What Cutting Out Dairy For 3 Weeks Did To My Skin

My battle with acne started in middle school. It's better than it used to be, and I'm much better at concealing it, but breakouts still happen even in my late 20s. While I've tried a lot of products aimed at zapping my zits, and some have worked more successfully than others (salicylic acid face wash, I love you), I've never tried to overhaul my diet for better skin. There's reason to believe that it would help, especially when it comes to dairy. Let me back up for a second. There's no ironclad consensus among dermatologists that eliminating dairy will magically give you the complexion of a skincare spokesmodel. Some studies have found that skim milk, specifically, might be an acne contributor. (The exact mechanism isn't clear, but it could be that skim milk increases a hormone that then ramps up oil production in your skin). Other, less conclusive research has found links between acne and any type of milk. Dermatologists who do advise blemish-prone patients to eliminate milk say you should go all in, getting rid of any dairy in your diet. For me, if there was even a chance that it would diminish my acne, I was willing to try. Except, "challenging" doesn't quite cover how difficult this was going to be. In college, string cheese was basically a food group for me, and though I've cut back (the didn't you just buy that pack two days ago? looks from roommates, and now, my fiancé, forced me to re-examine my snack choices), I'm still a frequent cheese, ice cream and sour-cr...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news