Pat ElliottExpertHERWriterGuideBlogger(reply to Anonymous)
Anon - You're absolutely right, what we eat does affect our skin, which is the body's largest organ. The addition of vitamens and supplements and healthy foods to your diet should be helpful not only to your skin but also to your overall health. It's clear you've done some research to come up with this plan and want to do well. Good for you!
The next step is to set up some realistic expectations. No type of diet or vitamin is going to show you results in one week, so you will be a lot less frustrated if you can focus on finding ways to stick to your goals and to find ways to stay on the path you're on. There are hundreds of advertisements for various products that "promise" results in a short time and give the impression that this is what one should expect. The products don't work, and that's one reason why there are so many of them. The skills you learn now, if you stick with them, will not only help you in the short term but they will also help you become more healthy for the rest of your life, which will affect how you feel and look for decades. The good nutrition you're adding will start impacting your body within a week on the inside; it will take several weeks for the impact to show on the outside; the overall impact of what you do will show in the diseases and conditions that you have when you're older.
In terms of your acne, if you have tried over the counter products without results you may want to consider seeing a dermatologist who can evaluate your situation. In some cases the over the counter products aren't strong enough and a prescription product is needed.
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Anon - You're absolutely right, what we eat does affect our skin, which is the body's largest organ. The addition of vitamens and supplements and healthy foods to your diet should be helpful not only to your skin but also to your overall health. It's clear you've done some research to come up with this plan and want to do well. Good for you!
The next step is to set up some realistic expectations. No type of diet or vitamin is going to show you results in one week, so you will be a lot less frustrated if you can focus on finding ways to stick to your goals and to find ways to stay on the path you're on. There are hundreds of advertisements for various products that "promise" results in a short time and give the impression that this is what one should expect. The products don't work, and that's one reason why there are so many of them. The skills you learn now, if you stick with them, will not only help you in the short term but they will also help you become more healthy for the rest of your life, which will affect how you feel and look for decades. The good nutrition you're adding will start impacting your body within a week on the inside; it will take several weeks for the impact to show on the outside; the overall impact of what you do will show in the diseases and conditions that you have when you're older.
In terms of your acne, if you have tried over the counter products without results you may want to consider seeing a dermatologist who can evaluate your situation. In some cases the over the counter products aren't strong enough and a prescription product is needed.
Good luck, Pat
June 11, 2010 - 4:22pmThis Comment
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