheathes, etc, etc... I find it really sad, that people who are supposed to educate us, promote cruel and deadly lifestyle, and discourage anyone who disagrees with them.
Do you think that you could also do a video with the same subject but linking it with cortisol and the effects of stress? I think it's my major breakout trigger, my skin got much better since I've become vegan, but my anxiety just ruins it all...
Keep up the good work! : )
Ive been eating alot of oil lately and added much more fruit to my diet, I also eat an unhealthy ammount of nuts and seeds. And I have so many acne now, and they hurt like hell. its not worth it.
thank you for making this informational video.
Also I drink alot of water and shower my face with products to reduce acne, but nothing help so far.
mike, do you have any videos on intermittent fasting? would love to hear your thoughts/research on that topic!
At the time of watching this your video has 1000 Likes and 9 dislikes. Which means that 0.9% of people who rated the video disliked and 99.1 Likes. THIS is inanse and shows How Well your videos are created. KEEP it up and spread the knowledge! Most informative Vegan I ve Seen on YT. And of course humerous and good looking (no homo sapiens) ;)
Literally thank you for this-- impeccable timing! I just posted on my channel my struggle with acne as a vegan and you've given me a lot of hope! Thanks for breaking the science jargon down Xx
Starch Angel, Refined Sugar Devil, lol. Love it! great vid! if anyone needs help with acne #wslf yourself over to our FB group, but binge watch all Mic's vids 1st!
I love you guys
Mr & Mrs Vegan what is wslf
Kram Oirsos It stands for Whole Starch Low Fat
From Patagonia Argentina (bariloche) Enjoing all your videos!!
Correct me if i'm wrong, but for whoever's also struggling with this, some of the things mike didn't mention are:
-irritation to the face from scratching the already existing zits or scrubbing with your towel
-one of the sources of grease can also be your own dirty hands (can be just dirty with natural secretions)
-and also that keeping hydrated is very important
Couldn' t genetics also be a factor? My whole family has dry skin. I didn't really notice a difference in my skin when I went vegan. Applying lotion to reduce the dryness of my skin is the best solution for me.
Sphrea it might as acne is a multifactorial condition
I feel you, man, and I want to believe you. But I've had a very strange long-term acne flare up for the past year and I went vegan a month ago specifically to help get rid of this and there have been NO results. I was a vegetarian and consumed very little milk a year before being vegan. I just want people here to understand that veganism might help with a zit here and a zit there but a lot of the time it's something bigger than your food and you shouldn't get discouraged if veganism isn't helping, you'll still have to see a DR.
This was a great video, the production value of your vids has improved so much! I've had moderately severe cystic acne for years despite being vegetarian for a decade and vegan for about three years. Could you do a video about the extensive animal testing done for Accutane? I think many people are unaware that the company the produces the drug is very pro-animal testing.
Your Videos are so great! I'm always happy to learn more :3
Great video quoting many studies. But adding refined sugar isn't a problem for people who eat at least 80% of carbohydrates. I never get acne when a add a few hundred grams of coconut sugar. But I get bad pimples every time I add oily foods.
Great video! Please do a video on Keratosis Pilaris.
I recently commented on a DNews video suggesting they make a video on animal agriculture's effect on the environment and why people go Vegan and people went crazy at me for even mentioning Veganism. Why are people so angry towards us? I admire your patients in these situations so much. Keep it up Bro x
Should do a video on being a Vegan and Emotional changes that come with the diet change.
I don't get acne that bad anymore. my main issue is my acne scars on my back, arms, and chest. I've had them for 11 years. 😞
Tayla Morris same boat, I suggest put night time acne medicine at night and drink a lot of water, it helped me a lot
treyromanar Yeah I already do both of those things.
Tayla Morris you can try a chemical exfoliant. that's what's working for me.
j vallejo what kind did you use?
Tayla Morris I use 2% bha liquid chemical exfoliant from paulas choice. they have aha too but I think that's for dry skin so idk what'd be best for you. they also have different percentages. vitamin c serum has also helped me but not as much as a chemical exfoliant.
