I’m mad. Like, really f*cking mad. Ok, that’s a lie, I don’t really get mad, I just get sad. So, I’m really f*cking sad. My face was finally getting better, finally looking like something was changing and my face was starting to play nice, but NO. No, no,no. It ain’t playin’ nice no mo’. My face has freaked out. Like OMG Ihateyousomuchjuli. Iwantyoutostaysingleforever. Andidefinitelydontwantanyonetofindyouattractive. Ever.
You, my face, are a straight up b*tch.
Ugh, I’m going to get so many emails about my dirty mouth now. I’ll save you the time…please don’t send them.
Anywho, I’m having one of those days of feeling absolutely hopeless. I don’t know what to do. I clean up my diet and it gets a little bit better, then it goes back to normal. I change up my face cleansing routine and it gets a little better, then goes back to normal. I get off birth control, I stay on birth control. I take fish oil, I don’t take fish oil. I eat more fat, I eat less fat. I don’t eat dark chocolate, I do eat dark chocolate. I get facials, I don’t get facials. You get what I’m throwin’ out? I try everything, but in the end my face has full control, and I am left staring in the mirror with tears in my eyes, choking back the egg of frustration that sits in my throat.
Just today, I started taking the probiotic saccharomyce boulardii which was recommended by Liz of Cave Girl Eats. I also am getting cod liver oil soon to start trying that as well. And making sure all sugar and nuts are cut from my diet. It’s just so annoying that my mind has to be filled with thoughts of how ugly I am or how I wish I could improve my skin. That’s dumb. It should be filled with cookbook thoughts, and Christmas gift thoughts, and food thoughts. But no, the face has won.
So here’s my question out of utter frustration and anguish…do I try acutane? Do I face the fact that I may be incredibly depressed, moody, and upset for months because of the drug? Do I face the fact that I may have to take the drug even though my face and other body parts will literally dry up and peel off? Do I face the fact that it may not even work? I don’t know what to do, but I’m obviously upset enough to blab all about it and want some of your advice. So, advise me.
On a more positive note, you NEED to try these muffins. They are DELICIOUS.
Morning Glory Muffins (nut free option)
- Yield: 9 1x
Ingredients
- 1 apple, peeled and cored, shredded
- 1 large carrot, peeled
- 1/2 cup sunflower seed butter
- 1 cup pepitas
- 3 eggs, whisked
- 1/2 cup coconut oil, melted
- 1/4 cup raisins
- 1/4 cup pecans, roughly chopped (optional for nut free version)
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon raw honey
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Now add your pepitas to a small saucepan over medium heat with a tablespoon of fat. I used coconut oil.
- Cook for 3-5 minutes, moving around lots so they don’t burn and so they cook on all sides.
- While your pepitas are roasting, add your apple and carrot to your food processor with the shredding attachment. If you don’t have a food processor, use a grater to shred your apple and carrot.
- Add your apple and carrot to a bowl along with your sunflower seed butter and rinse out your food processor bowl.
- Then add your roasted pepitas to the food processor and puree until you get a flour/meal.
- Then add your pepita flour, eggs, coconut oil, honey, raisins, pecans, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda. Mix well.
- Pour your batter into 9 FULL muffin liners in your muffin tin. I lined my muffins tin with silicone muffin liners but paper would do just fine.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes until cooked through.
- Let cool slightly, but eat warm, because they are the best that way.
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Apple Cinnamon Muffins (nut free)
Chocolate Chip Protein Muffins (nut free)
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Hey Juli!
It sounds to me like you need to get your hormones tested. My skin was batshit crazy – nothing helped. I finally had my hormones tested and my estrogen and testosterone were both high, and DHEA was really low.
Badda-boom-badda-bang: skin problems.
I took a few months to resolve the hormone issues and my skin, no exaggeration, is crystal clear. Clearest it’s been since I was young!
Try it girlfriend. I think there is something deeper going on than just you munching dark chocolate or cheese balls. 😉
I stumbled across Aveda Outer Peace Foaming Cleanser for my adult acne, used in conjunction with Aveda Tourmaline Charged Radiant exfoliant 2x/week. My skin has never better. Best of luck.
Hey Juli – I’m sure you are all set with the acne comments but I just wanted to add one little thing. I have acne and my derm said it’s actually Rosacea and trigger by all the things I love – red wine and dark chocolate (which I know you love, too). When I stopped those things it went mostly away. Then I did a round of doxycycline every 3 months (10 days worth at a time) and that cleared up my skin tons. Not ideal – the antibiotics – but worked. Also, if I know I have a special occasion to go to like a wedding, I’ll ask my derm for a round of doxy and my skin will be clear by the time of the occasion. Like you, I’ve tried EVERYTHING.
