If I could show you a photo of an ancient woman, you’d be jealous. Her skin was healthy with few wrinkles and no blemishes. We all want skin like that, right?
I’m going to show you exactly how it can be yours, no matter what condition your skin is in today.
When I went searching for a cure for acne, I found a study that looked at more than 1,300 people living in isolated, primitive cultures. These hunter-gatherers had gorgeous skin.
The key was diet. The natives ate the same way their ancestors had eaten for millions of years: high-protein, low-glycemic, and rich in antioxidants.
When I spoke to the lead researcher on the phone, he told me how he was disappointed that this research had been lost and ignored.
It’s a shame, because it wasn’t just their skin that was gorgeous. They also had no signs of obesity, hypertension, diabetes, or heart disease.1
This is exactly the kind of thing I was looking for.
It doesn’t require chemicals. It’s not expensive. And you don’t have to endure injections and surgery. All you have to do is go back to the diet you were intended to eat.
This got me interested. So then, I found that not only did it give natives beautiful skin, but a similar diet was tested on modern Australians who had really bad skin. I was delighted to find that in just three months, not only did their acne clear up, but they slimed down. And… hormones thought to contribute to skin eruptions were suddenly back in balance.2
Remember, your skin is an organ, just like your heart. When you have bad skin, it’s a reflection of what’s going on inside your body. What you eat will either make it healthy or damage it.
Any time you eat processed food instead of the real thing, your body knows the difference.
And it gets worse as you grow older, because your skin loses the specialized cells that repair your skin.
When you follow a primitive diet, all this changes. By eating high-protein, low-glycemic foods, you naturally protect your skin with the nutrients nature intended for you to have.
Here’s what you can do to have healthy, glowing skin at any age:
- Eat antioxidant-rich fruits, vegetables, and natural protein instead of high-carbohydrate, processed foods. Most fruits and vegetables and all protein is low-glycemic. When a food is processed and contains high-glycemic carbohydrates, it turns to sugar. Sugar damages the collagen in your skin and makes wrinkles. So, cut these unhealthy foods out of your diet to stop further damage. Antioxidants will take care of the damage already done.
- Apply natural antioxidants directly to your skin. Here’s a list of antioxidants particularly important to your skin. You should include them in your diet and look for creams to apply them directly to your skin.
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Antioxidant
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What You Need to Know
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Dose
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Vitamin A
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Retinol, a form of Vitamin A found today in many creams, penetrates deep into the skin. It heals blemishes and supports immune function. Vitamin A should only be given under medical supervision because of potential toxic levels of high doses. |
50-3,000 mg
Or find it in salmon, carrots, dairy, spinach and broccoli. Often in creams. |
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B Complex
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A combination of many vitamins that work together to improve your skin quality. B vitamins provide enzymes that aid the energy process in skin cells. |
50-100 mg
Or find it in turkey, liver, lentils, bananas and most unprocessed food. Often in creams. |
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Vitamin C
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Vitamin C helps produce collagen while it fights free radicals. |
1,000-3,000 mg
Or find it in oranges, lemons, grapefruit, tomatoes, and papaya. Often in creams. |
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Vitamin E
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Look for products that contain the tocotrienol form of vitamin E. It’s stronger and more effective for skin damage. |
400 IU
Or find it in sweet potatoes, nuts, avocados, broccoli, leafy greens, olive oil, and sunflower seeds. Often in creams. |
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CoQ10
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Sun and toxins easily deplete CoQ10. This is one of the best protections against free radical damage. |
30-100 mg
Or find it in beef, organ meat, and fish. Often in creams. |
To Your Good Health,
Al Sears, MD
- Cordain, L. et al. “Diet and Acne Revisited” Arch Dermatol. 2002;138:1591-1592.
- Smith, R. et al. “The effect of a high-protein, low glycemic–load diet versus a conventional, high glycemic–load diet on biochemical parameters associated with acne vulgaris: A randomized, investigator-masked, controlled trial.” Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2007 Aug; 57(2):247-256.