Just turn 30 and been dealing with acne since 16, had perfect skin in middle school and half of high school, then all the sudden it hit me harrrrd.
At this point almost half my life I had acne, most of my teenage years at least the ones that matter and all my 20s.
Try it all, including acutane, help me a lot it also mess up my digestive system for ever.
After a year my acne came back and now i have irritable bowl desease for life and acne.
Tried a pescatarian diet, no sugar, don’t even drink dairy anymore.
At this point im just hoping my glands gets tire of secreting oil, I mean 15 years is a long time
The WGA Lectin found in wheat might possibly be the most toxic NATURAL
substance/food we digest on a daily basis and yet it may be more toxic
than the nicotine found in tobacco. With that said, GRAINS are not
alone. Nuts, legumes, lentils, and night shades have to be taken into
consideration when discussing toxic lectins. Most of us have heard the
advice given to teenagers to NOT eat chocolate if they have acne
problems. Most of us, that have had acne, have noticed that when we
avoid chocolate that our acne improves just to have our acne return for
no reason so we return to eating chocolate. Chances are very high that
you ate something more inflammatory than chocolate like PEANUTS or
UNFERMENTED SOY!
Im vegan for a little over a month, and my acne stopped getting new "problem zones", but sadly mine takes a lot of time to heal fully, but IT IS HEALING BOIS WE GETTING THERE!!!
I had moderate acne from a teenager to age 25. I started a whole unrefined strict plant based diet for a year and every couple of months my skin improved. It wasn't magical but was improving. I have it on my face, shoulders, chest and back.
At the moment, I still get clogged pores but there is a great improvement in skin compared to before.
Now this just might be a coincidence, as a part of getting older. Nevertheless, my diet is healthier compared to before which is a bonus in it's self.
I have dairy and refined sugar intolerance, so during my teens i had bad acne, along with other childhood problems such as sinus congestion, excessive sweating and glue ear. Dairy causes low grade inflammation in the body and skin.
How tall are you Mic.?
I want to know too
GingerSheep 6'1" he said it in a vid when talking about how many calories are recommended for a person his size
Thanks
Why do people want to know this shit? I've never understood.
Hey Mic! I went vegan cold turkey 3 weeks ago because of this video BUT since then I've watched a bunch of your and and other vegan youtubers' videos and I'm never looking back! I'm not contributing to the horrific animal agriculture industry or putting shit in my body any more! (On the plus side, my acne cleared up and I lost five pounds without trying!) Thank you so much, your channel has been a huge help! (Trying to convince my bodybuilder/meathead fiance to go vegan if someone has any tips lol)
hey mic whats your opinion on juice fasting
He did a video on that.
I've had terrible acne since my teens and into my late 30s, UNTIL I stopped all dairy. 3 weeks of obviously purging toxins in my skin then became the clearest skin I've ever had. I went full vegan about 2 weeks into the process as well. My skin is better than ever.
I am a poster child in my family for diet related adult acne. My sister and I both started getting acne around our earlier 20s yet both didn't have acne in middle school or high school. I started even developing cystic acne and I was so effing embarrased and confused why this was happening! Well fast forward two years, a vegan diet change and I no longer have acne along with IBS. Thank God for veggies and fruit 💕💕💕
I've been vegan for around a year now (trying to avoid vegan fast foods, bad sugars, fats and generally to live healthier) and avoiding meat my entire life anyway but my acne actually got worse after cutting dairy from my diet. I'm 8 years after my teenage period and have no other factor that'd influence badly on my skin condition (no diseases, hormones taken etc.). I've heard that the body might detoxicating itself after a long period of dairy consumption but I'm not sure it's my case. I've hoped, like you said, being vegan may have helped me with resolvig the acne problem but unfortunately it's not that obvious. Of course it's not the reason I changed my diet but.. anyway. I think the stress factor is also important to be taken under consideration.
Many dairy consumers don't have acne... It's mostly about androgenic issues. I rarely had acne but adult acne happened... Dairy was consumed by me regularly before too.
How come I got more acnes at the time i went vegan?
