The conventional wisdom says “Don’t leave sweat on your skin.” “Sweat is bad for acne”. “Get it off your face as soon as you start to look even a little bit hot.” So in the caveman regimen article, where I prescribe the idea of not washing your face as a way to clear acne, it…
Today is an optimistic guest post from Love Vitamin reader, Nicole, who discovered through the help of my blog and my successful “caveman regimen” experiment that she was causing her own acne with the products she was using. She beautifully describes how the (seemingly) simple act of dumping her beauty products in the bin cleared…
Ever since I posted this article about treating female hormonal acne, there’s been some discussion about Vitex (also known exclusively as Agnus Castus in Europe… I think I confused quite a few European readers with that one!) Vitex is an herb that can potentially be used to naturally regulate hormones, which will hopefully lead to…
I have this memory of when I was a kid. I don’t know what was up with my feet, but I had a lot of broken and loose skin all over my feet and toes. Just so you know what I’m talking about… it’s kind of like if you get a callous, or you rub…
Today we have an interview with David Benjamin, who’s got his own blog and business dedicated to helping folks clear their skin naturally and live happier, healthier lives. You might have heard of him already. He’s kinda famous on Youtube :-p Anyway, in the interview he talks about his experience with acne, how he cleared…
A couple posts ago, I gave you a ridiculously long list of opinions about how to treat acne naturally. Now, if you feel as lost as ever after reading it, I really can’t blame ya! You might be wondering what I thought about the list. Was there a nugget of gold that I picked out…
There’s a page on Facebook that I “like” called Heal Thyself, which is a network of people that are all about healing themselves naturally through food and lifestyle. A lot of really smart people follow that page – ones who know a ton about natural healing! Every day, the administrator of the page, Pat, will…
So, ladies and gents… exciting news! I’ve been working like a mad woman on this and today is the day… my brand new ebook is now out!! It’s called ‘Cure Your Skin Compulsions – The Ultimate Guide to Quitting Skin Picking, Popping, Touching, and Obsessing’ It’s for all those folks out there who have been…
I know, I know. In most cases, Accutane effectively clears acne and doesn’t produce severe or lasting side effects. Many acne victims consider it a miracle drug that saved their lives. Don’t get me wrong – I am very happy for those people!! However, there are many cases – much more than the statistics since…
It has many different names… healing crisis, detox symptoms, herxheimer reaction. It’s what sometimes happens when you start making a lot of big health changes all at once, and for a while, things get worse. That means that all the symptoms you decided to get healthier in order to heal, are actually getting worse. Or…
