You may have read stories online of people who got acne after taking vitamin supplements. Dismissing these is easy. They are not very common and, after all, how could a mere vitamin supplement cause acne? A new study published in the journal Science of Translational Medicine shows vitamin B12 can indeed cause acne. The B12-acne … Read more
It seems that no good deed goes unpunished. Here’s a little personal anecdote of what happened to me recently. Plus some nerdy data to back it up. In November my mom was in Thailand for her annual visit to her wayward son. During her visit we rented a condo from one of Thailand’s many seaside … Read more
I sense another myth in the making. The media and natural health websites promote probiotics as the next big thing in acne. They are said to fix the bacterial imbalance in the gut and help with skin problems. Or do they? In this post, we’ll do a reality check on probiotics. At the first blush, … Read more
Something different and shorter today. I want to share with you this little personal story that happened to me over the past week. It’s as anecdotal as it gets, so don’t take this as proof of anything, just an interesting tidbit. So last weekend we went for a short trip with my wife. Just a … Read more
The human body is amazingly complex, and every day it shows just how little we know about it. Case in point, a recent study that looked at the role of excitotoxins in gut problems. Cheers to Dr. Briffa for reporting about it. The researchers took a group of fibromyalgia who also had irritable bowel syndrome … Read more
Acne patients are often lost at what to do about their skin. Despite all the hard work and effort nothing seems to work. In some cases the problem is genetic and there’s not much they can do about it. But more often than not some hard to pin down problem aggravates the skin. Quite often … Read more
There’s a good reason to believe gut health is linked to skin health. Gut problems are more common in acne patients, and treating those reduces acne. With the why out of the way we should turn to how. What are the gut problems that aggravate acne and how we can treat them? I spent the … Read more
An apple a day may keep the doctor away, but only because it gives you such bad gas that no one wants to be around you… Fruits and vegetables are rightfully considered health foods. But in some situations even they can cause problems. Many plant foods contain substances that may irritate the digestive track and … Read more
Antibiotics are the first-line treatment for moderate to severe acne. And most acne patients walk out from dermatologist’s office with a prescription for course of oral antibiotics. Doctors prescribe and we take them assuming they are safe and without a second thought. While antibiotics are generally safe, there’s now good reason to believe they may … Read more
The web is filled with bad acne advice. Q&A sites are full of well-meaning but simplistic advice about how to cure acne. Often how to cure acne questions are answered with put toothpaste on it or use this homemade skin care recipe type of advice. While there’s some truth to such answers and they miss … Read more