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I cured my ACNE!!! Just wanted to share with everyone!
This isn't a question... just a possible solution to acne that I think EVERY acne sufferer should at least try.
The answer? Vitamin D. I know, I honestly can't believe something so simple as the "skin vitamin"
could possibly cure my acne.
I have been taking about 1000 IU a day, every day for the past month now. Both with my breakfast and with my
supper... and ACNE IS GONE!!!! I am 25 years old and have had acne since I was 14... and for once no more acne! In particular, I haven't suffered much on my face, only while I was a teen, but always had acne on my back.
Not only that but my blackheads on my nose aren't there anymore! I even had blackheads on my shoulders.
Sometimes on my back... always had many pimples on my back... tried so many things...
using clean towels, clean bed sheets, wearing 2 shirts a day, Differin prescription acne cream, Proactiv.
For everything I have tried, I have never been able to accomplish my goal of no acne, the closest thing was a
rigorous Proactive regime, which I used twice a day on my back.
Now here I am 1 month after... and I'm absolutely blown away by the results.
And NO MORE OILY SKIN!!!! I would always touch myself and I couldn't believe how oily my skin would be.
My skin is not oily anymore! It just looks like healthy skin!
The root of the problem??? Is the oil... the bacteria thrive on the oily skin, the oily skin is some acne sufferers
response to a lack of vitamin D... probably trying to make the precursor to vitamin D in the skin so it can be turned to vitamin D in the liver.
But what happens when you have sufficient levels of vitamin D??? Well, your body no longer needs to make
the precursor in the skin.
It also makes sense... think about it... acne is always on the face, neck, back, shoulders, or chest. How often do people get acne on the soles of their feet! lol or stomach... or places on their body that are much much less likely to get in contact with the sun???
Not only that, but acne is also most common in adolescents!!! Gotta have sufficient vitamin D levels to grow those bones and absorb sufficient amounts of calcium, and they really growing at that age.
We are lacking sun!, We are wearing clothes! We are now wearing sunscreen because we're worried about skin cancer... We are a vitamin D deficient society!
VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY IS THE CURE FOR ACNE!!! lol I'm no Doctor, in fact I'm a University drop out who took courses in Biochemistry, nutrition, anatomy, nutrition, physiology, and organic chemistry so those are all the credentials I can give you... but give it a try and I'm sure you will be shocked at the results... 2 months into it... Umm... somethings wrong here, I have no acne!!!
I am absolutely blown away I finally resolved my acne problem after so much grief about it in my life.
Just for the record book though... I have been supplementing Omega 3-6-9, flax, fish, and borage oil, Calcium/Magnesium/Zinc... and of course my Vitamin D... JUST vitamin D supplement by itself, not mixed into a multivitamin. But I'm pretty sure it's the Vitamin D that worked, because I have supplemented essential fatty acids and drink lots of milk for calcium.
Comments? Questions? Feedback? Anyone I would appreciate everyone's input.
Also anyone else as successful with Vitamin D treatment for acne?
The answer? Vitamin D. I know, I honestly can't believe something so simple as the "skin vitamin"
could possibly cure my acne.
I have been taking about 1000 IU a day, every day for the past month now. Both with my breakfast and with my
supper... and ACNE IS GONE!!!! I am 25 years old and have had acne since I was 14... and for once no more acne! In particular, I haven't suffered much on my face, only while I was a teen, but always had acne on my back.
Not only that but my blackheads on my nose aren't there anymore! I even had blackheads on my shoulders.
Sometimes on my back... always had many pimples on my back... tried so many things...
using clean towels, clean bed sheets, wearing 2 shirts a day, Differin prescription acne cream, Proactiv.
For everything I have tried, I have never been able to accomplish my goal of no acne, the closest thing was a
rigorous Proactive regime, which I used twice a day on my back.
Now here I am 1 month after... and I'm absolutely blown away by the results.
And NO MORE OILY SKIN!!!! I would always touch myself and I couldn't believe how oily my skin would be.
My skin is not oily anymore! It just looks like healthy skin!
