The Complete Acne Health & Diet Guide
Understanding acne and healing your skin naturally and effectively
Difficult skin conditions are all too common. Acne is one of the worst and is common at any age. Some, who had relatively clear skin in their youth, struggle with adult-onset acne. The Complete Acne Health & Diet Guide – the second health book written by Dr. Makoto Trotter, ND – is a comprehensive user-friendly guide to heal your skin of acne.
Learn the reasons why…
- Acne is not just a skin condition. It may also be triggered by your diet as well as disordered hormone and digestive function
- The natural treatment of acne involves understanding and eliminating the obvious and hidden triggers in your diet
- Treating acne with non-invasive, safe means via diet, nutrition, herbs, lifestyle and stress management can assist with the healing of your skin
- Being aware of your stressors and your stress threshold is an important component to controlling your acne
- Identifying and improving the health of your expression of anger and self-criticism may help to improve your acne
- Your acne skin care routine is important to support the health of your skin, but it may be the wrong approach
The foods you eat could be showing on your face
Foods containing sugar are very problematic and highly inflammatory for acne sufferers. Results are best with the elimination or avoidance of sugar. This is the cornerstone of an anti-inflammatory diet. Also important is eliminating all other major food sensitivities.
In this book, Dr. Makoto recommends a diet that eliminates inflammatory foods while introducing low glycemic load, anti-acne super foods. Although implementing diet restrictions may seem arduous and painful at first glance, it can be enjoyable. Focusing on clean, whole foods is primary and this book provides many healthy and tasty meals.
Each of the meals for this diet is easily manageable and quite nutritious in a well-balanced menu of the major food groups.
Some of the 150 recipes are:
- Shrimp Scampi with Zucchini
- Indian-Spiced Salmon with Spinach
- Chilled Avocado, Mint and Coconut Soup
- Slow-Cooked Chili Flank Steak or Brisket
- Best-Ever Bolognese Sauce
- Kale, Apple and Walnut Slaw
Find out the secrets to healing your acne…
- Which well-known healthy diets might aggravate your acne?
- Learn why oil-free products may be preventing your acne from resolving.
- What are the most important supplements to support your skin?
- Discover which foods are most important to heal your acne.
- Learn how your digestive health and your acne are intrinsically connected.
- What are the most important acne triggers that you may be consuming in your diet?
- Did you know that your “acne-fighting” skin care routine may be detrimental to your skin and your long-term health?
- Find out why the most commonly prescribed acne medications often provide only transient improvement to your skin.
- Learn how addressing stress, anger and self-criticism plays a critical role in the resolution of your acne.
- What is a realistic timeline for your acne to improve with natural treatment?
- Learn about the ideal diet to resolve your acne and make your skin vibrant.
Q & A with Dr. Makoto Trotter, ND author of The Complete Acne Health & Diet Guide
How would you sum up The Complete Acne Health & Diet Guide in one sentence?
The health of your skin is a reflection of your internal health; by improving your diet and lifestyle,
you may achieve clear skin without the use of medication.
What do you most want people to learn/take away from this book?
Your diet may influence your acne, however, it may not be as simple as you think. This book
deciphers the dietary contributors to acne, and presents the ideal diet to improve your skin in a
user-friendly format.
How is this book different from every other health & wellness book on the market?
This book is a comprehensive guide to what causes acne and how to manage it naturally. It is
backed by 150 studies to support the claims. The big bonus is that it comes with a complete meal
plan and an extensive recipe section that makes the program fun and easy to follow.
What exactly is an anti-inflammatory diet?
A diet that is comprised of naturally-occurring whole foods helps to combat inflammation in your
body and on your skin. Processed, packaged and altered food along with artificial ingredients are
major contributors to chronic inflammation in the body.
What age groups are most affected by acne?
We all know that teenagers are the most commonly affected group with acne. The impact of acne
becomes amplified when it persists past a person’s teens and they continue suffering into their 20s,
30s and even 40s.
Is chocolate really the biggest cause of acne?
The ingredient that makes chocolate chocolate (ie. cocoa or cacao) has a very low likelihood of
aggravating acne itself. That being said, the constituents of chocolate bars (mainly sugar and dairy
ingredients) are common triggers for acne.
Why is avoiding sugar important in this modern age of convenience?
We now consume more sugar than we ever have in our entire evolution on this planet. Our
tastebuds have become programmed to enjoy it, but our bodies have not adapted to the quantities
we now consume.
What are, in your expert view, the greatest errors the average person commits when it comes to
obtaining and maintaining clear skin?
People still buy into the old myth that oils that are either ingested or used topically on their skin
aggravate acne, when in truth it is actually quite the opposite. Oils may play an important role in
healing your acne.
What would your top five tips be for someone just starting to deal with acne?
1. Don’t rush! Keep a realistic timeline in your head to monitor improvements (eg. 3 month & 6 month intervals)
2. Always be very aware of your stress levels and how they influence your skin.
3. Don’t spend an arm and a leg on the next best skin care products; keep your skin care routine gentle and keep it simple.
4. Stick to a whole foods diet; there is not one single food that aggravates your acne, it is the totality of your diet.
Avocado Melissa Sue Anderson
From The Complete Acne Health & Diet Guide
This is one of the 150 recipes that accompany Dr.Makoto’s Vibrant Skin Diet Plan found in The Complete Acne Health & Diet Guide.
Avocado Melissa Sue Anderson is one of those salads you put together during a sunny day on the patio, slicing lovely things into a large bowl, adding layer upon layer of color.
Ingredients
2 tbsp freshly squeezed lime juice
2 ripe avocados
1 Granny Smith apple, peeled and thinly sliced
2 peaches, peeled and cut into chunks
5 green onions. cut into 1/2-inch (1cm) pieces
3 cups sliced mushrooms
2 sticks celery, chopped
3/4 cup unpeeled, diced English cucumber
2 tomatoes, cubed
1/3 cup toasted cashew pieces
3 tbsp finely chopped fresh coriander
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tbsp sesame oil
1 tbsp raspberry or white wine vinegar
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cayenne pepper (optional)
Alfalfa sprouts
Instructions
Put lime juice in a large bowl. Peel avocado and cut into slices (or scoop out with a small spoon) and add to the lime juice. Toss gently until well coated. Add apple slices and toss again. Add peaches, green onions, mushrooms, celery, cucumber, tomatoes and cashew pieces.
In a small bowl, whisk together coriander, vegetable oil, sesame oil, vinegar, salt and cayenne (if using) until emulsified. Drizzle half of the dressing over the salad. Fold in the dressing, mixing the various ingredients of the salad. Do this gently but thoroughly. Add the rest of the dressing, and fold in 5 or 6 more times.
Transfer to a serving bowl and garnish with alfalfa sprouts for that final California touch. Serve immediately or keep up to 1 hour, covered and unrefrigerated.
Advice for clear skin: Substitute extra virgin olive oil for the vegetable oil.
The Complete Acne Health & Diet Guide contains comprehensive information on the anatomy, pathophysiology and psychology of acne; managing acne from conventional treatments; how to deal with scarring; topical support and much more.