| As with many skin conditions, the best way to get | | | | and rice. Avoid these foods or eat them in very small |
| rid of acne is from the inside out. Eating the right | | | | portions. |
| foods can clear your skin, helping you look and feel | | | | Alkaline-forming foods include fresh vegetables, fruits, |
| beautiful. | | | | nuts, and seeds. These foods also move through the |
| Understanding what causes your acne is the first | | | | digestive system quickly, and help the digestive |
| step in curing it. Many people think that acne is an | | | | system do its job. Acid-forming foods slow the |
| infection, but the bacterial infection that causes | | | | digestive system, causing toxins to build up in your |
| breakouts is usually caused by stress-related | | | | body. These toxins can cause skin to break out. |
| hormone changes. Avoiding stress and eating healthy | | | | Also, avoid sugar and foods high in yeast, like beer. |
| can help your body fight infection easier. | | | | Drinking plenty of water will help flush toxins from |
| It is easy to learn which foods to eat for clear skin. | | | | your system and re-hydrate your skin. Oily skin can |
| Foods fall into two basic groups - acid-forming foods | | | | be a sign that your skin is dehydrated, because when |
| and alkaline-forming foods. To clear skin, eat foods | | | | the skin gets dry your pores produce too much oil. |
| that form alkaline, not acid. | | | | Eat a healthy diet, include large portions of the right |
| Acid-forming foods include milk, yogurt, and cheese; | | | | foods to clear skin, and you will look and feel much |
| meats and cooked fats like fried foods; and cooked | | | | better than you ever thought you could. |
| or unrefined carbohydrates, like white breads, pasta | | | | |