The root of the problem??? Is the oil... the bacteria thrive on the oily skin, the oily skin is some acne sufferers
response to a lack of vitamin D... probably trying to make the precursor to vitamin D in the skin so it can be turned to vitamin D in the liver.
But what happens when you have sufficient levels of vitamin D??? Well, your body no longer needs to make
the precursor in the skin.
It also makes sense... think about it... acne is always on the face, neck, back, shoulders, or chest. How often do people get acne on the soles of their feet! lol or stomach... or places on their body that are much much less likely to get in contact with the sun???
Not only that, but acne is also most common in adolescents!!! Gotta have sufficient vitamin D levels to grow those bones and absorb sufficient amounts of calcium, and they really growing at that age.
We are lacking sun!, We are wearing clothes! We are now wearing sunscreen because we're worried about skin cancer... We are a vitamin D deficient society!
VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY IS THE CURE FOR ACNE!!! lol I'm no Doctor, in fact I'm a University drop out who took courses in Biochemistry, nutrition, anatomy, nutrition, physiology, and organic chemistry so those are all the credentials I can give you... but give it a try and I'm sure you will be shocked at the results... 2 months into it... Umm... somethings wrong here, I have no acne!!!
I am absolutely blown away I finally resolved my acne problem after so much grief about it in my life.
Just for the record book though... I have been supplementing Omega 3-6-9, flax, fish, and borage oil, Calcium/Magnesium/Zinc... and of course my Vitamin D... JUST vitamin D supplement by itself, not mixed into a multivitamin. But I'm pretty sure it's the Vitamin D that worked, because I have supplemented essential fatty acids and drink lots of milk for calcium.
Comments? Questions? Feedback? Anyone I would appreciate everyone's input.
Also anyone else as successful with Vitamin D treatment for acne?
We are trying this for my 17 year old son. It is working really well, but we have learned that to absorb D, you must have co-factors --- magnesium, zinc, leafy greens, and seeds or nuts (sunflower, walnuts, etc.) Also, don't take vitamin A with it! Vitamin A is said to interfere with D at the receptor sites on the cells - A wins and D doesn't get absorbed. I have read that most Americans have plenty of A, so be very careful with A and don't take the oily form, maybe just a little beta caratene -- but we noticed how bad we feel when taking cod liver oil, or vit. A and I think we could be at the toxic level of this vitamin. There was a story about 2 brothers with rickets who were admitted to the hospital. They were given huge doses of vitamin D, but they couldn't absorb it..... they noticed on the bloodwork that they were low on magnesium, so as soon as they received enough mag., they recovered on the vitamin D therapy with Magnesium..So it is important to get these other nutrients to help your body use the D! Good websites are Vitamin D council and EatWild.com .... Our chickens, eggs and meats don't have much D anymore because of the way they are raised and fed. No sunlight and caged in a warehouse - these chickens cannot be good for us. They give very inferior eggs and meat. Naturally fed and they are loaded with the correct nutrients including very valuable D. Cows need grass - not grain and corn and soy. They become sickly and cannot give people quality dairy without fresh air, grass and sunlight.
Hello everyone. Just wanted to say a few things about my 'vitamin D therapy'.
First and foremost, when I first noticed such an improvement... 'Honest truth is like an 80% reduction in my acne', and that this is has improved my acne condition the most of any therapy I have tried in the past... I did get 2 little pimples on my face... very small though, and few small ones on my chest and shoulders. I think I sort of got sloppy with my usual acne treatment (I thought I could slack off in other areas since I thought I was cured with my vitamin D treatment)... in which always sleeping in clean sheets, using a clean towel out of the shower... etc.
I did some research on acne.org, and google with acne and vitamin D, and it appears many people are seeing major improvements with their acne with vitamin D supplementation... especially with adult acne (maybe adults are more likely to know about other things about acne, or are more likely to stick to a vitamin regime, not too sure).
I also wanted to point out that vitamin D deficiency may only be a small part of the puzzle... there could be other deficiency's such as zinc, and as just pointed out by a recent post, magnesium... I read Zinc as well.
I've also read that vitamin D deficiency may actually result in poor absorption of zinc! So there are many theories out there... Another one is that vitamin D boosts the immune function in the skin!
