Acne Program – Step 9
Protein and Other Food to Eat
by:
Rudy Silva
Eating the right kind of food is what can
give you a strong immune system and help you
prevent sickness and all kinds of skin
blemishes including acne.
Here are some of the foods that can help
you overcome the acne on your face or
throughout your body.
Protein
Eating excess meat is harmful to your
health. Eating too much meat, more than 2-4
ounces per day, has been found to contribute
to narrowing of the arteries.
If you do physical labor and are involved
in a lot of movement in your work, then you
should eat more than 2-4 ounces of protein per
day. Just make sure that the meat has a
minimum of additives and preservatives.
Remember, meat is high in saturated fat,
which blocks the activity of EPA and DHA,
which produce prostaglandin and control the
activity of your hormones.
Meat and bread is a big contributor to
creating constipation. Meat is difficult to
digest and many times it will get into the
colon partial digested. This condition
benefits the bad bacteria and allows them to
dominate the colon and create constipation.
Because meat and bread have little fiber,
they move slowly in the colon, which leads to
constipation and eventually to some type of
colon inflammation.
Bad bacteria, decaying meat and other
undigested food contribute to the build up of
toxic matter in the colon. This is the type of
condition you should try to avoid, if you have
acne. You need fecal matter in the colon to
move regularly and out the rectum, otherwise,
toxic matter will build up and end up in your
blood stream
Here are the grains you should be eating:
* Brown rice – contain many amino acids
that help rebuild skin tissue
* Whole grains – contain folic acid,
magnesium, and vitamin E, B vitamins,
minerals, and fiber
* Oats – use them in the morning with honey
or raisins. Oats have an anti-inflammatory
effect on the skin and help to keep you
regular.
Seeds and nuts
* Almonds - Almonds contain protein, the B
vitamins, calcium, iron, potassium, magnesium,
and phosphorus. Use them as a snack. These
small nuts help to build muscles and tissue.
* Flax seeds – These seeds are known for
containing plenty of omega 3 oil, an essential
oil for life. They also contain fiber when
used ground up and put into smoothies. Omega 3
is also an anti-inflammatory oil, which is
good for acne.
* Pecans – This is one of the good nuts to
eat. It contains Vitamin A, B’s, C, calcium,
iron, phosphorus, and potassium. Use them as a
snack.
* Pine nuts – these nuts also one of the
best to eat. They contain vitamin A, C, B’s,
protein and iron.
* Sesame seeds – They are high in calcium,
phosphorus, and potassium. They are helpful in
relieving various skin diseases such as acne
by reducing the swelling.
* Sunflower seeds – These seeds should be
used as a snack. They are high in protein,
calcium and vitamin A. They provide nutrients
for building the whole body and are good for
dry skin.
All of these nuts and seeds should be eaten
raw. Heating and other processing will kill
the life force of the nut or seed and also
reduce the quantity of the vitamins and
minerals.
Eat these nuts and seeds as snacks. Sesame
seeds, sunflower, and flax seeds can be put
directly into your blender as you make your
smoothies.
