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3 Smart
Tips for
Natural Clear Skin
Sure, we
review a lot of standard, topical acne treatments on this
site, but the fact is that some of the best steps you can
take to improve your skin don't require any creams or
cleansers at all. These 3 tips really helped me put a stop
to my acne, and they should work for you as well.
Step 1:
Take at
least 1
dedicated supplement every day
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What do I mean
by "dedicated" supplements? Well, I'm talking about
supplements that are very strong in one key ingredient -
that aim to improve your skin in a targeted, specific way.
I'm not talking about general multivitamins or "a
little bit of everything" antioxidant formulations.
For myself,
every morning and night I take 2 tablets of Clear5 and 1
capsule of krill oil (1,000 mg). The Clear5 keeps my
skin oil in check (along with the other benefits I detail in
our
Clear5 review), and the krill oil takes care of my
essential fatty acids (EFAs), which aid in reducing
inflammation and keeping your skin cells supple. I recommend
krill oil over alternatives such as fish oil, as krill oil
is not only a potent source of omega-3s, but also has 10x
the antioxidants.
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Step 2:
Find at
least 1 fruit and 1 vegetable that you like, and always
have them in the kitchen
Eating a
skin-healthy diet is essential, but you're never going to
get anywhere unless you find foods that you actually
enjoy. All too often, "healthy" eating is associated
with foods that taste bland or outright bad unless you have
hours of free time to prepare them. This doesn't have to be
the case.
Start small and
find 1 fruit and 1 vegetable that you enjoy enough to eat on
a regular basis (just no cherries or sweet potatoes - try to
make them as nutritious as possible). For me, I love having
half a grapefruit with breakfast and fresh spinach
to make a salad later on.
Once you find
these 2 foods, have them stocked in your kitchen at all
times. These should become foods that you reach for
instead of the usual chips or other junk food when you get
the munchies. Simply by having a healthy alternative always
present, your diet (and your skin!) will improve markedly.
Step 3:
Wash less
often, and wash gentler
Obviously this
step will be hard to follow if you're currently using a
multi-step treatment, and if you are, then by all means use
it exactly as directed (don't commit one of my
5 big acne mistakes), but if you're in-between
treatments and nothing seems to be working for you, try
doing less.
It might sound
crazy, but along with taking Clear5, my skin really started
to improve when I began washing fewer times per day (only
once or twice) and using gentler cleansers. Many acne
sufferers over-treat their skin, which leads to irritation
and often has the effect of our cells simply building up a
resistance to the leading chemicals. Instead of battling
against your skin with harsh "acne cleansers", try pampering
it with natural, non-drying solutions such as an organic
cleansing milk.
Recommended
products to get you started:
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