Mine was of course was that vitamin D deficiency causes the sebaceous glands to make oil or the cholesterol that is necessary to make vitamin D in the skin.(with of course sun exposure).
It's hard to say for sure. One thing I read about vitamin D, is that it's poorly absorbed in it's tablet form, and that a much better method to allow it's absorption is by taking it in oil form.... Like in cod liver oil. (which personally i don't like so much because of the potential risk of exposure to the heavy metal mercury which are emitted into the atmosphere by burning coal and come down into the waters) however some places use some processes to take out the mercury, but it's hard to know for sure. Or of course eat it with a fatty meal... or your supper... the fat is necessary to absorb the vitamin D.
I have still been taking 400 IU twice a day. I just wanted to say one day i took 3 of them... 3 400 IU, and the next day I felt sick... my head felt weird, a very strange feeling. That day I didn't take any supplements and drank plenty of water. That made me feel much better. I have resumed my 2 400 IU a day and haven't felt sick from it since.
So yes I continue with my Cal/Mag/Zinc supplement, and my Omega 3-6-9. I've added the vitamin A in though. I know I likely get enough of it... but I don't think adding just 3000 IU a day could hurt. I read it also improves peoples acne. It has a slight affect of drying the skin a little bit but not too much like accutane, increasing cell turnover... making it easier for dead skin to slough off(another major cause of acne is the dead skin plugging pores). So I figure vitamin A is another key vitamin to take. If it interferes with vitamin D absorption since it's also fat soluble, I might take it with my lunch or something then, but I'm only taking it once a day whereas vitamin D i'm taking twice a day.
Another thing... people point out that DIET affects my acne!!!... and then someone will reply no diet doesn't affect your acne!!! Well what it is... Some parts of diet may affect your acne. Mind you what you are eating may affect your acne ONLY in the sense of it's glycemic index. A high glycemic index food such as pop or chips will spike your blood glucose levels very quickly causing a necessary surge of insulin to be released by your pancreas in order to absorb the glucose... The hormone insulin may affect your sebaceous glands. So in a sense... diet does affect your acne... but not as some people portray it to...
However I have read many many reports by people saying that dairy products may have an affect on acne. Maybe in people who are lactose intolerant... or maybe in everyone... it's hard to say.
One thing I know, is I have never tried taking dairy out of my diet... and dairy has ALWAYS been a part of my diet. I like milk, cheese... yummy for me. But I may try taking that out of my diet to see what happens.
Well that's all I can say for now. Any more comments are appreciated.
When I first posted I was like OMG I CURED MY ACNE!!! LOL but it hasn't gone away 100%, but it's not very noticeable at all now on my back. So I still see a vast improvement. I might have to incorporate other things as well. Like Vitamin A supplementation that I just started, I also read about some B-vitamins, and zinc.
Taking dairy out of my diet is a last resort for me... it's just too imbedded into my diet... what my meals are about (milk in my cereal), cheese, probiotic yogurt... etc. It's just a part of my eating habits. I believe probiotic yogurt is essential to good health anyways and may actually help your acne.
Any more comments or suggestions anyone. Thank you for all the feed back. :)
First and foremost, when I first noticed such an improvement... 'Honest truth is like an 80% reduction in my acne', and that this is has improved my acne condition the most of any therapy I have tried in the past... I did get 2 little pimples on my face... very small though, and few small ones on my chest and shoulders. I think I sort of got sloppy with my usual acne treatment (I thought I could slack off in other areas since I thought I was cured with my vitamin D treatment)... in which always sleeping in clean sheets, using a clean towel out of the shower... etc.
I did some research on acne.org, and google with acne and vitamin D, and it appears many people are seeing major improvements with their acne with vitamin D supplementation... especially with adult acne (maybe adults are more likely to know about other things about acne, or are more likely to stick to a vitamin regime, not too sure).
I also wanted to point out that vitamin D deficiency may only be a small part of the puzzle... there could be other deficiency's such as zinc, and as just pointed out by a recent post, magnesium... I read Zinc as well.
I've also read that vitamin D deficiency may actually result in poor absorption of zinc! So there are many theories out there... Another one is that vitamin D boosts the immune function in the skin!
