Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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First off I want to say thanks to everyone for all the great tips and advice. I am 24 and been struggling with pimples all my life. Paleo helped but did not stop it. Here is my cure, I felt compelled to share.

Natural Face Wash: just rinse with water and rub with soft washcloth.
Coconut Oil: both as a moisturizer and a make-up remover.
Probiotic: take on an empty stomach.
Fiber: take with probiotic or eat with meals.
Zinc: I like opti-zinc brand.
Baking Soda : Once a week make a paste to wash face and exfoliate. Then rinse.

I hope this helps people. I noticed results in less than a week! AMAZING.

If using coconut oil as a make-up remover rinse with water after. It was hard for me to accept putting oil on my skin but it is great. Get a good multi stran probiotic, at least 5 billion. I like garden of life ultra primal defense. I have been eating a lot of veggies for fiber but also take a supplement in morning.

Bad gut health causes my acne in my belief. Even eating paleo for over a year did not restore it to a healthy balance. Commercial face washes and products also irritated my skin around my chin/below my mouth and made me break out. Natural is the way!

GOOD LUCK! What do you think? What works for you?

edited Aug 5 2011 at 16:29

asked Aug 5 2011 at 11:53

BTCHLPS
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Do you eat dairy at all? I found that even after strict paleo for 9 months, and then strict autoimmune paleo but with dairy I was still getting small but regular lone zits. The final step of avoiding all dairy has totally cleared my skin up. – ben61820 Aug 5 2011 at 12:10

Ben, in my experience ramping up vitamin A intake reversed all acne that dairy gave me. – cliff Aug 5 2011 at 12:39

I do not consume dairy. – BTCHLPS Aug 5 2011 at 16:28

Great list. I would add liver or cod liver oil (for vitamin A) and maintaining an o3:o6 ratio as close to 1:1 as possible. – Phoenix Aug 5 2011 at 19:04

cliff · Answer 1 · 2011-08-05 12:42:59Z UTC

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I suffered pretty severe acne that was exacerbated by certain foods. Supplementing Vit A at 20-40k IU daily has been the biggest help in my personal situation and now the acne is completely gone for the most part no matter what I eat.

answered Aug 5 2011 at 12:42

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Interested in Vitamin A... – BTCHLPS Aug 5 2011 at 16:28

yeah, i never heard of this. interesting – ben61820 Aug 5 2011 at 21:29

I got the idea from raypeat because he said dairy increases metabolism and that increases your vit a needs. – cliff Aug 5 2011 at 22:41

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Interestingly, acne medications like Accutane and Retin-A are both derived from retinol. Keep in mind that heavy retinol supplementation is not without risks, especially of birth defects. – animalcule Aug 5 2011 at 22:51

Retinol supplementation is only an issue when vit D is low, check out chris masterjonhs blog he's got some great info on this. – cliff Aug 6 2011 at 0:05

Grocket · Answer 2 · 2011-08-05 18:56:44Z UTC

I posted this elsewhere but I found that eating cod liver oil and yogurt made from raw, pastured milk cleared up my acne. I got the idea from reading a recent review. The sad thing is that this was known 70 years ago. It also goes to show you that, for many people, there is a huge difference between raw, grass-fed dairy and the industrialized variety.

Morgan · Answer 3 · 2012-06-21 00:05:30Z UTC

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Can anyone give advice on how to get good vitamin A supplements? It would be much appreciated!

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Morgan
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	amazon.com/Carlson-Super-1000mg-Liver-Softgels/dp/… – BTCHLPS Jun 21 at 1:33
	Using this at night helps too, has retinol in it. amazon.com/… – BTCHLPS Jun 21 at 1:33

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