I eat plenty of raw fruits and veggies, one out of three meals a day is always raw and I almost never eat processed food. So those two can be crossed out.
I guess it's the oil. I've been eating peanut butter pretty often lately (homemade though, no oil added, but I guess peanut itself has enough oil already).
Thanks for the info, much apprecated!
Nadrndani Travojed detox possibly ? too much oil or processed food ? Or maybe you introduced a new food to your diet and your are intolerant ?
Nadrndani Travojed Yeah I watch out for those fatty foods as well..a handful of walnuts daily has been my go to...but it's so easy to compensate and eat more fats when I don't eat enough carbs, I admit the struggle is real ^^
I've heard raw foods can actually be difficult for the gut to digest! Different things can trigger acne for different people, I'd say try eating more cooked meals
I have a small break out in the same place every month...Hormonal acne is the worst! But I can't imagine how awful it would be if I didn't eat plant based with no oil. I can tell a huge difference in my skin if I go on vacation and only have oily options for a few days. It's insane.
Thanks for another great video. Fantastic information! I'll pass it on :D
My dermatologist always says that makeup doesn't cause acne... as long as you are putting it on with a clean applicator and throwing out old makeup routinely
Thank you so much!! I really appreciate the scientific approach in all of your videos. Before finding your channel I would watch youtubers like freelee who told amazing success stories but never provided legitimate explanations for their results and I was always lost watching them wondering if I could trust their methods, but watching videos from you let's me make sense of veganism's effect on the body, environment, etc. so thank you for using facts to support your arguments bc that can be hard to find on TH-cam.
For vitamin A (specifically retinol activity equivalent) I primarily eat sweet potatoes and carrots
For vitamin E I primarily eat almonds and broccoli
I get zinc from a wide variety of sources, but black beans seem to have more zinc than most of the foods I eat.
Thank you for this video. Hope you will make one on rosacea someday.
I just stopped eating refined sugars and moisturizing my face twice a day and my skin has cleared up so much, even though I've been eating some oil lately
I have IBS and was experiencing a lot of tummy issues for almost four months. I could only eat a tiny amount of rice, eggs, some veggies and chocolate (I needed the energy, so I stuffed my face with chocolate...). The result (among other things) were acne on chest and upper back. When my symptoms subsided, I started on a vegan diet. Just one week in, all my acne was healing and no new zits! :)
I love the fact that you are not ranting but showing scientific evidences.
That's why I started my channel :) To bring research to vegan youtube.
Been vegan for 2.5 years. Still have acne. Almost 100% whole foods. Thanks for the advice about 2% green tea lotion, vitamin A, E and zinc
Hi Mic, could you do a video on Candida. There are different beliefs on how to get candida overgrowth under control. Dr. Axe like most other doctors suggest a diet restricted from sugars, processed foods, grains, and even starchy vegetables. I recently came across Dr. Douglas Graham who insists on the contrary. Would love to hear your thoughts. Thank you for all of your wonderful videos!
I had acne for years then developed chronic tonsillitis which I got every month or couple of months and suffered with this for years aswell, also very frequent cold sores. Went vegan and all of these went. Couldn't believe it. All that money spent on medications and creams, antibiotics etc. My skin is amazing! However, I recently had a minor surgery and developed the worse sore throat/tonsillitis I've ever had and it's still going strong by day 6. It's excruciating. Dammit!
I have quite bad BACNE and a very oily face with comedones and an oily scalp. 29 female - started in puberty like age 12. I'm vegan for many years, I drink 3 liters of water a day, I eat glutenfree, I'm not constipated (I go at leat once a day), I take vitamins, I eat a lot of vegetables with my meals (and make a green smoothe with a little avocado and spinach and kale every day), I don't cook with oils and try to eat low fat meals but eat a tablespoon of a variety of seeds with my breakfast every day for some healthy fats. I work out a 3-4 times a week, shower emidiately after and I dont let the schampoo and conditioner run down my back, and I don't ear makeup on my face (obviously not on my back lol). The ONLY thing I do that is not recomended is that I eat a very moderate amount vegan icecream, cookies, or chocolate like once a week because I just can't stand eating ridicously clean ALL the time. So I don't know, I feel like I eather have to sell my soul to MAYBE get clear skin (I mean it might still be there even if I don't eat ANYTHING awesome for like a year) or i just live with this shit....