Mine was of course was that vitamin D deficiency causes the sebaceous glands to make oil or the cholesterol that is necessary to make vitamin D in the skin.(with of course sun exposure).
It's hard to say for sure. One thing I read about vitamin D, is that it's poorly absorbed in it's tablet form, and that a much better method to allow it's absorption is by taking it in oil form.... Like in cod liver oil. (which personally i don't like so much because of the potential risk of exposure to the heavy metal mercury which are emitted into the atmosphere by burning coal and come down into the waters) however some places use some processes to take out the mercury, but it's hard to know for sure. Or of course eat it with a fatty meal... or your supper... the fat is necessary to absorb the vitamin D.
I have still been taking 400 IU twice a day. I just wanted to say one day i took 3 of them... 3 400 IU, and the next day I felt sick... my head felt weird, a very strange feeling. That day I didn't take any supplements and drank plenty of water. That made me feel much better. I have resumed my 2 400 IU a day and haven't felt sick from it since.
So yes I continue with my Cal/Mag/Zinc supplement, and my Omega 3-6-9. I've added the vitamin A in though. I know I likely get enough of it... but I don't think adding just 3000 IU a day could hurt. I read it also improves peoples acne. It has a slight affect of drying the skin a little bit but not too much like accutane, increasing cell turnover... making it easier for dead skin to slough off(another major cause of acne is the dead skin plugging pores). So I figure vitamin A is another key vitamin to take. If it interferes with vitamin D absorption since it's also fat soluble, I might take it with my lunch or something then, but I'm only taking it once a day whereas vitamin D i'm taking twice a day.
Another thing... people point out that DIET affects my acne!!!... and then someone will reply no diet doesn't affect your acne!!! Well what it is... Some parts of diet may affect your acne. Mind you what you are eating may affect your acne ONLY in the sense of it's glycemic index. A high glycemic index food such as pop or chips will spike your blood glucose levels very quickly causing a necessary surge of insulin to be released by your pancreas in order to absorb the glucose... The hormone insulin may affect your sebaceous glands. So in a sense... diet does affect your acne... but not as some people portray it to...
However I have read many many reports by people saying that dairy products may have an affect on acne. Maybe in people who are lactose intolerant... or maybe in everyone... it's hard to say.
One thing I know, is I have never tried taking dairy out of my diet... and dairy has ALWAYS been a part of my diet. I like milk, cheese... yummy for me. But I may try taking that out of my diet to see what happens.
Well that's all I can say for now. Any more comments are appreciated.
When I first posted I was like OMG I CURED MY ACNE!!! LOL but it hasn't gone away 100%, but it's not very noticeable at all now on my back. So I still see a vast improvement. I might have to incorporate other things as well. Like Vitamin A supplementation that I just started, I also read about some B-vitamins, and zinc.
Taking dairy out of my diet is a last resort for me... it's just too imbedded into my diet... what my meals are about (milk in my cereal), cheese, probiotic yogurt... etc. It's just a part of my eating habits. I believe probiotic yogurt is essential to good health anyways and may actually help your acne.
Any more comments or suggestions anyone. Thank you for all the feed back. :)
Just wanted to add something about acne and milk products... Could be because of the hormones in milk. There are hormones in cow's milk... many kinds, estrogens, toxins, pesticides, other toxins, growth hormones(to make the cow make more milk), cholesterol. These hormones in cow's milk could be why milk is bad for acne. You know I think that's it, I'm gonna cut out milk from my diet. I have been eating organic probiotic yogurt though, and for now I'm going to keep that in my diet because I need a source of healthy beneficial bacteria to help me digest my food. Gonna use Rice milk with my cereal now.
Argh.. it's tough... eating cheese is good for your teeth, it's rich in calcium and when you bite into it, it helps strengthen the enamel. Gonna try cutting milk out though, it's worth a shot... will use rice milk with my cereal instead.
Argh.. it's tough... eating cheese is good for your teeth, it's rich in calcium and when you bite into it, it helps strengthen the enamel. Gonna try cutting milk out though, it's worth a shot... will use rice milk with my cereal instead.