I would suggest Spironolactone first. I’ve been dealing with acne for a very long time and this has worked the best so far. I’ve tried everything including Accutane, but since it is hormone related it didn’t help in the long run.
Hey, I just came across your site and I can’t wait to start making some of your recipes! So, thank you! I then noticed you are dealing with acne, which I also dealt with and know exactly your feeling. I am 29 and didn’t have acne growing up. I started getting really bad acne on my face in my mid 20’s when I became a hardcore athlete. I felt helpless, depressed and pretty much tried all kinds of stuff too, but nothing seemed to work. I thought it might be from all the training, but I wasn’t going to give that up. I was also tempted to go with acutane, but don’t! After battling and trying all kinds of things, I made these natural changes … low stress, enough sleep, omega 3-6-9 daily, bikrams hot yoga, no dairy and meat (I feel like there are hormone’s in these foods and tried to eat more fish, omega 3’s), no wheat, used pure aloe vera on my skin for moisturizer (it feels a bit weird, but seems to work) and kiehls facewash and toner. To be honest, I am not exactly sure which one of these changes made the difference or if it is the combination, but I stuck with this and this seemed to work. It has seriously almost cleared my skin back to normal. It did take 6 months, but I saw improvement and just stuck with it. Hope this helps! Cheers
Juice fating is the only thing that got rid of my severe cystic acne for good! I even took accutane, it only worked for the 8 months I was on it, and i risked my liver…had to get liver checks every month. Acne came back with a vengence. Clean out your gut/liver with regular juice fasting and you will have clear skin.
I just found your website when I started Paleo and gotta tell you, I LOVE your recipes!
Ok, so about the acne thing. You may have mentioned somewhere just which type of acne you have, but I haven’t found it…yet, so here comes my all around acne cure. (not sure if it works on cystic acne though)
I have acne rosacea. Kept it under control for 15 years using drugs, but had to stop taking them when they started causing liver damage.
At that point I researched acne till my eyes were red and chose to try a totally holistic approach.
I bought a good facial scrub… the type with micro beads in it, a huge stack of soft face cloths, a jar of noxema and a jar of cold pressed Shea Butter.
Be sure there are no fragrances or weird oils (like lanolin) in the scrub and NOTHING added to the shea butter… that part is important!
The Cleansing Routine:
In the morning, wash your face with lukewarm water, use a fresh face cloth and the noxema. Rinse well, pat dry with a clean cloth and then apply a small amount of shea butter. You can put on makeup 30 minutes later if you want.
After a workout, repeat the morning routine.
At night, use the facial scrub. Apply with a clean damp face cloth and wash GENTLY. Rinse well with warm water, pat dry, then apply a small amount of the shea butter again.
Do NOT give in to the temptation to touch your face. Never…ever… =)
The theory behind the routine is that some types of acne are actually caused by demoditic mites. Everyone has them, but some people get a great big mite party going on and that’s when trouble starts.
The mites feed on dead skin cells, reproduce under the skin and can cause acne and redness of the face (they irritate the skin and cause the capillaries near the surface to swell)
I haven’t used Minocin for my rosacea in 7 years and my face is actually less flushed and has NO acne using the scrub, noxema, shea butter routine.
I’d definitely try the holistic method before using ANY drug, especially Accutane. After all, what do you have to lose? If, after 2 months, the acne isn’t cleared up, then you still have the option of going the accutane route. =)
Hey Juli,
I suggest u get your hormones checked, most of the time acne for women is a hormone imbalance. its a abundance of testosterone especially if u have PCOS which is what the Dr said I had. I’m seeing a natural doc for it and it’s mainly about diet and exercise to lower the overabundance of male hormones. doing a salvia hormone test is the accurate way and getting an ultrasound of your ovaries. symptoms of PCOS is acne, hair loss, hard 2 lose weight, hair grow on face, irregular periods, infertility, etc…please email if u want more info =) I’ll be praying that u feel better =)
hey! so i didn’t scroll through the millions of comments, so if i’m repeating something here, i apologize. i’ve had horrible face breakouts since high school and have cut out a LOT from my diet hoping that would help. after much procrastination and unwillingness, i finally resorted to poractive (not sure if that’s paleo or not, because i’m not…). BIG mistake. it messed up my face so badly that i wouldn’t even leave the house. since then, i’ve ditched all traditional cleansers and do my own remedy of apple cider vinegar, honey and nutmeg. it’s pretty awesome. i still have blemishes, and am still playing with my diet on that one, but i can leave the house without makeup and not feel like a monster. hope that helps!!
cheers.
poractiv*
not like it matters…