Great video, nice work with all the research.
Please do this kind of video but on Eczema. Love your channel!
i used to have lot acne too my early young man due fall for dairy ads, very healthy, for few years till i was 25, started be vegan diet n my body n face have been improved lot, clear, healthy, strong, fit, fast, alert, fresh etc... n now im 56 year old still look young n goodmas i was in 20s n better.
SUPER insightful, thank you x1000. Funny you mention green tea... Around 3wks ago I started drinking ~2cups of it daily, and now all my friends can't stop saying how glowing I look - someone even stopped me on the street today and asked for my skincare routine, hah!
Also, I definitely agree with avoiding fruit juices. Last year I tried following the advice from all those nazi vegans from the RT4 movement, and was on a juicing/smoothie frenzy. I have NEVER had such bad acne as I did then. I even had to go on doxycycline for 4 months to help clear it up...
Anyway, great content. Just found your channel, and will for sure be back for more :~)
Yeah, RT4 acne is real. Green tea is amazing. It also puts you into a meditative state: nutritionfacts.org/video/dietary-brain-wave-alteration/
I find that nut butters break me out like crazy. It sucks cuz I love love love them.
I've been dealing with acne since i was in 3rd grade but ever since last year when i ate more natural healthy foods like fruits, veggies,seeds, ect and completely STOPPED buying cleansers from stores and used stuff from lush sometimes or homemade easy ones, most of my acne disappeared by 80%, AND I was told my acne came from hormones around 5 months ago...
Hi! Just one direct experience.
Me and my sister grew up in the same family eating the same things, my mother cooking, omnivorous. We were 30 years ago in eastern Europe not used to eat any junk sweet bar on a regular bases like in younger generations, for example chocolate was an exceptional occasion not an every day thing. Between me and my sister we had a few nutritional differences, even more during the teen age years, I loved to drink milk I was drinking it a lot, was natural to me, warm with honey or cold right from the fridge, on the other side my sister did not like milk did not really drink it. Another thing i did not like cake (I would not eat even half of my birthday home made cake) and did not like at all chewing gum, my sister in her childhood loved them.
Me I did not had any problems with acne in the teenage years, none. On the other hand my sister was at that time just full of them, really. So milk in our case was not the issue at all.
I think, based on any study, that maybe scientists should try to confirm if the increase in pesticides and artificial colors and similar in almost all of the food in our days are in some ways related to acne.
I used to get acne around my side burns and all over my forehead but when I went vegan it all went away. Maybe once a month I'll get a zit but nothing like before
How do I heal my gut after antibiotics and birth control pills? I feel like my acne is mostly caused by poor gut health. I'm already vegan, high carb low fat with the occasional high fat meal (avocado, nuts, etc) and eat whole foods most of the time
I went vegan gradually and acne went away after ditching dairy. Prior to that I had to take 4-6g vit B5 every day to fight acne and it helped, but now I finally don't need it anymore
Did I say that this channel rocks? 'Cause it does, greatly!
Acne is caused by sooo many things, I am no doctor and this is just my opinion on what I have heard and experienced for myself is that the causes could MAYBE be: showering in hard water, eating high lectin plants like gluten and highly processed soy, eating too many flax seeds, environmental hormones, and not taking pre/probiotics. If you eat no oil, no sugar no processed food..than maybe you are just sensitive to night shade foods. Also, some people don’t get enough omegas like DHA EPA and certain amino acids like taurine. But everyone is SO VERY different.. Going to a naturopath doctor who knows his/her natural herbs/supplements will save you. I am still learning new things about the body, it’s all about experimenting and doing your best. I do hope my acne clears up soon, I have been cutting out gluten, using less face products and using progesterone cream for all of the environmental estrogens we are exposed to on the daily.