Okay! It's been several weeks since we started this and my son is really getting clear. He is taking two probiotic pills (Kyodophilis), a 250mg magnesium, a 50mg zinc, 2000IU vitamin D3, a borage oil, a Trader Joes high potency "B" vitamin once a day with breakfast. I ask him if he gets headaches from this and he says he is good. We have bought grass fed ground beef to make burritos, spaghetti, etc. with a couple times a week. He eats 5 or 6 salads a week -- leafy greens with olive oil and balsamic dressing. --- also an apple a day and drinks water - not sodas. For chips we buy baked bbq and plain.
He washes his face 2 times a day (am and pm) -- Neutrogena Acne wash (orange liquid), lets dry after rinsing, 10% B. Peroxide Gel (CVS), lets this dry - a thin layer, then when his skin is dry he uses Neutrogena OIL-FREE moisturizer for sensitive skin. His skin is almost clear -haven't seen this in 3 years! He is doing great - not sure what is doing this, but I think all this has contributed. Not too hard! Good luck to all you acne sufferers -- HOPE this HELPS !! from a mom who cares!
He washes his face 2 times a day (am and pm) -- Neutrogena Acne wash (orange liquid), lets dry after rinsing, 10% B. Peroxide Gel (CVS), lets this dry - a thin layer, then when his skin is dry he uses Neutrogena OIL-FREE moisturizer for sensitive skin. His skin is almost clear -haven't seen this in 3 years! He is doing great - not sure what is doing this, but I think all this has contributed. Not too hard! Good luck to all you acne sufferers -- HOPE this HELPS !! from a mom who cares!
See I knew it... There is a way to cure acne without using Accutane!!!
Let's see... Accutane... which got pulled off the market because of all the harsh side effects and law suits that were being thrown at the company.
Avoid the new accutane with a different name... our bodies are not made to process this derivative form of vitamin A.
Okay people Minor side effects:
Chapped lips
Dandruff
Dry skin and itching
Dryness of the nose, nose bleeds.
Irritation of the eyelids
Rash
Headaches
Nausea
Blurred Vision
Mood Changes
Stomach pain
Rectal Bleeding
Skin yellowing
Joint and muscle pain.
Delayed wound healing.
Hair loss... (Occuring years after the drug is discontinued)
Increased sunburn, less excretion of melanin.
Decreased night vision.
Okay, if those minor side effects aren't bad enough... this may convince you otherwise.
Depression, suicidal thoughts.
Increases levels of LDL.
Terrible birth defects.
Permanent vision loss. (Cause the retina to become rough)
And also strongly linked to crippling arthritis far down the road when the drug is stopped.
This drug will adversely affect every epithelial cell in your body.
I would rather have acne than take this drug. Please people don't take this drug to ruin your health.
I would rather have the acne...
And the good news is you can treat your acne without taking this drug. Or antibiotics either. Do as much research as you can about acne...
--> get healthy
-->exercise
--> drink lots of water
--> take supplements
--> goto bed at a regular time and get your 8 hours sleep... Make a consistent bed time.
--> take dairy out of your diet.
You can find a solution.
And there is a better way to temporarily 'clear up' your acne than antibiotics...
Just so everyone knows... antibiotics will totally mess up a healthy internal micro flora inside your intestines. It's not really worth it and can lead to a variety of other health problems.
My acne is very mild now it's hardly noticeable. I read vitamin A supplements can speed up healing times to get rid of the red after affect of a pimple.
Let's see... Accutane... which got pulled off the market because of all the harsh side effects and law suits that were being thrown at the company.
Avoid the new accutane with a different name... our bodies are not made to process this derivative form of vitamin A.
Okay people Minor side effects:
Chapped lips
Dandruff
Dry skin and itching
Dryness of the nose, nose bleeds.
Irritation of the eyelids
Rash
Headaches
Nausea
Blurred Vision
Mood Changes
Stomach pain
Rectal Bleeding
Skin yellowing
Joint and muscle pain.
Delayed wound healing.
Hair loss... (Occuring years after the drug is discontinued)
Increased sunburn, less excretion of melanin.
Decreased night vision.
Okay, if those minor side effects aren't bad enough... this may convince you otherwise.
