Hi all, just a quick post for any fellow Acne sufferers out there.
First off I'm a 25 year old male, I've had pretty bad acne on my back ever since I was 16 and problems on my face and neck developed roughly when I turned 20. I've been experimenting with peat-esque things lately and recently (the past week or so) my acne seems to slowly but surely be completely clearing up so I thought I'd stick something here incase any fellow sufferers want an extra perspective.
Firstly diet wise is pretty simple at the moment, 2.27 litres of salted whole milk daily and about a litre of semi-skimmed or 2 litres of fully skimmed a day with 2 litres of not from concentrate orange juice. Then occasional liver and oysters 2-3 times a week. Also a carrot salad with coconut oil, vinegar and salt every morning before I go to bed (I work night shifts). I average around 2500 - 3000 kcals a day, problem slightly under requirement as my job can be fairly active at times.
Supplement wise : 1000 IU of Vitamin E daily (Solgar)
2000mcg K1,
2000mcg k2 M-4
400mcg k2 M-7 (This is two life extension super k softgells)
300mg Chealted Magnesium (Solgar)
10,000 IU Vitamin D3 (Swanson)
B-Complex Vitamin (Solgar formula)
Done the diet stuff for a few months which made a slight improvement, as well as the vitamin D and E but it seems that when I added the K, Magnesium, and B-Complex things just went into overdrive, most of my acne on both the back and face has cleared up within days as well as my skin looking clearer and generally more healthy. I still have tiny little spots popping up on my forehead and back now and again but with any luck most of these will also dissipate.
There is a slight downside however, I have been slowly but surely suffering from MPB for a few years and although it's far from severe yet this seems to have caused some shedding, although personally I don't really care about this.
Anyways from reading through various threads on this forum I know there are a few others out there who deal with Acne so just though I'd share my piece on what seems to be working for it. Apologies if this is more of a testimonials thing but I was planning on doing a very comprehensive one somewhere down the line when I'm confident I've found everything that works best for me.
All the best, Joe.
First off I'm a 25 year old male, I've had pretty bad acne on my back ever since I was 16 and problems on my face and neck developed roughly when I turned 20. I've been experimenting with peat-esque things lately and recently (the past week or so) my acne seems to slowly but surely be completely clearing up so I thought I'd stick something here incase any fellow sufferers want an extra perspective.
Firstly diet wise is pretty simple at the moment, 2.27 litres of salted whole milk daily and about a litre of semi-skimmed or 2 litres of fully skimmed a day with 2 litres of not from concentrate orange juice. Then occasional liver and oysters 2-3 times a week. Also a carrot salad with coconut oil, vinegar and salt every morning before I go to bed (I work night shifts). I average around 2500 - 3000 kcals a day, problem slightly under requirement as my job can be fairly active at times.
Supplement wise : 1000 IU of Vitamin E daily (Solgar)
2000mcg K1,
2000mcg k2 M-4
400mcg k2 M-7 (This is two life extension super k softgells)
300mg Chealted Magnesium (Solgar)
10,000 IU Vitamin D3 (Swanson)
B-Complex Vitamin (Solgar formula)
Done the diet stuff for a few months which made a slight improvement, as well as the vitamin D and E but it seems that when I added the K, Magnesium, and B-Complex things just went into overdrive, most of my acne on both the back and face has cleared up within days as well as my skin looking clearer and generally more healthy. I still have tiny little spots popping up on my forehead and back now and again but with any luck most of these will also dissipate.
There is a slight downside however, I have been slowly but surely suffering from MPB for a few years and although it's far from severe yet this seems to have caused some shedding, although personally I don't really care about this.
Anyways from reading through various threads on this forum I know there are a few others out there who deal with Acne so just though I'd share my piece on what seems to be working for it. Apologies if this is more of a testimonials thing but I was planning on doing a very comprehensive one somewhere down the line when I'm confident I've found everything that works best for me.
All the best, Joe.