Coming home from a great day at the Vancouver Art Gallery, I felt inspired to write! I dunno if being surrounded by creative paintings, cultured people, or just getting out on the town and exploring. The day was fun and exhilarating, and I want to extend that feeling a bit more and bring it to Raw Living. So, there will be many blog posts coming up so stay tuned!
The past few weeks I have been discouraged by the unattractive acne breakout all over my face. I have never had bad skin, until I went raw. For a while, I just let it be, thinking it would pass. Well, I haven’t had a clear face since 2008, so I think it is time to step it up and get to the bottom of this acne problem.
I tweeted about my problem, Googled some remedies, and went to the library. After all of this research, here is what I am going to do about my acne-covered face:
- Begin oil pulling in the morning. Here is my logic: My skin is detoxing, right? Well, why not try and detox as much as possible in other ways. Oil pulling is a great way to detox (and it will make my teeth whiter and gums healthier). You can see tons more info on oil pulling here.
- Start dry brushing. Yep, also a good method to promote detoxification throughout the body. This practice stimulates the lymph nodes, and promotes circulation which is always a good thing. It also gets rid of dead skin cells, and helps cleanse the skin.
- Get a facial. Relaxing and beneficial by exfoliating my pores and cleansing the skin.
- Eat more cabbage and cucumbers. They help cleanse the body of toxins, and cukes are hydrating which helps clear the face!
- Drink more lemon water and cucumber juice. This tip I found everywhere!
- Stop eating nuts! I think this one is self-explanatory. Nuts are not a very cleansing food, and I am trying to flush out the bad so it stops showing up on my face!
So, my new commitment to my face. I hope by next week I have glowing skin so I can look as healthy as I feel! That is the most discouraging thing about this acne. I feel great! I keep telling people how great I feel, but my talk is not matching the look. My glowing smile is not going to cover up all the red bumps, so I need to take control of the health of my skin. After all, it is the largest organ of the body!
Way to go, I think this a great plan! It reminds me that I should do oil pulling again.
I did it for awhile but then stopped when I moved.
I definitely agree on the cucumber juice too.
Basically cucumbers are the movie stars’ secret to good skin.
Let us know how it goes!
When I went vegan that happened to me as well. Horrible acne breakouts that would never heal and turn into scars, lose of muscle, depression, chronic exhaustion and so many other things… they never went away even though sucked it up for 6 months.
Then I switched to a zero carb diet (where all you eat is meat) and I’ve gained all the muscle back, lost all my overweight, got rid of my acne and all other disorders that surfaced with my veganism.
Row, that’s great you found your health! Ethically and logically speaking, I could never live off meat. Wouldn’t want to nor could I justify killing animals for consumption. I do not have any other health issues other than a few blemishes (that I am probably blowing out of proportion), so no drastic steps need to be made. I am transitioning now, and little things might pop up as I find a healthy balance in my life.
good for you :]
and good luck!
It’s reasonable to expect that drastic changes in one’s diet can cause the body to react in ways that may not be pleasant. Perhaps easing into an entirely the new way of eating is required, so the body can adjust a bit at a time. Veggies are enemies to no one. “There’s absolutely no nutrient, protein, vitamin or mineral that cannot be obtained from plant-based foods,” says Michael Klaper, MD, among others. Potato chips and soda and oreos are vegan - a healthy diet they do not make.
Seems to me this person used your post to ridicule and discredit a compassionate lifestyle. If indeed he’s living - no, merely surviving - off the remains of enslaved, tortured and murdered animals, it’s safe to say his newfound “health” will not last.
Hi i read your site often and wanted to wish you all the best for the New Year!