In Search Of ACNE Remedy!

Q: I need some advice. I am 21 years old and have a bad case of acne on my back and shoulders. I used to have it on my face in my teen's but now it seemed like it traveled from my face to my shoulders and back. Does anyone know of any certain foods I may be eating that I should stay away from? Any natural supplements that might help?

A: -Stop drinking coffee. -I've had facial acne to one degree or another since I was a sophomore in high school (I'm now 26). For the last 15 months I have eliminated milk from my diet, and as of Sept. '94 I've been eating vegetarian except for fish on occassion. I take supplements and eat a lot of fruit for breakfast, and I even started juicing when I can make the time to do it. All of this seemed to help a little bit, but I still had regular breakouts and the "ashes" from previous acne did not seem to want to go away. I've used Oxy, Clearasil, Retin-A, Tetracycolene, and none of it seemed to help. Finally, I went to see a homeopothist at the Apple A Day clinic in Austin, Texas. After extensive questioning, he gave me a remedy, and suggested some additional herbs for me to take. I've been following his

program for a little over 2 months now and I have seen a DRAMATIC difference!! The freqency and severity of new breakouts is steadily declining, and the red "ashes" from previous breakouts is slowly fading away. I would suggest that you check with a homeopothist and get his or her opinion. . .it's done wonders for me! He also suggested that I see a cosmotologist. Some will give you glycolic acid peals and treatments, and you may find one that will do all natural applications - I've heard several success stories about both. Due to bugetary constraints, however, I have not actually been to one, so I don't speak from personal experience about the cosmotologist.