Depression, suicidal thoughts.
Increases levels of LDL.
Terrible birth defects.
Permanent vision loss. (Cause the retina to become rough)
And also strongly linked to crippling arthritis far down the road when the drug is stopped.
This drug will adversely affect every epithelial cell in your body.
I would rather have acne than take this drug. Please people don't take this drug to ruin your health.
I would rather have the acne...
And the good news is you can treat your acne without taking this drug. Or antibiotics either. Do as much research as you can about acne...
--> get healthy
-->exercise
--> drink lots of water
--> take supplements
--> goto bed at a regular time and get your 8 hours sleep... Make a consistent bed time.
--> take dairy out of your diet.
You can find a solution.
And there is a better way to temporarily 'clear up' your acne than antibiotics...
Just so everyone knows... antibiotics will totally mess up a healthy internal micro flora inside your intestines. It's not really worth it and can lead to a variety of other health problems.
My acne is very mild now it's hardly noticeable. I read vitamin A supplements can speed up healing times to get rid of the red after affect of a pimple.
I love your theory and your on the right track.The natural way is always better. I study natural (alternative) medicine and have never had acne; maybe a pimple here or there. But for the past month or so I have been getting very strange breakout that I won't go into details right now. I started researching it on the internet and found your post on the subject of acne, it was interesting to me because thats my passion to help people cure their problems without the use of prescriptions drugs.
I have studied alternative medicine for the past 8 years. So I started going through all my books and yes everything your doing is great. I also found in one of my books, that I thought would be helpful is an herb called chickweed, it says that if you use this or red clover it can cure ANY skin problem. So I am going out to get some tomorrow. I called my friend ho owns a health store and she said this herb is so great and can do wonders, that even the FDA wanted to take it off the market because it was curing to many people. Our government isn't great,well don't get me started on that subject I won't shut up! Anyways thought I would share this with you.
If you or anyone has any other issues feel free to ask me questions, I can't promise I'll have the answer but I sure will research it for you and find one or point you in the right direction. This is a passion as well as an obsession of mine. I want people to enjoy there live without the side effects of our society's negligence. If you only knew the half of it, well now i'm rambling because I have so much to share on the subject because it can go in so many directions. Well if anyone is interested in free, good, natural advise let me know. I know some great websites that have help me in the past 8 years on my quest for the knowledge of great wealth,witch is Your Health! And know some amazing wonderful people that I've met along the way with great stories of success in their battle for health.
Don't know if your interested in any of this, but I know the chickweed for common acne or any skin problems is one of your best bets. A great creditable Dr. mentioned it in his book. Thanks to your suggestions I picked up his book to research what you had to say on the subject and found it. I have so many books, I'm glad I picked up that one. I know it will help my issue. He's been right on the money with everything else. Thanks!
I have studied alternative medicine for the past 8 years. So I started going through all my books and yes everything your doing is great. I also found in one of my books, that I thought would be helpful is an herb called chickweed, it says that if you use this or red clover it can cure ANY skin problem. So I am going out to get some tomorrow. I called my friend ho owns a health store and she said this herb is so great and can do wonders, that even the FDA wanted to take it off the market because it was curing to many people. Our government isn't great,well don't get me started on that subject I won't shut up! Anyways thought I would share this with you.
If you or anyone has any other issues feel free to ask me questions, I can't promise I'll have the answer but I sure will research it for you and find one or point you in the right direction. This is a passion as well as an obsession of mine. I want people to enjoy there live without the side effects of our society's negligence. If you only knew the half of it, well now i'm rambling because I have so much to share on the subject because it can go in so many directions. Well if anyone is interested in free, good, natural advise let me know. I know some great websites that have help me in the past 8 years on my quest for the knowledge of great wealth,witch is Your Health! And know some amazing wonderful people that I've met along the way with great stories of success in their battle for health.
Don't know if your interested in any of this, but I know the chickweed for common acne or any skin problems is one of your best bets. A great creditable Dr. mentioned it in his book. Thanks to your suggestions I picked up his book to research what you had to say on the subject and found it. I have so many books, I'm glad I picked up that one. I know it will help my issue. He's been right on the money with everything else. Thanks!
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