I got acne from taking a multivitamin. I wasn't a fan of vitamins, but decided to take them as insurance. Turns out, it was breaking me out. Stopped taking them and my skin is starting to look good again. I'm a plant-based vegetarian.
I'm 19 and I've had acne since I was 13. It's not that bad now but I wish it would just go away already. I'm almost in my 20's for Christ sake. I've found that drinking plenty of water and tea usually helps along with washing your face everyday but none of it is 100% gone.
Sea grass and sea weed or Noori sheets should contain zink, iodine (a lot) and selenium, and omega 3 acids I believe.
hell no to people who dare to say acne has nothing to do with diet.. literally I had the worst acne ever. 2 weeks into my whole foods plant based no sugar no fat no processed food vegan life and ALL my acne was gone! And whenever I eat unhealthy for a few days some big pimples come back (like nowadays because of school stress I eat a lot of sugary granola bars and energy drinks and I got two big monster on my face)
so I'm on plant low carb diet (no sugar for 2 years , no carbs from fruit or wheat or rice or potato), and from start of this year I went of cheese that I was still consuming... To be honest I still get acne and nothing has changed.
This video came at a perfect time. I just found a pic of my acne before I went vegan and it's crazy how less acne I have 7 months vegan.
i like the new background! thx for the video
Your non-preachy way of teaching (focused on scientific research) has reached me. I don't think I'll ever stop eating meat 100%, but I will try two or three days a week of 100% vegan (the rest of the week meat in moderation so as to not compensate) for a few months; let's see how it goes. Cheers!
I wish I had known all of this when I hit puberty, maybe I wouldn't have had to go through all those medications and side effects to try to clear up my face and back. I also wouldn't have scars from acne that cover my shoulders and back :/ Going vegan a year ago (at 20 years old) cured most of my acne problems and, like mentioned in the video, lessening oil and removing most of the processed food that remained once I went vegan cleared up much of the rest.
Thank you for the video, Mic. Very informative and well researched, as always.
I wish i knew the link between dairy and acne when i was younger! Great video as always
I went vegan, and my acne calmmed down a lot. Now i only have persistent acne in my tempers. But when i eat soy yougurt, i start to break out with little hormone pimples in my chin/low part of my face. Just wanted to share, something that could trigger some peoples acne.
lmao this is .a wierd situation for bodybuilding AND health enthusiasts, for many of theses studies would be super intereseting to bodybuilders which seek to grow muscle faster. Muscle tech, supplement company, has released super bioavailable versions of amino acid leucine to increase mTor activation to stimulate muscle protein synthesis, plus its also recommended to intake higher leucine containing foods. Also, higher IGF-1 levels translate to an anabolic environment for the muscle to grow (even though the growth fact also increases cancer risk).
this is the only one of your videos I feel is missing something so far, how about gluten intolerance? when I first went vegan, my acne got painfully bad... I even stopped being vegan for a while and it took me a year, two weeks of antibiotics, hours of research online and a book to finally figure out I might be gluten intolerant... I stopped eating it and went vegan again and my skin was completely clear 3 weeks later
My skin cleared right up when I went vegan! When I was a teen I had horrible acne I used Proactive which dried out my skin and it burned so badly, it worked for a while but it was awful. Then I went on birth control to get rid of my acne which also worked but I decided I didn't want to take hormones anymore and my acne came right back. Then two years ago I went vegan and no more acne =]
as a teenager my diet was pretty well but if i ever ate even the smallest of sweets i would get pimples
great video, thanks Mic
+Mic. the vegan I love how you're killing it bro!
I didn’t get acne until age 27 😫😫😫. Perfect skin all thru high school .... boom hits 27 and here’s acne. I blamed my last semester of graduate school at first but after I graduated it was still there
I'd done a chemical peel off to help fight off my acne..it wasn't as bad..but after a few months it backfired and I got the worst acne ever.. It's gone now..but I still have the scars😌
I hate that I still have severe acne, even after being vegan for 3 years, eating a whole plant food diet with very small amounts of processed foods. I do everything that is recommended and nothing works.